Dear advisors,
Please let your students know that that are still seats left in the following Latina/Latino Studies courses:
LLS 100 INTRO LATINA/LATINO STUDIES (US Minority Culture(s) gen ed)
Interdisciplinary introduction to the basis for a Latina/Latino ethnicity in the United States. Topics include immigration and acculturation experiences and their commonalities and differences, comparison of Latina/Latino experiences to those of other racial, ethnic and immigrant groups, and the potential for a pan-ethnic identity.
3 hours
CRN# 36901 LEC 9:00-9:50 MW Lugo
*discussion sections on Thursday and Friday
LLS 240 LATINA/O CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS
(same as SPAN 240 and ENGL 224, meets with ANTH 199)
Surveys literary work, film, essay, autobiography, historical narratives, and art in order to gain insight into the multi-faceted nature of Latina/o identity and experience in the United States. Lecture and readings are in English.
3 hours
CRN# 45403 11:00-11:50 MWF Cacho
LLS 320 GENDER & LATINA/O MIGRATION
(same as GWS 320 and SOC 321)
Study of the gendered social process of international immigration, focusing on Latin American migration to the United States. Established theories of migration, the history of international immigration to the U.S., and historical and contemporary Mexico, Caribbean and Central American migration flows will be discussed in great detail. Primary focus on how gender shapes the migration experiences of immigrants and the gendered impact of migration on the economic, political, and social status of individuals.
3 hours
CRN# 52854 12:30-1:50 TR Rosas
LLS 379 LATINA/OS & THE CITY
(same as HIST 379)
Examination of the migration and settlement of Latina/o populations (Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, and Central and South Americans) in U.S. cities. Focus on the historic, economic, social and political factors that influenced these migrations and the choices migrants made to come to the United States and to urban areas in particular. Study of the regional variation among Latina/o groups, and coalition building and collaborative ventures between Latina/os and other communities of color in urban areas.
3 hours
CRN# 46461 4:00-5:20 MW Quintana
LLS 410 WRITING LATINA/O CHICAGO
Examination of novels, poetry, film, and memoirs by Latinas and Latinos writing from and/or about Chicago. Through these texts, the course will simultaneously track a Chicago-based Latina/o literary history and analyze articulations of Latino/a everyday life and politics grounded in the city’s distinct topographical and social contexts. Issues of migration, gentrification, segregation, youth culture, gender, sexuality, race, violence, poverty, class consciousness, and struggles for social justice will figure prominently in lectures and class discussions.
4 graduate hours
CRN# 51310 4:00-6:20 R Velazquez
3 undergraduate hours
CRN# 51296 4:00-6:20 R Velazquez
LLS 596 GRADUATE SEMINAR IN LLS
Topic: “RACIAL INEQUALITY IN THE U.S.”
(meets with SOC 596)
This course will explore racial stratification in the United States with particular attention to patterns of inequality that persist across various social institutions affecting quality of life for racial/ethnic minorities. Topics to be discussed include: residential segregation, housing access, environmental racism, health disparities, educational inequalities, and discrimination in hiring/labor relations. While the focus will be on structural patterns of inequality, readings will also address the day-to-day practices that produce and sustain these racial disparities.
4 hours
CRN# 46466 5:00-7:20 M Dowling