GCS 1900 - Introduction to Latinx Studies

Credits: 4

Course will be taught in English. This course will introduce Latinx culture in the US through a variety of media such as literature, mural art , film, poetry and music. Drawing from cultural studies, sociology, and history, this class will create a framework that will allow students to understand and analyze such phenomena as transnational spaces, hybrid and/or hyphenated identities, and the emergence of Latinx culture in the US. The course will apply this framework also to specific cultural art ifacts such as nuyorican poetry, border cultures, and reggaeton. Four Latinx groups will be the focus of this course: Chicanx, Puerto Rican, Dominic-American, and Cuban-American, with the possibility of adapting the course to changing historical conditions. Students who want it to count towards their Spanish Major Concentration will need to do coursework in Spanish .
Fulfills: AL and D in LS Core