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 course seeks to introduce students to the range of issues and analytical approaches that form the foundation of Latin@ studies. By tracing the history of the “Latina/o” concept in relation to key elements of sociocultural life, such as time, space, identity, community, power, language, nation, and rights, students will develop understandings of the particular ways in which Latina/o studies takes shape as an intellectual and political enterprise. On a practical level, this course aims to balance depth and breadth in its study of the variety of perspectives and experiences that come to be understood as Latin@. Thus, we will analyze the histories of predominant Latina/o sub-groups, such as Mexicans, Chicanas/os, and Puerto Ricans, while also incorporating broader considerations of the ways in which Central America, South America, and the Caribbean play crucial roles in constituting Latinidad.

[Course Descriptions for Spring 2009] [Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences] [LATIN_AM Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program]