Latin American and Latino Studies
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Lower-Division Courses
1. Introduction to Latin American and Latino Studies. F,S
Interdisciplinary introduction presenting the elements for studying Latin American culture, society, economics, and politics, as well as the dynamics of Latino communities in the U.S. Special attention paid to issues of race, gender, and class, to emerging political and economic shifts in the Americas, and to new local and transnational efforts for social change on the part of Latin America's peoples and Latinos in the U.S. (General Education Code(s): IS, E.) The Staff
10. Bridging Latin American and Latina/o Studies. F,W
Interdisciplinary exploration of transnational migrations; social inequalities; collective action and social movements; and cultural productions, products, or imaginaries. Examines how transnational migration and hemispheric integration are transforming Latin American studies and Chicana/o-Latina/o studies. Explores the influence of neoliberalism and globalization, especially the intersection of critical analysis and social-justice praxis. Completion of course 1 highly recommended. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. (General Education Code(s): E.) P. Zavella
42. Student-Directed Seminar.
Seminar taught by upper-division student under faculty supervision. Requires prior approval by Latin American and Latino Studies Department and two quarters (fall, winter) of supervised preparation prior to teaching in spring quarter. (See course 192). The Staff
80A. Peoples and Cultures of the Americas: Trends and Issues. *
Anthropological in approach, concentrates on how Latin America's image is constructed and studied today. Topics include geographies, nationalities, social classes, ethnicities, gender, ecologies, regions, cultural areas, folklore, revolutions, and rural and urban societies. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) G. Delgado-P
80B. Social Movements in Latin America. W
Examines contemporary social movements in Latin America, especially those that arose from popular response to different forms of social exclusion and to authoritarian political systems. Explores a variety of popular movements, their successes and setbacks, including rural and urban uprisings, native nations and their descendants, women, African descendants, labor, environmental and grassroots movements. Enrollment limited to 60. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) H. Perla
80C. Power and Resistance in the Americas: Cross-Border Social Movements. W
Focuses on politics of power and resistance regarding major cross-border issues facing Latin Americans and Latinos in the 21st century. Emphasizes migration and migrant organizing; neoliberal "free trade" and implications for labor; organizing by women's, indigenous, and ecological movements; and for democracy and human rights. Many specific cases drawn from binational Central American experiences. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) G. Delgado-P, S. Jonas
80D. Political Change in Mexico. S
Reviews broad trends in contemporary Mexican politics against the backdrop of long-term historical, social, and economic change throughout the 20th century, analyzing how power is both wielded from above and created from below. The course covers national politics, grassroots movements for social change and democratization, environmental challenges, indigenous movements, the media, and the politics of immigration and North American integration. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) J. Fox, The Staff
80E. Latin American Philosophy. *
Is there a general school of philosophy endemic to Latin America? Would it have to appeal to quintessential Western philosophical questions regarding knowledge, values, and reality? If not, why not, and would it then still count as philosophy? What difference do ethnic and national diversity, as well as strong political and social inequality, make to the development of philosophical questions and frameworks? Course explores a variety of historically situated Latin American thinkers who investigate ethnic identity, gender, and socio-political inequality and liberation, and historical memory, and who have also made important contributions to mainstream analytical and continental philosophy. (Also offered as Philosophy 80E. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, E.) R. Winther
80F. Latinos in the U.S.: A Comparative Perspective. *
Analyzes the Latino experience in the U.S. with a special focus on strategies for economic and social empowerment. Stresses the multiplicity of the U.S. Latino community, drawing comparative lessons from Cuban-American, Puerto Rican, Chicano/Mexicano, and Central American patterns of economic participation and political mobilization. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) L. Trujillo, The Staff
80G. Race, Class, and Gender. S
Examines the economic, social, political, and cultural experience of communities of color (Latinas/os, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans) and women in the U.S., through a sociological perspective. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, the relationship among individual actions, social institutions, societal forces, and social change are analyzed. Enrollment limited to 60. (General Education Code(s): E.) S. Gleeson
80H. Comparative Latina/o Histories. S
Designed to survey recent works in the field of Latina and Latino histories, with particular emphasis on historiographical approaches and topics in the field. Readings are chosen to expose a selection of the varied histories and cultures of Latina/os in the U.S., and focus primarily on Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, and Cubans. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) G. Arredondo
80I. Gender and Global Cinema. *
Examines the relationship between globalization, gender, and cultural representation in cinema. Academic topics include aesthetics of world cinema, gender and work, sexploitation, gender in family systems/relationships, gender and violence, gender and colonization, and gender and migration. Students cannot receive credit for this course and Film and Digital Media 132C. Enrollment limited to 60. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) R. Fregoso, D. Campos
