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LATINO 368-0

Latina/o and Latine Ethnography

1 Unit · Undergraduate

Course focus is on cultural and political expressions and representations of Latinas/os/es in the U.S.. We will consider how historical accounts, ethnographies, and media representations are used to represent U.S. Latina/o/e life, and examine how ethnography works as a field method and a form of communication. ANTHRO 368-0 and LATINO 368-0 are taught together; may not receive credit for both.

2026 Fall

Topics

  • At the end of this course, you will be able to: Identify the utility of different qualitative methods, particularly those more commonly used in ethnographic research Be able to develop a qualitative research project, collect and analyze data, develop original research paper Critically read scholarship related to Latina/o/e populations and issues in the U.S. Become familiar with key theories on U.S. Latinidades Be able to identify and assess mainstream discourse and images that circulate - in scholarship, news, politics, popular media, public discourse, etc. - about Latina/o/e populations

Readings

  • Chavez, Alex and Gina Perez. 2022. Ethnographic Refusals, Unruly Latinidades. NM: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 9780826363565 Feliciano-Santos, Sherina. 2021. A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity: Language, Social Practice, and Identity Within Puerto Rican Taino Activism. NJ: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9781978808171 Hernandez, Jillian. 2020. Aesthetics of Excess: The Art and Politics of Black and Latina Embodiment. NC: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-1-4780-1110-1
    Class Materials (Required)
  • Perez, Gina. 2015. Citizen, Student, Soldier. NY: New York University Press. ISBN 9781479807802
    Class Materials (Suggested)

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisites: Introductory course (either ANTHRO or LATINO), or consent of instructor.. SoC Individual and Social Behavior Distro Social and Behavioral Science Foundational Discipl

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