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Explores Chicanx and Latinx social movement participation & collective action from the 1940s to the present. Analyzes paradigms, theories, & debates about historical & contemporary economic, cultural, & sociopolitical dimensions of the Latinx position in the USA. Focuses on race and racialization, power and powerlessness, migration, community development, & gender. Compares different Latinx groups.

The purpose of this course is to help students engage with the theories, principles, and strategies of scholar activism and research justice as frameworks for building community partnerships. The course is focused on issues of relevance to the Chicanx/Latinx and other POC communities in the United States who are organizing for political change. The course …

Study of the literature of Latin@s in the United States: the representation of their experience in this country and the linguistic, cultural and formal singularity of their literature. Traces the development of Hispanic/Latin@ literature, its trends, the incorporation of newer Latin@ migrant communities in the US, question how the literature is defined, its poetics and …

Theoretical, critical, and analytical understanding and application of the conscious and systematic use of data, inquiry and analysis for community, organization and program diagnosis, intervention and evaluation in various community-based and nonprofit organizations.

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.

Study of the literature of Latin@s in the United States: the representation of their experience in this country and the linguistic, cultural and formal singularity of their literature. Traces the development of Hispanic/Latin@ literature, its trends, the incorporation of newer Latin@ migrant communities in the US, question how the literature is defined, and addresses its …

The West as frontier and region since 1850. Indian-white and other interethnic relations; federal policies; the development of a resource-intensive economy, its environmental effects, and political conflicts accompanying it; and the ideology of the frontier in American culture. Enroll Info: So st.  Enroll through Discussion Section.

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 …

Critically examines the history of labor and working people in the Americas, from the colonial era to the present, focusing on the experience of the United States and Mexico, offering a comparative perspective on their distinct but shared (and increasingly linked) histories. Topics include slavery and other forms of forced labor, industrialization and labor unrest, …