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2025-2026 Franklin & Marshall College Catalog

Latin American and Latinx Studies Minor

Latin American and Latinx Studies is an interdisciplinary program that examines the cultures, histories, societies, politics, and art of Latin American countries and Latinx communities.

Students completing the minor will graduate with a broad introductory background in key themes relating to the study of Latin America. Among the disciplines contributing to the Latin American Studies minor at F&M are American Studies, Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Government, History, and Spanish.

Latin American And Latinx Studies Program Faculty

Professor Scott Smith, Chair
 

Members of the Latin American and Latinx Studies Committee

Stephanie McNulty
The Honorable & Mrs. John C. Kunkel Professor of Government

Scott C. Smith
Professor of Anthropology

Sofía Ruiz-Alfaro
Professor of Spanish

Eve Bratman
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Eric Hirsch
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies

Laura Shelton
Associate Professor of History

Firuzeh Shokooh Valle
Associate Professor of Sociology

Mark Villegas
Associate Professor of American Studies

Cristina Pérez
Assistant Professor of American Studies

Anne Stachura
Teaching Professor of Spanish and Coordinator, Spanish Community-Based Learning and Community Outreach

Additional faculty not on the program committee also contribute to this program.

Minor Requirements:

A minor in Latin American and Latinx Studies consists of six courses:

Core Courses

Three courses from the six following core courses in History, Anthropology, American Studies and Government:

Electives

Three electives from the following list:

Note:

With the approval of the program coordinator, electives may also be taken through a study abroad program in Latin America. Latin American Studies courses that require SPA 321  as a prerequisite may be open to students who are not taking Spanish courses, but who are proficient at the level of SPA 321  as determined by the instructor.