Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program
251-0-20: Introduction to Latino Studies :

Instructor: Beatriz Badikian Gartler
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Expected Enrollment: 30

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This interdisciplinary class will explore the varied experiences of Latinas/os in the United States, past and present. Drawing from the disciplines of anthropology, history, literature, women’s studies, media studies and ethnic studies, this class will examine the historical roots of Latina/o subgroups Chicana/o, Puerto Rican, Cuban and Central American. We will explore questions of immigration/transnationalism, family, gender, class, race, political economy, language and sexual identity in relation to public policy and Latina/os’ struggles for place and power in American cities. While the course assumes a shared ethnic identity label of “Latina/o,” its approach is fundamentally comparative in order to understand both the importance of group identity, and the histories that shape this identity, while simultaneously recognizing the multiplicity of U.S. Latina/o experiences.

TEACHING METHOD: Lecture, class discussion, guest lectures and student presentations.

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[Course Descriptions for Fall 2008] [Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences] [LATIN_AM Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program]