80J. Race, Nation, and War. W
Evaluates the relationship between processes of racial formation, war, and nationalism in Latin America. Case studies range from the wars of independence to more recent forms of transnational violence. Students engage historical and anthropological perspectives and critiques of modernity. Enrollment limited to 60. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) C. Rivas
80K. Latinos and Organized Labor in the U.S. W
Students learn about the role of Latinos in different forms of U.S. organized labor (including, but not limited to, traditional unions). Focus is on organizing in several 20th-century, low-wage industries, as well as organizations representing Latino professionals. Enrollment limited to 60. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) S. Gleeson
80P. Energy, Society, and Ecology in Latin America. F
From petroleum extraction to hydroelectric power to ethanol production, Latin America is an important provider of the world's energy. Course examines the implications of this process for economic growth, climate change, environmental degradation, social inequality, and poverty. Enrollment limited to 60. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) F. Lu
80Q. Música Latina. F
Surveys various musical forms and styles that have developed in Latin America and Latino communities in the U.S. Discusses concept of hybridity and grapples with this as a central issue in the evolution of Latin American/Latino music. Addresses migration of music, which not only contributes to its distribution but also to the evolvement of musical practices of forms, styles and genres across borders. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) The Staff
80S. Sexualities and Genders in Latin American and Latina/o Studies. *
Introduction to issues and themes surrounding sexualities and genders within Latin American and Latina/o studies. Provides background in the basic theoretical and historical frameworks of gender and its relationship to sexuality. In addition to cross-border perspectives, course also examines how gender and sexuality are structured and experienced through other social categories. Enrollment limited to 70. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) The Staff
80T. Topics in LALS Cinema. *
Lower-division offering on a topic of particular cultural, historical or contemporary interest in the field of Latin American and Latino/a cinema. Enrollment limited to 60. (General Education Code(s): T3-Social Sciences, E.) A. Seara, The Staff
80X. Central American Peoples and Cultures. F
Examines contemporary societies and peoples of Central America considering how, in recent decades, media, history, war, cultural production, and migration have shaped Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica both as individual nations and as a region. Enrollment limited to 60. (General Education Code(s): T5-Humanities and Arts or Social Sciences, E.) C. Rivas
81A. Mexican Folklórico Dance (2 credits). F
Provides instruction in the aesthetic, cultural, and historical dimensions of Mexican folklórico dance. Students taught choreographed dances from various regions of Mexico and also learn dance techniques (técnica) and stage make-up application. Additional workshops and lectures offered to supplement class. Open to all students; no previous experience required. (Also offered as Anthropology 81A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): A.) O. Najera Ramirez
81B. Mexican Folklórico Dance (2 credits). W
Second course in series. Provides instruction in the aesthetic, cultural, and historical dimensions of Mexican folklórico dance. (Also offered as Anthropology 81B. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): A.) O. Najera Ramirez
81C. Mexican Folklórico Dance (2 credits). S
Third course in series. Provides instruction in the aesthetic, cultural, and historical dimensions of Mexican folklórico dance. (Also offered as Anthropology 81C. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Prerequisite(s): course 81A or 81B. May be repeated for credit. (General Education Code(s): A.) O. Najera Ramirez
Upper-Division Courses
100A. Politics and Society: Concepts and Methods. W
Focuses on social science issues through the interdisciplinary analysis of power relations. Compares diverse analytical strategies, assesses contending explanations, and builds practical research skills in the field of Latin American and Latino Studies. Topics change yearly, but can include environmental justice, access to education, political participation, gender, and migration. Prerequisite(s): courses 1 or 10. Enrollment restricted to sophomore, junior, and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors, minors, and combined majors with global economics, sociology, literature, and politics, or by permission of instructor. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Fox
100B. Culture and Society: Culture in a Global Context. S
Focuses on transnational, regional, and local features of Latina/o and Latin American cultural production and artistic expression: how culture is shaped by historical, social, and political forces; how cultural and artistic practices shape the social world; and how culture is produced in an interconnected, postindustrial, and globalized economy. Prerequisite(s): courses 1, 10 or History 11B. Enrollment restricted to sophomore, junior, and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors, minors, and combined majors with global economics, sociology, literature, and politics. (General Education Code(s): E.) R. Fregoso, C. Rivas, G. Delgado-P
101. Using Media. *
Hands-on survey of print, broadcast, audiovisual, and electronic media. Students complete and present a dozen different media production assignments as part of permanent portfolio. Assignments have Latino/Latin American focus. Peer critique of media projects. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 101L. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal, The Staff
101L. Using Media: Video Laboratory (2 credits). *
