Latina/o Studies 180 - Intro to Latina/o Studies

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.