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SPANISH 478

BORDER AND RACE STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICA

3 credits.

Drawing from cultural studies, border studies and/or critical race theory, this course explores through cultural and literary texts the social and political issues regarding migration, contact zones, transculturation, and/or diaspora.

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Requisites: ( CHICLA/SPANISH 222 or SPANISH 223 ) and SPANISH 224 . Not open to students with credit for CHICLA/SPANISH 215 . Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain political and historical issues between the U.S. and Latin America. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze the ways in which literature, theatre, and performance represent a humanistic approach to a geopolitical dilemma Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize the visual arts (theatre and performance) as a way to explore issues of and about immigration. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain political and historical issues between the U.S. and Latin America. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze the ways in which literature, theatre, and performance represent a humanistic approach to a geopolitical dilemma Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize the visual arts (theatre and performance) as a way to explore issues of and about immigration. Audience: Undergraduate

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