Trains students in the fundamentals of video preparation, production and post-production through Social Sciences Media Laboratory. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 101. J. Burton-Carvajal
111. The U.S.-Mexican Border Region. S
Global and national forces have transformed the 2,000-mile United States/Mexico border region into a site for world market factories. Analyzes how this transformation has affected workers and communities and systematically reviews subjective responses. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Borrego
120. Cultures of the Sacred. *
Comprehensive seminar on notions of the sacred, dealing with the complexities of magic and religious themes in the Americas as seen from an anthropological perspective. Topics include both popular religion as well as non-Christian religious practices. Based on recent anthropological literature, as well as new developments concerning rituals related to the sacred (spiritualism, voodoo, santeria, magical curing, spirit possession, glossolalia, earth feeding, rituals of reciprocity). (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
121. Early California Cultures. *
Examines the cultural practices and expressions of four early California populations—indigenous, Spanish, Mexican/Californio, and immigrant Anglo-Americans—from 1770–1850—and how this led to formation of current cultural practices. J. Burton-Carvajal
122. Media and Nationalism. F
Evaluates the links between media and the production of national identities in Latin America. Focuses on theories of nationalism, media, and globalization to examine the production of national histories and representations. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): E.) C. Rivas
123A. Cinema and Social Change: Feature Films. *
Intensive weekly sessions contextualize, view and analyze a dozen classical fictional films from Latin America (1960s-1990s). (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal
123B. Cinema and Social Change: Documentary Transformations. *
Surveys the range of documentary practices designed as catalysts for and interventions in processes of social change from the 1950s to the present, with particular emphasis on sociological and political filmmaking. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal
126A. Global Capitalism and Community Restructuring. W
Examines how Watsonville (U.S.) and Irapuato (Mexico) are being restructured by national development, North American economic integration (NAFTA), and global capitalism. Explores the relentless penetration of market imperatives, their impact on the communities, and community response; costs/benefits of being abandoned by or being attractive to global capital; and how people are surviving—scrambling to find jobs, keeping families together, and engaging in binational strategies for survival. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor; concurrent enrollment in laboratory course 126B. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): IS, E.) J. Borrego
126B. Voices from the Watsonville Community. W
Weekly Wednesday evening seminar in Watsonville allows students to interact with local workers, organizers, immigration and citizenship NGO's, affordable housing non-profits, entrepreneurs, large commercial developers, county planners, city managers, PVUSD educators, health activists, politicians, commercial and organic farmers, food processing owners/plant managers, and environmentalists, in order to develop a deeper understanding of the past, present, and future of the community and the region. Class will present findings and interact with panel of community members on a Saturday morning during first weekend of spring quarter. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 126A. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): IS, E.) J. Borrego
127. Mexico and the Movies. *
Surveys a century of film production in Mexico, concentrating on major works by leading directors and emphasizing the two most popular forms—comedy and melodrama—in the context of constructions of national identity from 1931, the beginning of the sound era, to the present. Knowledge of Spanish highly recommended. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal
128. Latino Media in the U.S. W
Explores the history and practice of Latino media in the U.S. with an emphasis on work created by, for, with, and about Latino constituencies. Course highlights the role that media plays in struggles for social change, political enfranchisement, creative self-expression, and cultural development. Course content varies with instructor. (Also offered as Writing 128. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment limited to 39. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
129. Women Filmmakers: Latin American and Latina. *
Focuses on the work of a dozen major Latin American and Latina filmmakers from Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, and the U.S., including María Luisa Bemberg, María Navaro, Matilde Landeta, Lourdes Portillo, concentrating on films of the last two decades. (General Education Code(s): E.) R. Fregoso, J. Burton-Carvajal
140. Rural Mexico in Crisis. *
Focuses on political, social, economic, and environmental changes in rural Mexico from the 1910 revolution through the Zapatista rebellion. Emphasizes the interaction between the state, markets, and rural civil society, covering agrarian reform, agricultural policy, grassroots development initiatives, democratization, indigenous movements, natural resource management, and migration. Previous completion of course 100A and/or course 80D recommended. Prerequisite(s): Previous completion of course 100A and/or course 80D recommended. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Sophomores may enroll with permission from instructor. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Fox
141. Latino Communities and Economic Development. *
Examines the economic experiences of Latinas/os in the U.S. and underlying conditions of Latino workers, Hispanic businesses, and Latino community development. By examining their economic status, profiles Latino workers, the self-employed, and communities by region, cultural differences, age, gender, education, and immigrant make-up. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
