Course Offerings (CAS Bulletin)
Approaches to Latino Studies
V18.0501 4 points.
This course explores a set of principles that have guided Latino literature in the United States. These principles can be found in many but not necessarily all of the readings. They include: urban/rural life, freedom/confinement, memoir as source of voice/other sources of voice, generational separation and identity, loss and healing. We trace a movement through time from masculinist nationalism to a recognition of variations in gender, sexuality, race, class, region, and national origin. Other principles are added to this list as the class proceeds.
The Latinized City, New York and Beyond
V18.0540 Formerly V13.0305. Prerequisite: V18.0501 or any introductory course in the social sciences or MAP course in World Cultures. Dávila. Given every year. 4 points.
Examines the Latinization of urban landscapes in New York City and beyond. Considers the economic and political factors that have historically fueled the immigration of Latin American peoples to U.S. cities, their incorporation into U.S. society and culture, and the impact of global economic restructuring of U.S. cities on urban race/ethnic relations and cultural politics. Other topics include the contestation of space and power in the global cities, issues of immigration and citizenship, and the politics of languages. Students also develop fieldwork projects geared to discovering the history and present-day landscapes of Latino New York.
Topics in Latino Studies
V18.0541 4 points.
Deals with central issues in Latino Studies. Possible issues, which vary from semester to semester, include: race and racism, politics, migration and immigration, language, assimilation, education, labor, citizenship, social movements, and expressive culture.
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the New Immigration
V18.0545 Suarez-Orozco. Given every year. 4 points.
For arguably the first time in human history, all countries in the world are deeply involved in the massive movement of people. Introduces students to a sampling of recent theoretical work, in various academic disciplines, dealing with immigration. Focuses on Latin American, Caribbean, and, to a lesser extent, Asian migration to the U.S. and compares the nature of current immigration scholarship in the United States to developments in other postindustrial settings. We examine recent data and theoretical work in a variety of fields such as economics, education, law, policy, psychology, sociocultural anthropology, sociolinguistics, and sociology. The course aims to introduce students to a sampling of recent theoretical work, in various academic disciplines, dealing with immigration, by systematically examining recent research in comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives with a particular focus on the emerging InterAmerican migration system. An examination of the comparative materials will highlight isomorphic conditions—as well as differences—in immigration debates, policies, processes, and outcomes.
Cultural Spaces of Latinidad
V18.0557 Dávila. Proposed. Given every year. 4 points.
Examines the contemporary production and meanings of Latin/a, Hispanic identities in the United States. Looks at the spaces and institutions where this identity is produced and contested and explores how its definition has changed since it was first felt (we will at least try) and then officially recognized by the U.S. census. Explores whether this was the other way around. Also examines representations of Latina/o identity in relation to the very real Latino/a populations that now make up the United States's largest "minority." For most of the class, explores differences and similarities in the politics of Latinidad in four important, yet not exclusive "spaces" involved in the production and representation of Latinidad: the culture industries, urban politics, transnational processes, and contemporary polemics that reach the "mainstream." In another words, this course is designed to theorize Latinidad in particular "fields of cultural production," whether geographic, institutional, or imaginary. Discusses student's individual research projects for the remainder of the course. Asks students to select a particular "space" involved in the production of Latinidad for further study.
RELATED COURSES
STEINHARDT SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
American Dilemmas: Race, Inequality, and the Unfulfilled Promise of Education
V18.0755 Formerly V99.0041, V11.0041, and V18.0541. Identical to E27.0041.
ASIAN/PACIFIC/AMERICAN STUDIES
Multiethnic New York: A Study of an Asian/Latino Neighborhood
V18.0363 Formerly V15.0310. 4 points.
See description under A/P/A Studies.
The Constitution and People of Color
V18.0366 Formerly V15.0327. Identical to V53.0801 and 62.0327. 4 points.
See description under A/P/A Studies.
SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
Latino Literature in the U.S.
V18.0815 Formerly V18.0555. Rosaldo. Same as V95.0755. Given every year. 4 points. See description under Spanish.
Ethnicity and the Media
V18.0232 Formerly V13.0302. Prerequisite: V18.0201 or one introductory A/P/A, Africana, Anthropology, or World Cultures MAP course, or professor's approval. Dávila. 4 points.
See description under American Studies.
Comparative U.S. Ethnic Studies
V18.0224 Formerly V13.0204. Given every fifth semester. 4 points.
See description under American Studies.
Contemporary Latino Cultures
V55.0529 4 points.
See description under Foundations of Contemporary Culture.
