Global South Studies
Formerly known as Third World Studies. All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.
Courses
For course descriptions not found in the UC San Diego General Catalog 2021–22, please contact the department for more information.
See listings also under the Departments of Anthropology, History, Literature, Political Science, and Sociology for other Global South area offerings.
Lower Division
GSS 20. Introduction to Global South Studies (4)
This introductory course examines historical and theoretical debates on the Global South. Especially important are socioeconomic, political, as well as cultural processes, as they are key factors to understanding the Global South across the globe.
GSS 21-22-23-24-25-26. Literatures of the Global South (4-4-4-4-4-4)
An introduction to the cultures of various regions of the Global South through close reading of selected literary texts. GSS 21 focuses on African literature, GSS 22 deals with Latin American literature, GSS 23 examines Chinese literature, GSS 24 examines Caribbean literature, GSS 25 focuses on Middle Eastern literature, and GSS 26 treats literature of the Indian Subcontinent. Topics will vary each quarter. (F,W,S)
Upper Division
GSS 132. Literature and Global South Societies (4)
This course will investigate novelistic and dramatic treatments of European society in the era of nineteenth-century imperialism, Global South societies under the impact of colonialism, and the position of national minorities inside the United States to the present day. Attention will center on the interplay between the aesthetic merits and social-historical-philosophical content of the works read.
GSS 190. Undergraduate Seminars (4)
Seminars will be organized on the basis of topics with readings, discussions, and papers. Specific subjects to be covered will change each quarter depending on particular interest of instructors or students. May be repeated for credit.
GSS 197. Fieldwork (4)
In an attempt to explore and study some unique processes and aspects of community life, students will engage in research in field settings. Topics to be researched may vary, but in each case the course will provide skills for carrying out these studies.
GSS 198. Directed Group Studies (2 or 4)
Directed group study on a topic or in a field not included in the regular department curriculum, by special arrangement with a faculty member. Prerequisites: upper-division standing.
GSS 199. Independent Study (2 or 4)
Tutorial, individual guided reading and research projects (to be arranged between student and instructor) in an area not normally covered in courses currently being offered in the department. (P/NP grades only.) Prerequisites: upper-division standing and consent of instructor. (F,W,S)
Global South studies offerings in other departments:
Anthropology
ANSC 136. Traditional Chinese Society
ANSC 137. Chinese Popular Religion
ANSC 142. Anthropology of Latin America
ANSC 165. Contemporary South Asia
Ethnic Studies
ETHN 142. Medicine, Race, and the Global Politics of Inequality
History
HIAF 111. Modern Africa since 1880
HIAF 112. West Africa since 1880
HIAF 113. Small Wars and the Global Order: Africa and Asia
HIAF 120. History of South Africa
HIAF 161. Special Topics in African History
HIEA 113. The Fifteen-Year War in Asia and the Pacific
HIEA 130. End of the Chinese Empire: 1800–1911
HIEA 131. China in War and Revolution: 1911–1949
HIEA 132. Mao’s China, 1949–1976
HIEA 137. Women and Family in Chinese History
HILA 100D. Latin America: Colonial Transformation
HILA 101. Nation-State Formation, Ethnicity, and Violence in Latin America
HILA 102. Latin America in the Twentieth Century
HILA 113D. Lord and Peasant in Latin America
HILA 114. Dictatorships in Latin America
HILA 115. The Latin American City: A History
HILA 120. History of Argentina
HILA 121A. History of Brazil through 1889
HILA 122. From Colony to Socialist Republic: Cuba
HILA 126. From Columbus to Castro: Caribbean Culture and Society
HILA 131. Mexico from Conquest to Modern Nation-Building
HILA 132. Modern Mexico: From Revolution to Drug War Violence
HILA 161. History of Women in Latin America
HILA 162. Special Topics in Latin American History
HINE 114. History of the Islamic Middle East
Literature
English
LTEN 188. Contemporary Caribbean Literature
LTEN 189. Twentieth Century Postcolonial Literatures
Spanish (texts read in Spanish)
LTSP 130B. Development of Latin American Literature
LTSP 133. Contemporary Latin American Literature
LTSP 134. Literature of the Southern Cone
LTSP 135A. Mexican Literature before 1910
LTSP 135B. Modern Mexican Literature
LTSP 136. Andean Literatures
LTSP 137. Caribbean Literature
LTSP 140. Latin American Novel
LTSP 141. Latin American Poetry
LTSP 142. Latin American Short Story
LTSP 172. Indigenista Themes in Spanish American Literature
Literatures of the World (texts read in English)
LTAF 110. African Oral Literature
LTAF 120. Literature and Film of Modern Africa
LTAM 110. Latin American Literature in Translation
LTAM 111. Comparative Caribbean Discourse
LTEA 100A. Classical Chinese Poetry in Translation
LTEA 100B. Modern Chinese Poetry in Translation
LTEA 110C. Contemporary Chinese Fiction in Translation
LTCS 133. Globalization and Culture
Political Science
POLI 130H. Vietnam: The Politics of Intervention
POLI 134A. Comparative Politics of Latin America
POLI 134B. Politics in Mexico
POLI 134D. Selected Topics in Latin American Politics
POLI 134N. Politics in Central America
POLI 144AB. Selected Topics in International Political Economy
POLI 146A. The U.S. and Latin America: Political and Economic Relations
POLI 150A. Politics of Immigration
Sociology
SOCI 139. Social Inequality: Class, Race, and Gender
SOCI 158. Islam in the Modern World
SOCI 179. Social Change
SOCI 182. Ethnicity and Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
SOCI 185. Globalization and Social Development
SOCI 187. African Societies through Film
SOCI 188D. Latin America: Society and Politics
SOCI 188G. Chinese Society
SOCI 188J. Change in Modern South Africa
Students wishing to include additional related courses from these and other departments should consult a Global South studies adviser about the petition process.