142A. Central America: Revolution, Intervention, and Social Change. W
Historical and contemporary overview of the region. More detailed focus on conditions generating popular and revolutionary movements in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala during the 1980s; U.S. policy responses; and peace negotiation processes. Examines prospects for Central America in the 21st century including migration to the U.S. (General Education Code(s): E.) S. Jonas
142B. The Caribbean: Revolution, Intervention, and Social Change. *
Focuses on the political economy and recent/contemporary processes of social transformation in Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and English-speaking Caribbean countries; U.S. role in the region; Caribbean migrant communities in the U.S. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
143. Race and Ethnicity. *
Race and ethnicity have been—and continue to be—powerful forces shaping the U.S. experience. This course examines a range of conceptual approaches and monographic studies grounded in the history of the U.S. The readings provide various criteria for studying and understanding these phenomena. The course problematizes "race" by asking what the readings tell us about "race-making" and the reproduction of racial ideologies in specific historical contexts. Similarly, "ethnicity" is treated as a historically specific social construct. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Arredondo
143J. Global Political Economy. F
Analyzes the global, social, economic, and political forces that shape transnational, national, and regional societal formations and consequently the entire environment for social change. Examines the evolution of revolutionary struggle and its origins within and impact upon the evolving capitalist system. J. Borrego
144. Chicanas/Mexicanas in the U.S. W
Explores current historical and theoretical writings on the lived experiences of Chicanas and Mexicana women in U.S. history. Themes include domination/resistance politics, (re)presentations, contestation, social reproduction, identity and difference. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Arredondo
145. Grassroots Social Change in Latin America. S
Focuses on the analysis of collective action by underrepresented groups in Latin America. Concepts and issues include political participation and impact, gender, ethnicity and race, class, the environment, religion, non-governmental organizations, and social capital. Prerequisite(s): any two Latin American and Latino studies courses or permission of instructor; open to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): E.) H. Perla
146. Urban Crisis in the Americas. F
Multidisciplinary course on the cities of Latin America and Latino barrios in the U.S. Examines how cities have been constituted spatially, economically, and culturally from the Pre-Columbian era to the present. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
147. Land and Peasants in the Americas. S
Explores current trends of rural societies in Latin America. Places emphasis on the human experience of the peasantry in the context of globalization and 21st-century free trade. Concentrates on specific cases of rural migrations throughout the Americas. Land and environmental issues, peasant women's experiences, rural society changes, the future of the Latin American peasantry, and the role of rural workers in post-industrial society are discussed. Knowledge of Spanish recommended. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
148. Workers in the Americas. *
Current issues related to the experience of the Latin American and Latino working classes. Studies organized labor, resistance-literature, struggles for wages and political power, gender and labor, and labor autonomy. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
149. Theories and Actors: U.S.-Latin American Policy Formation. *
Examines how domestic political considerations and transnational forces influence the formation of U.S. foreign policy, specifically in the context of relations with Latin America. Explores the impact of institutional, electoral, and psychological pressures, public opinion, interest groups, non-state actors, and the media on decision-making regarding U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America. Enrollment limited to 35. H. Perla
152. Media and Commodities Between the Americas. *
Examines the circuits of media, commodities, and migration connecting the Americas in an age of globalization. Issues of states, transnational markets, social relations, and cultural representations addressed. Relationship between consumption, nationalism, and globalization is considered critically. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): E.) C. Rivas
160. North American Integration: Post-NAFTA. *
Analyzes the multi-dimensional process of integration in North America via NAFTA. Covers issues of trade and investment flows between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, including important legislative, scientific, technological, cultural, and political components, as well as social dislocations and political challenges associated with NAFTA. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Fox, J. Borrego
161P. Theater in the "Chicano Power" Movement. *
Covers the rise of Teatro Chicano as a cultural–political force within the 1960's "Chicano Power" Movement starting with founding playwriter Luis Valdez and El Teatro Campesino and covering Chicana/o playwrights inspired by the movement, e.g. Cherrie Moraga, Luis Alfaro, and Josefina Lopez. (Also offered as Theater Arts 161P. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) (General Education Code(s): A, E.) The Staff
162. U.S. Policy in the Americas. *
Studies U.S. policies toward Latin America and hemisphere-wide (primarily since WWII), including Cold War policies and interventions, U.S. response to the Cuban Revolution, the Alliance for Progress, counterinsurgency as the repsonse to revolutionary movements, the crisis in U.S. hegemony, NAFTA, and issues of U.S. policies for the post-Cold War era and the 21st century. (General Education Code(s): E.) S. Jonas
