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SPANISH 364

SURVEY OF LATINX/E POPULAR CULTURE

3 credits.

Analysis of Latinx/e popular culture to consider the varied make-up of Latinx/e populations, their specific histories, social dynamics, and politics through their creative expressions, performances, and cultural contestations. Covers key terms and concepts, cultural developments, and diverse interpretations while focusing in the analysis of Latinx/e music, performance art, film and media, sports, food, and car culture. Other topics include the production, circulation, and reception of Latinx/e popular culture, the use of Spanish and English languages, issues of identity, migration, and interculturality, the role of the cultural industry, and the context of globalization. Broadly explores the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and nation regarding Latinx/e populations. Taught in Spanish.

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Requisites: ( CHICLA/SPANISH 222 or SPANISH 223 ) and SPANISH 224 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the varied make-up of Latinx/e populations and their place and political positions in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze the dilemmas, debates, and creativity reflected in Latinx/e popular culture. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Employ tools and critical perspectives in analyzing Latinx/e popular culture and the intersection of nation, ethnicity, race, gender, and sexuality. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain how Latinidad is constructed and contested in the United States by various communities, institutions, and individuals. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Engage in cross-disciplinary conversations relevant to the current field of Latinx/e studies. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the varied make-up of Latinx/e populations and their place and political positions in the United States. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze the dilemmas, debates, and creativity reflected in Latinx/e popular culture. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Employ tools and critical perspectives in analyzing Latinx/e popular culture and the intersection of nation, ethnicity, race, gender, and sexuality. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Explain how Latinidad is constructed and contested in the United States by various communities, institutions, and individuals. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Engage in cross-disciplinary conversations relevant to the current field of Latinx/e studies. Audience: Undergraduate

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