Fall Latina/Latino Studies Course: Puerto Ricans in the Diaspora

This new course is appropriate for students ready for an advanced topics/300-level course:

LLS 396  ADV TOPICS LATINA/O STUDIES  

Examines specific topics in Latina/Latino Studies not addressed in regularly offered courses. Examples include theories of ethnic identity, historical foundations, cultural expression, and relevant topics in public policy studies of Latina/Latino communities. May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours.

Topic: "PUERTO RICANS IN THE DIASPORA"

                                                                          

This course will examine the social, political, and cultural history of Puerto Ricans in the diaspora, dating from 1898 to the present. We will examine the historic and political settings that have shaped Puerto Rican migration, as well as the constructions of Puerto Rican national and diaspora identity through historical readings, literature, and film.

3 hours

CRN#    54035    LCD    1    9:00-10:20    MW        Velazquez, M.

Summer Courses in Latina/Latino Studies - SS & US Gen Eds

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The Department of Latina/Latino Studies is offering 3 courses during the summer 2012 term:


LLS 220 MEXICAN & LATIN AM MIGRATION
(same as SOC 221) (Meets summer 2B: July 9 - August 2)
(satisfies Social Sciences gen ed requirement)


General overview of international migration to the United States, using Latin American migration to the U.S., especially the Midwest, as the focal point. Topics discussed include the history of international migration to the United States, the relationship between the history and contemporary context, the development of U.S. immigration policy, the incorporation of Latino immigrants in U.S. society, and immigrant and community responses to migration. Prerequisite: LLS 100 or SOC 100.
3 hours
CRN # 36811 LCD A 1:00-3:50 MTWR 138 Henry Administration Building Cacho, L.
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LLS 242 INTRO TO LATINA/O LITERATURE
(same as SPAN 242) (Meets summer 2A: June 11 - July 6)
(satisfies Literature and the Arts and US Minority Culture(s) gen ed requirements)


Survey of literature by and about people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Latina/o descent in the United States. Taught in English.
3 hours
CRN # 36813 LCD B 1:00-3:50 MTWR 113 Davenport Hall Rodriguez, R. T.
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LLS 250 LATINA/OS ON THE BRONZE SCREEN
(same as MACS 250) (Meets summer 1: May 14 - June 8)
(satisfies Literature and the Arts and US Minority Culture(s) gen ed requirements)


Critical, historical and theoretical exploration of Latino representations in U.S. film from the 1900s to the present. Examination of cinematic representations as well as the social, political, and cultural context in which those representations are produced. The focus is on Mexican American and Puerto Rican images, but Hollywood's treatment of other Latino communities and ethnic groups will be discussed. Students will be required to attend weekly movie screenings.
3 hours
CRN # 34193 LCD A 9:00-11:50 MTWR 430 Armory Romero, R.