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LAS 145 Introduction to Latinx Studies
By tracing the history of the “Latina/o or Latinx” concept in relation to key elements of sociocultural life, such as time, space, identity, community, power, language, nation, and rights, students develop understandings of the particular ways in which Latina/o and Latinx studies takes shape as an intellectual and political enterprise.
LAS 228 Latin American Cinema
The course examines how films are part of, represent, and respond to Latin American historical, political and cultural contexts, as well as the ways in which filmmakers have used cinema as a tool in social struggles. The course traces the evolution of film style, and how formal aspects contribute to the construction of the films' meanings in the Latin American context. 
LAS 460 Individualized Study Research
Choose your own topic to study and work with a faculty advisor to hone your research.

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Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies Department Spotlight

Andeulazia Hughes-Murdock ’18
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Alumni profile: Fulbright scholar, quality/regulatory intern at a biotech company

Prof. Alvaro Kaempfer

Research areas: interdisciplinary approaches to the political, historical, and cultural convergences of colonialism and globalization in Latin American writings.

Spanish, LACLS, and Globalization Studies Prof. Alvaro Kaempfer recently earned full professorship, marking his tenth anniversary of teaching at Gettysburg College. A native of Chile, Kaempfer pursued a master's degree in humanities at the Universidad de Santiago de Chile, where he was also a high school teacher for five years. He then moved to the United States in 1994 to obtain his doctorate from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.

In and out of the classroom, Kaempfer focuses his scholarly work on exploring, researching and publishing about the cultural and historical legacies of the global colonial experiences that frame the political and cultural present-day. Since arriving to Gettysburg College, students’ enthusiasm for engaging, challenging, and inclusive dialogue has stood out to him. “I learn probably as much as my students in every class, every semester, and through every personal discussion,” said Kaempfer.

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