Latina/o Studies 201 - Intro to Latina/o Studies

Spring
2017
01
4.00
David Hernandez
MW 11:00AM-12:15PM
Mount Holyoke College
98963
Kendade 303
dhernand@mtholyoke.edu
The course provides an overview of current and past social conditions of Latinas and Latinos within the U.S. We will address laws, policies and institutions that shape the complexity of Latinas'/os' social location and serve as critical sites of resistance. The course addresses legal constructions of race and citizenship, nomenclature, border politics, public health, education, and labor. We will consider the critical intersections of class, gender and sexuality as well as inequality in relation to other persons of color. Students will develop a firm sense of the importance and breadth of the Latina/o political agenda and acquire skills to think across social issues.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.