Introduction to Latinx History

The Latinx population in the United States continues to be mischaracterized in popular culture, political debates, and in the media. How can one discuss a group as diverse as Mexican Americans, Dominican Americans, Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans, and, most recently, Americans from Central America? Students will explore key moments of racial formation and state policies, social phenomena, and social revolutions that influence the daily life of Latinx communities in the US and in US territories. Students will analyze cultural texts and social policies and will develop a facility with key concepts in the field.