Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies is an interdisciplinary program in which faculty from throughout the College are involved. A sequence of courses in Latin American/Caribbean Studies provides students with an understanding of the shared historical experience, languages, artistic traditions and cultures that constitute the current make-up of Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Caribbean and Latin America are areas of significant academic interest and political importance. Geographically circumscribed and distinguished by a rich, multicultural history, the region provides a coherent focus for study in many disciplines. The proximity of this region to the United States, its primary role in U.S. foreign and economic policy, and the growing numbers of Americans of Latin and Caribbean descent underpin the importance of the area for academic study.
Requirements for a minor
Courses in Latin American and Caribbean Studies include an introductory course and a capstone seminar, required of all students seeking to complete a minor. Other courses in the program are divided into three categories Historical Process, Language and the Arts, and Modern Cultural Experience. The courses are drawn from various General Studies categories as well as several degree programs. The program is open to all students regardless of ethnic background. The requirements can be met by students in any major program of study.
Completion of the minor requires a 20-credit sequence of five courses. Each student must complete GEN 1301 Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean or GEN 1030 Freshman Seminar, Introduction to Latin America/Caribbean and LANG 3252 Latin American Culture and Civilization, GIS 3730 the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Senior Seminar. The remaining three courses must comprise one from each of the program’s three topical categories — Historical Process, Language and the Arts, and Modern Cultural Experience.
Students will also be required to demonstrate proficiency in Spanish (or another relevant language), either by completing two semesters of college Spanish or by some other method accepted by the language faculty. Credits for these language courses will not be counted toward the 20 credits required for certification. Students interested in completing the minor should notify the coordinator of Latin American and Caribbean Studies as early as possible.
A partial list of the courses available in the program is given below:
Required courses
GEN 1301 Introduction to Latin America and the Caribbean
GEN 1030 (Freshman Seminar) Introduction to Latin America/Caribbean
GIS 3730 Senior Seminar: Issues in Immigration
LANG 3252 Latin American Culture and Civilization
The historical process
ANTH 2134 Early Civilizations
ECON 3670 Economic Development
GAH 2172 Religion and Social Change in Latin America
GAH 3216 Literature and Power in the Americas
GAH 3224 Latin American and World Literature
GNM 2280 Latinos and Health
HIST 1160 Latin American History I: Political Development
HIST 1161 Latin American History II: Social and Economic Development
POLS 2264 Politics of Developing Areas
Language and the arts
GEN 2230 Black American Experience Through Dance
LANG 2240 Intermediate Spanish I
LANG 2241 Intermediate Spanish II
LANG 3215 Latin American Short Story
LANG 3240 Advanced Oral and Written Expression
LANG 3241 Advanced Spanish Composition and Syntax
LANG 3252 Latin American Culture and Civilization
LANG 4246 20th Century Latin American Poetry
LANG 4749 20th Century Latin American Novel
Modern Cultural Experience
ANTH 2233 Circum-Caribbean Cultures
ANTH 3740 Ethnicity
ANTH 3827 Creole Language and Culture
GAH 2216 Puerto Rican History and Culture
GAH 2363 Puerto Rico: Society and Culture
GAH 3120 Contemporary Latino Literature
GAH 3216 Literature and Power in the Americas
GAH 3119 Multicultural Latin America
GIS 3342 Mexican Culture
GIS 3639 Immigration and Immigrants
GIS 4612 Costa Rica Cultural Study Tour (Former GIS 4712 Spanish Immersion Seminar)
GSS 2191 Puerto Ricans on the Mainland
SOCY 2213 Minority-Majority Relations
Additional opportunities
The Latin American/Caribbean Studies program offers many co-curricular activities, which enhance relevant educational opportunities at the College. The program sponsors panel discussions and presentations on current issues that affect the Latin America and Caribbean region. Recent events have included cultural exhibits such as: Elaine Ling: Photography Cuba Chronicles, Guatemalan Weavings by Armando Sosa, and Pre-Columbian, Popular Mexican Culture and Don Quixote; an art exhibit by Javier Silva Sánchez, Roberto Crisóstomo Chacón and Laura Estela Rodríguez. The program also sponsors presentations from Latin American and Caribbean community leaders.
Along with the curriculum requirements outlines, the program also encourages international study as well as service learning in the community. Credits earned at Latin American or Caribbean universities may be applied to degree requirements. Students interested in this option should consult the Coordinator of International Education. The College also offers two travel courses in the minor Tropical Field Biology in Costa Rica and Archaeological/Geological survey of Highland Mexico.
For more information about the program, contact the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Coordinator, Maritza Jauregui, at Maritza.Jauregui@stockton.edu, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, (609) 652-4251 or visit the Latin American and Caribbean Studies page. To declare a minor, use this form.
The Faculty
Merydawilda Colón
Ph.D. (Rutgers, The State University), Associate Professor of Social Work: social work practice, hospice (grief, death and dying), HIV/AIDS, health care social work, Latinos and community outreach, social work with oppressed groups.
Arnaldo Cordero-Román
Ph.D. (University of Maryland), Associate Professor of Spanish: comparative literature, translation, documentary photography, language and cultural studies in the Caribbean and Latin America.
Alfonso Corpus
M.F.A. (Indiana University), Associate Professor of Art: art and artists in Latin America.
Lisa E. Cox
Ph.D., L.C.S.W. (Virginia Commonwealth University), Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Social Work: clinical social work practice, human behavior, HIV/AIDS, clinical trials research, medication compliance and social support, spirituality, program development in community and health settings, cultural diversity, and existentialism.
Michael Cronin
Ph.D. (Yeshiva University), Assistant Professor of Social Work: international social work, health care and social policy, disaster mental health, cultural competence.
Diane Falk
Ph.D., L.C.S.W. (Rutgers, The State University), Professor of Social Work: social work practice, program development and administration, mental health practice and policy, human rights, international social work.
Sonia Gonsalves
Ph.D. (Temple University), Professor of Psychology: issues in the Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Arleen Caballero González
J.D. (Rutgers, The State University), Associate Professor of Criminal Justice: Puerto Rican history and culture.
Laurie Greene
Ph.D. (Tulane University), Associate Professor of Anthropology: early civilizations, ethnicity, circum-Caribbean cultures, Latin America and the Caribbean, Creole languages.
Maritza Jauregui
Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine), Assistant Professor of Public Health: Latinos and public health.
Janice O. Joseph
Ph.D. (York University, Canada), Professor of Criminal Justice: crime in the Caribbean, religion in the Caribbean, Caribbean race relations, the Caribbean family.
Melaku Lakew
Ph.D. (University of California at Riverside), Professor of Economics: immigration and immigrants.
Gorica Majstorovic
Ph.D. (New York University, New York), Associate Professor of Spanish: Iberian, Latin American, and U.S.-Latino literature, film, visual arts and theatre, postcolonial studies.
Raymond Mueller
Ph.D. (University of Kansas), Professor of Environmental Science: environment and society in Meso America.
Patricia Reid-Merritt
D.S.W. (University of Pennsylvania), Professor of Social Work: African-American dance, ethnic and minority relations.
Carol Slocum
Ph.D. (University of West Indies), Associate Professor of Marine Biology: natural history in coral reef ecology.
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Rudolf G. Arndt
Ph.D. (Cornell University), Professor Emeritus of Marine Science: vertebrate zoology, ecology, tropical rainforest. French literary criticism, 20th century drama.
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