LLS 472 Border Latina , Latino Cultures - *SS
(same as ANTH 472)

Instructor: Lugo, A.
Explores and examines the production of U.S. Latina/Latino identities as instances of international, cultural, historical, and social border crossings. In both regional and global contexts, we will analyze the ways in which Mexican American, Cuban American, and Puerto Rican identities have been shaped by colonial relations vis-á-vis Spain and by postcolonial conditions vis-á-vis the United States.
Prerequisite: ANTH 103, and ANTH 259 or 359.

Topic: Gender and Sexuality in Latina/o Literature and Film - *H

Instructor: Rodriguez, R.
This course will examine the historical and cultural dimensions of gender and sexuality in Latino/a literature and film.  Our goal for the course is two-fold: we will simultaneously engage with the gender dynamics underscoring the constitution of distinct and overlapping Latino/a literary and film histories and track the evolution of feminist and queer perspectives in literature and on film. Critical and theoretical essays will be read alongside poetry, novels, memoirs, and films. 
(meets with ENG 460)

Topic: US Latina/Latino Autobiography - *H
(meets with SPAN 590)

Instructor: Romero, R.
The course seeks to analyze the ways in which US Latinas and Latinos index their presence in American Culture. From the pioneers (Desi Arnaz, Anthony Quinn, Bernardo Vega, Federico José María Ronstadt), to the most recent autbiographies of Richard Rodríguez,Gustavo Pérez Firmat, and Alma Guillermoprieto. The course seeks to identify the different theories of ethnicity at play in the cultural production, and the way in which the production affects the canon in American Studies.

Topic: Chicano Poetry and Poetics - *H

Instructor: Gonzalez, R.
This seminar is an exploration of the history and culture that informs the social and political movements of Chicano poetry from the 1960s to the present. Students will learn to explicate, analyze and contextualize a variety of poetic strategies and are expected to apply that knowledge in class discussions, presentations and research papers. Readings for study will include selections by early pioneers such as José Montoya, Gloria Anzaldúa, Alurista and Ricardo Sánchez, to the mainstream poets Alberto Ríos, Gary Soto, and Lorna Dee Cervantes, to recent emerging voices Blas Manuel de Luna, Sheryl Luna, Brenda Cárdenas and Eduardo C. Corral.

Topic: Hispanics in the U.S. : Building a Social Policy Agenda - *SS
(meets with SOCW 418 B)

Instructor: Piedra, L.
Hispanics, the fastest growing population group in the United States , comprise a population diverse in race, ethnicity, and class, as well as economic and social indicators. The number of Hispanics and their heterogeneity, as well as the proximity of their migration, raises complex issues and interesting social and political questions, in crafting public policy and creating and delivering social services. For these reasons, the way society incorporates this growing population will greatly define the US in the twenty-first century. This course offers an extensive portrait of Hispanics in the United States . Students will explore questions of demographic characteristics, categorization, identity; language and religious practices; education; criminal justice; neighborhood and economic restructuring; immigration; social service systems; and social and community action in the context of creating an effective public policy agenda.

Topic: American Empire: The Other View - *H *AC
(meets with HIST 498)
*This is an undergraduate only section

Instructor: Espiritu, A.
There seems little debate today that America is an “empire,” although of a very different order than the empires of old, which depended upon slavery, tribute, colonial military occupation, or actual possession of territory. Rather, America is regarded as an informal empire that depends upon its enormous resources to direct the world towards its self- interests – open markets, liberal democracy, and human rights. The question that is rarely ever posed is how America became an empire and how especially was empire experienced not only by the victors but also by the vanquished – Asians, Latinos, African Americans, and Native Americans – the others who evaded, resisted, or found themselves engulfed by the American Juggernaut. How have these peoples viewed American Empire? What new perspectives, patterns, and possibilities might we learn about American Empire in examining these submerged voices of history? These are the questions that we will attempt to answer in this course. We will examine critical works, autobiographical writings, novels, and primary documents. We will also explore several classic representations of empire, race, and gender in film. We shall learn how to critique such sources in depth. Most important, students will have the opportunity to contribute new knowledge to this emerging field through research papers that will be developed throughout the semester.

Topic: Racial and Ethnic Demography and Statrfication in America
*Graduate Section ONLY
(meets with SOC 596 EDM )

Instructor: Diaz McConnell, E..
This course provides an introduction to the changing demographics of the United States, federal collections of racial and ethnic data, and racial and ethnic demography (e.g. fertility, international immigration, morbidity and mortality; housing and residential segregation). The first part of the course focuses on contextualizing contemporary collections of demographic data, especially race and ethnic data, in the United States. This approach will be comparative, exploring similarities and differences between governmental classifications of race/ethnicity in the United States and in other countries around the world. The remainder of the course is devoted to providing a general overview of social demography topics and introducing students to the latest demographic research on race and ethnicity in the United States. An important component of the course will be identifying and accessing demographic data. Requirements for this course will include facilitation of class discussion and a research paper focused on the interests of the student.