Latino/a Experiences in the U.S.
Schedule Fall 2008
Check the messages page for updates. Make sure to check the study questions page weekly.
All readings marked ** are available on ERes.
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Latino/a Experiences in the U.S. Schedule Fall 2008 Check the messages page for updates. Make sure to check the study questions page weekly. All readings marked ** are available on ERes. |
| August 29 | Introduction: Hispanic or Latino? What’s in a Name? |
** Flores , “The Latino Imaginary: Meanings of Community and Identity” |
| September 5 | The “Other Race”: The Census and classification |
** C. Rodriguez, "Latinos in the U.S. Race Structure", Changing Race: Latinos, the Census and the History of Ethnicity in the United States, pages 3-26. |
| September 12 | Cultural Politics of U.S. - Latin American Relations |
Bret Gustafson, Department of Anthropology Readings on Latino groups (Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America – Juan Gonzales)
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September 19
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Political Economy of U.S.-Mexican Border ** Davis, Magical Urbanism: Latinos Reinvent the US City (selections) |
September 26 |
Immigration and the Nation |
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** Cornelius, “Ambivalent Reception: Mass Public Responses to the ‘New’ Latino Immigration to the United States” Special Topic: St. Louis and Latinos (Paquero) |
Clash of THE Civilizations? |
** Huntington, “The Hispanic Challenge” **Said, “Clash of Definitions” Special topic: Chicano civil rights movement (Williams and Durana) Special Topic: Latinos and the Military (Chen and Levy) Midterm Exam distributed on course website |
October 10 |
Gender in American Culture |
Special topic: Machismo and Latino masculinities (Fernandez and Garcia-Menocal) Special topic: Cuisine (Oliver and Rabinowitz) Midterm Exam due Wednesday, October 15 by 5 PM.
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October 17 |
No Class – Fall Break! |
October 24 |
“ No Problemo”: The Politics of Language |
** Urciuoli, “Racialization and Language” ** Urciuoli, “The Political Topography of Bilingualism” Special topic: The Latino Vote (Correa and Romanyuk) |
October 31 |
“Looking High and Low”: Latino Cultural Expression |
Derek Pardue, Department of Anthropology **Flores, “Puerto Rocks: Rap, Roots, and Amnesia" Special topic: Reggaeton and Latino youth culture (Rufat and Trumbo) Final project proposal due
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November 7 |
Latinos and Higher Education |
**Mi Voz, Mi Vida: Latino College Students Tell Their Life Stories (selections) Special Topic: Whiteness Studies (Jones and Munoz-Fitch)
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November 14 |
Workshop with video and performance artist |
Maya Escobar, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts Special topic: Chicano and Latino art (Parrish and Patmore)
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November 21 |
Stereotypes and Media Representations of Latinos |
View video "Brown is the New Green: George Lopez and the American Dream" (PBS) in class Special topic: Latino Religiosity (Sanchez and Sultenfuss)
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November 28 |
No Class – Thanksgiving Break! |
December 5 |
Crossing Borders |
**Rosaldo, “Border Crossings” Special topic: The Future of Latino Studies (Edinger and Sommers) |
December 15 |
Final projects due no later than 5 PM |