Latinidad: Introduction to Latina/o Studies
AMST 225
Spring 2025
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| Course Cluster and Certificates: Caribbean Studies Minor |
This course will introduce major themes within the field of Latinx studies, using an interdisciplinary approach to analyze the experiences of Latinx people within the United States and throughout the Americas. Employing a range of historical, theoretical, political, and cultural texts, this class will ask students to think about a number of issues central to the field of Latinx studies, including migration, language, nationalism, indigeneity, education, labor, assimilation, and cultural imperialism. This course will also look at the ways in which intersectional identifications, including race, sexuality, and gender, operate within frameworks of Latinidad.
Methodologically, this course will draw from such diverse fields as ethnic studies, history, political science, border studies, gender theory, sexuality studies, critical race theory, and urban studies. As we utilize a broad range of texts and synthesize diverse perspectives and ideas, students will be asked to interrogate formative concepts, such as the border, America(s), and the nation. Central class queries will probe the boundaries of Latina/o identity, the working of intersectional identities, patterns of migration, and the ways in which institutional power shapes the contemporary Latinx experience. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(CBST-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Major readings include:
John Charles Chasteen, Born In Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America
Juan Gonzalez, Harvest of Empire
Greg Grandin, Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the Rise of the Imperialism
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Examinations and Assignments:
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weekly short Moodle posts, midterm essay, and final essay |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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This course counts toward the Hemispheric/Transnational requirement for American Studies majors. |
| Instructor(s): Grappo,Laura Times: ..T.R.. 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: FISK305; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 7 | FR: 7 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 4 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 0 |
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