WHY MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES?

With a Latin American Studies Minor, you will gain a great deal of international experience and knowledge. The Latin American Studies Minor is designed to promote the critical and interdisciplinary understanding of the peoples, arts, cultures, politics, economies, and history of the region. With faculty guidance, students combine their minor field of study with a focus on Latin American geography, history, politics, cultures and languages. Recently added program areas highlight economic development and international business.

Many students expand their global awareness by traveling abroad to study in Latin America during the academic year and/or summer. The Latin American Studies program sponsors several events and discussions during the Fall and Spring semester.

For more information about the Minor, contact: Dr. Angelica J. Huizar by phone at (757) 683-3988 or send an e-mail to ahuizar@odu.edu

Events Sponsored by the Latin American Studies Program:

Ana Castillo - " The Guardians " 

"This brave, unflinching novel shows the tragic consequences that come from not facing what is happening in our communities to those without true guardians to protect them." - Julia Alvarez, author of Saving the World

4th Annual Latin American Studies Film Series 2007

The 2007 program features seven documentaries and a feature film focusing on real life stories of Latin Americans confronting physical, cultural and political borders. Also, to complement the Series is Ana Castillo's reading of her new novel The Guardians, a story highlighting the experience of life on the border between the U.S. and Mexico.