Latinx Histories

4 credits · Undergraduate

Latinx peoples are the largest U.S. minority group. How and why did so many different peoples come to be seen as like one another and as not “American”? Although often perceived as “aliens” or foreigners, Latinx peoples have lived in North America since before the nation existed. In the words of historian Vicki Ruiz, “Our America is American history.” As we move across Nuestra América from precolonial times to the present, we will examine diverse cultural practices, social movements, processes of community formation, intellectual trajectories, and responses to U.S. empire and white supremacy. We will also consider how race, class, gender, sexuality, and indigeneity have shaped belonging and inclusion within Latinx communities.