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1.25 Credits
Examines the economic experiences of Latinas/os in the U.S. and underlying conditions of Latino workers, Hispanic businesses, and Latino community development. By examining their economic status, profiles Latino workers, the self-employed, and communities by region, cultural differences, age, gender, education, and immigrant make-up. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Historical and contemporary overview of the region. More detailed focus on conditions generating popular and revolutionary movements in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala during the 1980s; U.S. policy responses; and peace negotiation processes. Examines prospects for Central America in the 21st century including migration to the U.S. (General Education Code(s): E.) S. Jonas
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1.25 Credits
Focuses on the political economy and recent/contemporary processes of social transformation in Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and English-speaking Caribbean countries; U.S. role in the region; Caribbean migrant communities in the U.S. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Race and ethnicity have been-and continue to be- powerful forces shaping the U.S. experience. This course examines a range of conceptual approaches and monographic studies grounded in the history of the U.S. The readings provide various criteria for studying and understanding these phenomena. The course problema-tizes "race" by asking what the readings tell us about "race-making" and the reproduction of racial ideologies in specific historical contexts. Similarly, "ethnicity" is treated as a historically specific social construct. (General Education Code(s): E. ) G. Arredondo
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1.25 Credits
Analyzes the global, social, economic, and political forces that shape transnational, national, and regional societal formations and consequently the entire environment for social change. Examines the evolution of revolutionary struggle and its origins within and impact upon the evolving capitalist system. J. Borrego
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1.25 Credits
Explores current historical and theoretical writings on the lived experiences of Chicanas and Mexicana women in U.S. history. Themes include domination/resistance politics, (re)presentations, contestation, social reproduction, identity and difference. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Arredondo
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1.25 Credits
Focuses on the analysis of collective action by under-represented groups in Latin America. Concepts and issues include political participation and impact, gender, ethnicity and race, class, the environment, religion, non-governmental organizations, and social capital. Prerequisite(s): any two Latin American and Latino studies courses or permission of instructor; open to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Multidisciplinary course on the cities of Latin America and Latino barrios in the U.S. Examines how cities have been constituted spatially, economically, and culturally from the Pre-Columbian era to the present. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
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1.25 Credits
Explores current trends of rural societies in Latin America. Places emphasis on the human experience of the peasantry in the context of globalization and 21st-century free trade. Concentrates on specific cases of rural migrations throughout the Americas. Land and environmental issues, peasant women's experiences, rural society changes, the future of the Latin American peasantry, and the role of rural workers in post-industrial society are discussed. Knowledge of Spanish recommended. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
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1.25 Credits
Current issues related to the experience of the Latin American and Latino working classes. Studies organized labor, resistance-literature, struggles for wages and political power, gender and labor, and labor autonomy. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
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