EGS 150 - Latino/a Histories: Race, Migration, and Resistance

5 Credits

This course explores the historical presence of Latin@s in what is now called the United States of America and how these diverse communities were/are shaped by colonialism, migration, and hemispheric paradigms of race. We examine the various cultural, artistic, and political forms of resistance deployed by Latin@ communities in critique of their systematic marginalization in the Americas. Topics include immigration, gender, labor, protest art, language, and education.

Course Note Previously CGG175, DGS175 and DGS150
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Summer Online
Fall Day
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve All students. Meets diversity and globalism degree requirement.
Active Date 20200330T21:14:11

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 38
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

Diversity & Globalism
Social Science Area I

Course Outline

Historical background of Western Colonialism in the Americas
Historical evolution of Latin@ racial/ethnic/gender identities
Migration and Latin@ diasporas
Latin@ Relationships to Land
Latin@ Social Movements
Latin@ Education
The Border in the 21st century.

Student Learning Outcomes
Compare the diverse historical and contemporary experiences of Latin@s in the USA.

Evaluate the historical relationships between colonialism, diasporic migration, Indigenity, and racial hierarchy in the Americas.

Interpret and discuss personal experiences and observations using key course concepts and frameworks.

Effectively participate in collective learning experiences through role play, genre visual mediums, and performance art.

Describe the ways in which Latin@s internalize and resist racial, gender, and class hierarchies within and without Latino@ diasporas.