Latin American Studies 201gm - Colloquium: Topics in Latin American and Latino/a/x Studies-Listening to Gender in Latinx Popular Music

This course introduces students to the study of Latinx popular music following a feminist genealogy model. We engage with the history, trends, issues, and productions of Latinx popular music through the work of women, queer and gender-nonconforming artists. Students will engage multidisciplinary modes of cultural analysis, including sound studies and performance studies epistemologies. Through our survey of Latinx popular music we will be able to question broad issues regarding the Latinx community, the US-based music and entertainment industries, and the porous borders between diverse types of cultural expressions such as literature and visual arts. (E)