Introduction to Latino/a Studies in the Global South

LSGS 201S

Who are Latinxs? How did we become Latinxs? 
 
The growth in Latinx migration since the 1970s has caused demographers to anxiously project when the country might become majority “Latinx." While that date is constantly changing, we can be sure that “Latinxs” are playing an ever-expanding role in labor, consumption, and political considerations in the United States. Some of the topics included will be Latinx racial formation, queer and trans Latinidades, black Latinx critique, Latinx indigineities, community formation, and Latinx history. This interdisciplinary course will bring together exciting material to talk about the complex and ever-changing category of "Latinx" and the diversity of Latinx people communities.  Instructor: Cecilia Marquez
Intro to the interdisciplinary field of Latino/a Studies, and how it reconfigures the study of the United States and the Americas. Considers literature, history, sociology, economics, politics, culture and language in examining terms such as: Latino, latinidad, Global South, transnational, globalization, and multiculturalism. Exploration of alignments and divergences of Latino/a Studies with African and African American Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and Critical US Studies. Classroom learning will connect with the community outside of Duke. Required intro course for students in the Latino/a Studies in the Global South certificate program.
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Curriculum Codes
  • CCI
  • ALP
  • SS
Cross-Listed As
  • AAAS 104S
  • ICS 106S
  • LIT 243S
  • MUSIC 231S
  • SPANISH 160S
Typically Offered
Occasionally