163. America in Flux: Population Dynamics in the U.S. S
Examines key theories of demographics change in important policy issues, such as the aging of America, racial categorization, and immigration. Explores political and economic factors that have led to the changing face of the U.S. over the last century and key legislative changes that have changed the experience of immigrants. Students use primary demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau and learn basic tools for demographic data access and presentation. Prerequisite(s): course 100A or by permission of instructor. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): E.) S. Gleeson
164. Environmental Justice. S
Introduces students to participatory-action research, which both creates positive social-environmental change and contributes to scientific knowledge. Through collaboration with environmental justice organizations, students develop research skills, hone critical reflection abilities, and understand the connections between race, ethnicity, power, poverty, and environmental problems. (Formerly Action-Research for Social Change, Environmental Quality: Lessons Learned from Latin America, U.S..) Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): E.) F. Lu
166. Latino Families in Transition. *
Explores the complex nature of Latino families in the U.S., which like other American families are undergoing profound changes. Placing families within a historical context of post-1960s social transformations, such as feminism, migration, "reconstructed" or multiple-earner households, examines how family members adapt, resist, and/or construct alternative visions and practices of family life. Prerequisite(s): course 1. Enrollment limited to 40. (General Education Code(s): E.) P. Zavella
167. Amazonian Societies and the Environment. S
Overview of Amazonian societies and the environment from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Topics include indigenous resource management, hunting and conservation, and the ecological impacts of culture and economic change. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): E.) F. Lu
168. Economic History of Latin America. *
Sheds light on Latin America's contemporary social and economic developments by providing an appreciation of their historical roots. Focusing on the period from independence until WWII, evaluates contesting explanations for Latin America's relatively poor economic performance and divergent policy implications. Prerequisite(s): course 1. (General Education Code(s): E.) H. Shapiro
169. Latin American Industrialization in a Global Perspective: Past, Present, and Future. *
Analyzes the economic, political, and social aspects of the industrialization process in Latin America. Evaluates import substitution policies, the changing roles of the state and foreign and domestic capital, and the impact of recent trade liberalization. Compares Latin America's development with that of the East Asian newly-industrialized countries (NICs) and looks at the implications of globalization. (General Education Code(s): E.) H. Shapiro
170. Indigenous Struggles in the Americas. *
Focuses on the way Natives of First Peoples have interacted voluntarily and involuntarily with nonindigenous cultures. Examines their perspectives, thoughts, frustrations, and successes. Touches on land issues and examines the way current indigenous cultures of Latin America face and adapt to social change. Focuses mainly on the Andes, lowland Amazon, Mesoamerica, and other areas. (General Education Code(s): E.) F. Lu, G. Delgado-P
171. Talleres de Poesía. *
Taught in Spanish. Develops creative writing skills through reading, discussion, and a progression of hands-on group poetry writing sessions. (General Education Code(s): A.) The Staff
172. Visualizing Human Rights. W
Explores how visual artists take up the subject of human rights in response to urgent challenges facing Latina/o and Latin American communities across the Américas. Examines the imprint of film and media arts reshaping human-rights discourse. Considers persistent themes in Latina/o representation, including colonialism and state terrorism; self-representation and the rights of racial, ethic, and sexual minorities; democracy and citizenship; land rights; and equitable access to resources and education. R. Fregoso
173. Latin American Immigration to the U.S. F
Interdisciplinary examination of Latin American immigration to the U.S. Topics include history of U.S. as an immigrant nation, economic and political context for migration, immigration process/experience, U.S. immigration/refugee policies, anti-immigrant backlash today, issues facing Latino immigrant communities to the U.S., bi-national communities. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment limited to 35. (General Education Code(s): E.) S. Jonas
175. Migration, Gender, and Health. F
Through an interdisciplinary, cross-border approach, examines complex nature of Latino health in relation to migration and how women and men experience health problems differently. Examines how health problems are created by economic and social conditions, how migrants experience access to care, and how agencies can design culturally sensitive programs. (General Education Code(s): E.) P. Zavella
176. Gender, the Nation, and Latina Cinema. *
Applies theories of transnational feminism, decolonization, and globalization to the study of Latina cinematic representation in the Americas. Focusing on Latina image making, course explores representations of race, sexuality, and the nation; citizenship, diaspora, and belonging; gender-based violence and racialized state violence; militarization, human rights, and global justice. (Formerly Transnational Feminism in Cinema.) (General Education Code(s): E.) R. Fregoso, The Staff
178. Gender, Transnationalism, and Globalization. *
Focusing on Latin America, examines ways relationship of gender and feminism to contemporary theories of transnationalism and globalization affect social understandings and formation of ideas about nation, national borders, boundaries, and social identities. Explores links between transnational and globalizing processes and emerging global civil society and transborder feminist solidarity movements in the Americas. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): E.) R. Fregoso, The Staff
