Issues in Latina/o Politics and Culture
AMST 329
Fall 2015
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This course explores the ways in which Latinas/os become legible as subjects in contemporary U.S. political thought and cultural life. We will consider struggles for Latina/o legal rights, the relationships between the Latina/o workforce and issues of global labor patterns, the workings of transnational economies and power, and popular cultural narratives depicting Latinas/os and U.S.-Latin America relations. The course offers the opportunity to explore, analyze, and decipher the ways in which Latinas/os inhabit a global world, built from a legacy of a colonial past and heading toward a neoliberal, globalized future. We will utilize an interdisciplinary approach, addressing a range of texts from different scholarly disciplines, including history, cultural studies, postcolonial theory, American studies, and political science, as well as popular cultural texts. |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Course reading will include: Richard Rodriguez, DAYS OF OBLIGATION Alicia Schmidt Camacho, MIGRANT IMAGINARIES: LATINO CULTURAL POLITICS IN THE US-MEXICO BORDERLANDS Leo Chavez, THE LATINO THREAT: CONSTRUCTING IMMIGRANTS, CITIZENS, AND THE NATION Jean Franco, CRUEL MODERNITY Aviva Chomsky, UNDOCUMENTED: HOW IMMIGRATION BECAME ILLEGAL Paulo Freire, PEDAGOGY OF THE OPPRESSED
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Examinations and Assignments: A midterm paper, short reading responses, and a final research paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments: This seminar may be used to meet the AMST senior capstone requirement. |
Instructor(s): Grappo,Laura Times: ...W... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: WYL113; |
Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 |   |   |
Seats Available: -2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 1 | FR: X |
Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
Total Submitted Requests: 5 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 3 |
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