College of Letters & Science
Introduces students to a multicultural history of the US, focusing on each of the major ethnic groups. European Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, Chicano/as, Latino/as and Asian Americans. Lecture section is 70869. Enroll through discussion section.
Introduction to the changing images of race and ethnicity in U.S. entertainment media and popular culture. Surveys history, key concepts and contemporary debates regarding mediated representation of ethnic minorities. Critical and cultural studies approaches are emphasized. Enroll through Discussion Section.
Examines the construction of whiteness in the United States from the colonial period to the present with an eye to the ways in which Chicanx Latinx communities have engaged with whiteness. Learn and apply a variety of relevant racial theories to historical cases, exploring the process of racialization through specific racial projects in time and …
Examines Race, ethnicity, and religion as political factors; cultural pluralism, politics, and policy in the United States and selected other multi-cultural politics. Lecture Section is 62285. Enroll through discussion section.
Surveys Latinx participation in Hip-Hop and Reggaetón with a focus on female artists, the Hispanophone Caribbean, and U.S. urban centers. Students will approach texts, lyrics, performance, and social issues from multiple disciplinary perspectives.
Introduces students to various interdisciplinary and transnational literatures on the study of Chican@s & Latin@s in the U.S. Offers a survey of scholarly literature, paradigms, theories, and debates within the field pertaining to the historical, economic, cultural, and sociopolitical dimensions of the experience of people of Latin American descent in what is now the United …
Introduces students to various interdisciplinary and transnational literatures on the study of Chican@s & Latin@s in the U.S. Offers a survey of scholarly literature, paradigms, theories, and debates within the field pertaining to the historical, economic, cultural, and sociopolitical dimensions of the experience of people of Latin American descent in what is now the United …
This course engages both historical and present-day debates surrounding immigration and crime. Emphases include: (1) theories of migration and criminal behavior; (2) the motivation for, and effectiveness of, immigration enforcement; (3) the increasing use of criminal justice tools in border enforcement, and; (4) the experiences of living undocumented in the United States. A significant focus …
This course explores the intersection of ethnicity, race, and justice including: 1) racial and ethnic relations in society 2) racial and ethnic differences in crime and violence, 3) racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system, and 4) race and ethnicity under the law. A major focus of this course will be to move …
This service-learning course trains students who aspire to one of the helping, health, or mental health professions and who currently work or who plan to serve Latin@ populations. The course provides important frameworks for working with Latin@s, including cultural, spiritual, linguistic and historical features relevant to this population and applies knowledge in service-learning placements.