180. Borders: Real and Imagined. *
Situates "The Border" historically and within the context of U.S. imperialism. Examines the formalization of political "borders," methods of enforcement, and intra-group conflicts. Examines the varied experiences of colonialism and immigration between Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Native Americans, and Cubans. Explores how the tools of "The Border" and "Borderlands" are being used to untangle the roles of race prejudice and sexual and gender discrimination. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Arredondo
190. Internship. F,W,S
Internships with campus or community organizations sponsored and evaluated by a Latin American and Latino studies faculty member. Students write an analytical paper or produce another major work agreed upon by student, faculty supervisor, and internship sponsor; sponsor must also provide review of experience. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
190F. Internship (2 credits). F,W,S
Internships with campus or community organizations sponsored and evaluated by a faculty member from Latin American and Latino studies. Students write a short (8-page) descriptive paper or produce another work agreed upon by student and faculty supervisor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
191. Latin American Studies Teaching Apprenticeship. F,W,S
Advanced students serve as facilitators for small discussion groups or aid in reading of papers related to Latin American Studies courses. Students are expected to read all course assignments and meet with instructors to discuss the teaching process. May not be counted toward major requirements. The Staff
192. Directed Student Teaching. F,W,S
Teaching under faculty supervision of a lower-division course in Latin American and Latino studies, normally done by majors in the final quarter of study as the senior project. (See course 42.) Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. The Staff
193. Field Study. F,W,S
Supervised off-campus study in local Spanish-speaking community. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
194A. El Area Andina Hoy. W
Taught in Spanish. Offers contemporary debates on Andean societies through a prism of recent interdisciplinary contributions (anthropological, sociological, political scientific, historical). Aims at understanding neo-regionalism, cultural history, and impact of globalization on specific localities. Andean societies are adjacent to the Amazon, a complementary aspect offered in this course. (Formerly course 110B.) Prerequisite(s): course 1 or Anthropology 1, and Spanish 6 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63 or equivalent. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
194B. Colombia: Sociedad y política. *
Taught in Spanish. Overview of contemporary Colombian politics and society in historical and institutional context, with an interdisciplinary approach to the causes and consequences of political violence. Special focus on agrarian and ethnic conflict. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
194C. Trabajo y empresa en América Latina. *
Taught in Spanish. An introduction to the conflict between the economic interests of the working class and the differing strategies of the several models of "development." Analyzes the methods of resistance of popular movements in their confrontation with entrepreneurial and transnational capital. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
194D. Hemispheric Dialogues: Bridging Latin American and Latina/o Studies. *
The rapid acceleration of North-South flows of people, resources, and ideas in the Americas has triggered a rethinking of both Latina/o studies and Latin American studies approaches. By bringing empirical materials and conceptual frameworks from Latin American studies to bear on Latina/o studies and vice versa, this advanced research seminar explores the interlocking social, cultural, economic, and political processes that connect Latin America and U.S. Latina/o communities. Prerequisite(s): course 100A or 100B. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
194E. Latino International Migration: Case Studies, Policy/Law, Transnational Practices. S
Seminar designed for students who already have basic understanding of migration and who want to pursue topic in greater depth and/or as preparation for a career related to immigration. Gives an understanding of various methodological approaches to study of migration, taken from different disciplinary fields. Prerequisite(s): course 173 or permission of instructor. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors, minors, combined, or double majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) S. Jonas
194F. Latino Civic Engagement in Comparative Perspective. W
Explores the role of Latinos in civic and political life in the U.S., focusing on specific avenues for participation such as religion, work, and transnational experiences. Examines barriers to participation experienced by Latinos in the U.S. as well as relationships between civic engagement and political incorporation and the ramifications for inequality for Latinos and other ethnic/racial groups in cities across America. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) S. Gleeson
194G. Chile: Social and Political Change. *
Analysis of Chilean politics and society from the election of Salvador Allende in 1970 to the present. Particular emphasis is given to understanding the different forces, internal as well as external, that broke the Chilean tradition of democratic rule in 1973, and to the current configuration. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) W. Goldfrank
194H. Central American Political Relations with the U.S. S
Writing-intensive senior seminar on U.S.-Central American relations. Students gain understanding of Central American political history; the region's relations with the United States; and the problems arising from this relationship. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors, minors, and combined majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W, E.) H. Perla
