ENS 155 Latinx Studies

Who is Latinx or Hispanic in the U.S.? How are Latinx identities constructed in the U.S.? How have migrations, diasporas, or other patterns of settlement impacted politics in the U.S. and internationally? What are some of the dominant ideologies and power- structures that have shaped the experiences of Latinxs in the US? This course seeks to provide responses to these questions, amongst others, by providing a transdisciplinary overview and examination of the historical and cultural experiences of Latinxs in the United States of America while simultaneously exploring contours of the development of the field of Latinx Studies. The difficulties inherent to an articulation of a general “Hispanic” or Latinx identity in the U.S. will be highlighted through closer looks at the experiences of particular Hispanic and/or Latinx identity groups, such as Chicanos/as, Mexican Americans, Guatemalans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, Salvadorians, etc. In addition, the course will interrogate how Latinx identities intersect with gender, race, sexuality, and class.

Credits

3

Distribution

ENS

Offered

As needed