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CHICLA 222

INTRODUCTION TO LATINX CULTURES

3 credits.

Offers an introduction to the culture and history of the Mexican and Latin American origin people in the United States. Emphasis on diversity, emergence of new imagined communities, and cultural hybridity. Focusing on key issues such as U.S. imperial expansion, colonialism, nation and community formations, migration, urban spaces, and the dynamics of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality, study a range of socio-political, historical, literary, and artistic expressions that inform the whole process of culture and reveal the way Latinos and Latinas negotiate their presence, cultural difference, and creativity in the U.S.

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Requisites: SPANISH 226 or concurrent enrollment, or SPANISH 311 or concurrent enrollment Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Frgn Lang - 5th + semester language Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and analyze the factors that have shaped the presence of Mexican and Latin American origin peoples in the U.S., and the historical processes by which Latinos/as have been culturally, politically, and legally constructed in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the varied make-up of Latinos and the role that race, ethnicity, gender, class, and migration have played in their own histories. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate an understanding of how Latinidad is constructed and contested in the United States by various communities, institutions, and individuals. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate knowledge on how Latinos/as negotiate or respond to situations of internal colonialism, social disparities, lack of political representation, migration, generational conflicts, assimilation and transcultural issues, gender roles, and transnational situations. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Learn and employ diverse tools and critical thinking in the analysis of Latinx cultural production. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Demonstrate further mastering of Spanish speaking and writing skills necessary for articulating arguments in field of study. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and analyze the factors that have shaped the presence of Mexican and Latin American origin peoples in the U.S., and the historical processes by which Latinos/as have been culturally, politically, and legally constructed in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate knowledge of the varied make-up of Latinos and the role that race, ethnicity, gender, class, and migration have played in their own histories. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate an understanding of how Latinidad is constructed and contested in the United States by various communities, institutions, and individuals. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate knowledge on how Latinos/as negotiate or respond to situations of internal colonialism, social disparities, lack of political representation, migration, generational conflicts, assimilation and transcultural issues, gender roles, and transnational situations. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Learn and employ diverse tools and critical thinking in the analysis of Latinx cultural production. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Demonstrate further mastering of Spanish speaking and writing skills necessary for articulating arguments in field of study. Audience: Undergraduate

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