194I. Contemporary Ecuador. F
The Andean nation of Ecuador exemplifies cultural and biological diversity, rapid economic and social change, and increasing geopolitical influence as one of the current South American left-leaning countries. Course looks at Ecuador's recent history and future challenges. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment limited to 20. F. Lu
194J. Movimientos sociales contemporáneos. S
Taught in Spanish. Provides students with an opportunity to critically analyze various national/international impacts of Latino/Latin American social movements. Reviews pertinent social scientific literature and examines conclusions reached by their authors. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
194K. Drogas en la historia y la cultura de las Américas. *
Taught in Spanish. Studies the devastating effects drugs have on the Americas and the subcultures they (re)produce. Features critical readings on the impact of drugs in the Americas. Studies the origins of substances (tobacco, coca, marijuana), and looks at how they have been used through time before concentrating on the present. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
194L. Etnicidad, medio ambiente y desarrollo. *
Taught in Spanish. Interdisciplinary analysis of the interaction between ethnicity, tropical forests, and development policy in Latin America. Historical, anthropological, and sociological perspectives on natural resource rights and use, with a focus on Afro-Latin American and indigenous peoples. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
194M. Twentieth-Century Revolutions. *
Treatment of 20th-century Latin American revolutions from Zapata to the Zapatistas. Focuses on the causes and consequences of revolutions rather than on their narrative histories. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Arredondo, W. Goldfrank
194N. Las izquierdas en América Latina: ayer, hoy y mañana. F
Taught in Spanish. Focuses on legacies of Latin America's popular and revolutionary movements since the 1960s, current transformations, and 21st-century prospects. Major emphasis on contemporary leftist or left-leaning parties in power in the early 2000s, as well as new perspectives/re-evaluations/debates about past movements. Also includes cross-border strategies, movements, and alliances for social justice. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino Studies majors, minors, combined or double majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) S. Jonas
194P. Tale of Two Cities. *
A comparative study of the social, economic, cultural, political, and geographical development of Los Angeles and Mexico City in the 20th century. Emphasis on the diverse peoples, changing physical environment and various images/interpretations of these two world cities. (Also offered as History 190D. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Prerequisite(s): two upper-division history courses and satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies and history majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W, E.) P. Castillo, L. Haas
194R. Violencia Cotidiana en las Americas. W
Senior seminar taught in Spanish. Engages a critical study of violence, social relations, and everyday life in contemporary Latin America. Focuses on the relationship between narratives and acts of violence, and the constitution and social effects of these representations. Requires proficiency in Spanish (written and spoken), and advanced reading knowledge of Spanish. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors, minors, double majors, and combined majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): E.) C. Rivas
195A. Social Justice Research and Writing. W
Combines a substantive emphasis on social justice issues pertaining to Latinos and Latin Americans with training in essential research and writing skills. Topics include: topic definition; bibliographical sources; interview techniques; fieldwork skills; disciplinary and interdisciplinary methods; and writing, revising, and editing. Course includes peer-to-peer learning and collective discussion of projects. Strongly recommended for students working on senior thesis, project, or expanded paper for the LALS senior exit requirement. (Formerly Seminar in Research Methods and Writing.) Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to junior and senior LALS majors, minors, combined, or double majors. Enrollment limited to 20. (General Education Code(s): W, E.) S. Jonas
195B. Senior Project. F,W,S
Senior thesis writing under direction of major adviser. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
195C. Senior Project. F,W,S
Senior thesis writing under direction of major adviser. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
196. Field Study Seminar. *
Emphasizes ethnographic strategies of fieldwork. Primarily oriented to students interested in understanding the daily life of societies and cultures. Prepares students both to conduct fieldwork, and to process their fieldwork experience. Covers complexities related to the experience of "stepping out of" one's own culture. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 196L. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment limited to 25. J. Borrego
196L. Field Study Seminar Lab (2 credits). *
Media lab trains students in the use of electronic and photographic media for the acquisition of field data. Through lectures, demonstrations, hands-on field exercises and review of students' media exercises, students will learn the fundamentals of photography, video production, and audio recording in the field. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 196. Enrollment restricted to sophomores, juniors, and seniors. Enrollment limited to 25. J. Borrego
198. Field Study. F,W,S
Off-campus study in Latin America, the Caribbean, or nonlocal Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. Nature of proposed study/project to be discussed with sponsoring instructor(s) before undertaking field study; credit toward major (maximum of three courses per quarter) conferred upon completion of all stipulated requirements. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
198F. Independent Field Study (2 credits). F,W,S
Individual studies undertaken off-campus. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Supervised directed reading; weekly or biweekly meetings with instructor. Final paper or examination required. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Supervised research and writing of an expanded paper, completed in conjunction with requisite writing for an upper-division course taken for credit in the major. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Graduate Courses
200. Bridging Latin American and Latina/o Studies. *
Explores social, cultural, economic, and political changes that connect Latin America and U.S. Latina/o communities. The objective of this interdisciplinary team-taught course is to bridge previously distinct research approaches of Latin American and Latina/o studies to better understand processes that link peoples and ideas across borders as well as help students to conceptually and methodologically identify and design new objects of study and revisit traditional approaches. Core requirement for students pursuing the Parenthetical Notation in Latin American and Latino studies. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. G. Arredondo
210. Latina Feminisms: Theory and Practice. *
Through an interdisciplinary approach, explores Latina feminist social theory and scholarly practice—especially in representation and interpretation of Latina experiences. Examining key texts at different historical junctures, charts how Latinas of varied ethnic, class, sexual, or racialized social locations have constructed oppositional and/or relational theories and alternative epistemologies or political scholarly interventions and, in the process, have problematized borders, identities, cultural expressions, and coalitions. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. P. Zavella
212. Latina/o Ethnographic Practice. *
Interrogates the social construction of Latino cultures in their varied regional, national-ethnic, and gendered contexts. Assumes that culture is a dynamic process constructed within a context of hierarchical relations of group power, in which Latino groups have been structurally subordinated and socially oppressed. Focuses more on how power relations create a context for the creation of specific Latino cultural expressions and processes than on unraveling the structures of oppression. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 25. P. Zavella
215. Latina Cultural Studies: Transborder Feminist Imaginaries. *
Interdisciplinary analysis of feminist theories that inform the field of Latina cultural studies in the Americas, with an emphasis on transnational and hemispheric dialogues. Designed for students pursuing the Parenthetical Notation in Latin American and Latino studies and those with interest in globality, transnational feminist theory, and critical race and postcolonial theories. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. R. Fregoso
220. Transnational Civil Society: Limits and Possibilities. S
Analyzes social, civic, and political actors that come together across borders to constitute transnational civil society, drawing from political sociology, political economy, comparative politics, and anthropology to address collective identity formation, collective action, institutional impacts, and political cultures. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. J. Fox
230. Political Ecology in Latin America. *
Examines the foundations and current literature on political ecology, with emphasis on issues in Latin America. Topics include the appropriation of "Nature;" degradation and deforestation; conservation policies and politics; land distribution and property; and indigenous resistance. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 14. F. Lu
240. Culture and Politics of Human Rights. F
Examines the role of feminist activism and jurisprudence in the expansion of human rights since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Addresses challenges of accommodating women's specificity within international human rights law. Focus on application of international and regional human rights conventions and new human rights standards. (Formerly Feminism and the Culture and Politics of Human Rights.) (Also offered as Feminist Studies 240. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. R. Fregoso
242. Globalization, Transnationalism, and Gender in the Américas. *
Explores how globalization, transnationalism, and the social construction of gender are interrelated, contingent, and subject to human agency and resistance. Examines particular configurations of globalization, transnationalism, and gender through the Américas and their implications for race, space, work, social movements, migration, and construction of collective memory. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. P. Zavella, R. Fregoso
244. U.S. Political Relations with Latin America. W
Examines relations between the U.S. and Latin America. Emphasizes the domestic and global contexts within which U.S. leaders defined national economic, strategic, and ideological interests, and their regional policy objectives. Explores the impact of Latin Americans' nationalistic, anti-imperialist, class, racial, and gender struggles that often shaped policy outcomes in ways unanticipated by the U.S. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Enrollment limited to 15. H. Perla
297. Independent Study. F,W,S
Students submit a reading course proposal to a department faculty member who supervises independent study in the field. Faculty and student jointly agree upon reading list. Students expected to meet regularly with faculty to discuss readings. This independent study must focus on a subject not covered by current UCSC graduate curriculum. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
299. Thesis Research. F,W,S
Enrollment restricted to graduate students and permission of instructor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
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