The Latina/o Studies minor promotes a critical understanding of the cultural production, as well as the historical and contemporary position of Latinas/os in the U.S. The minor offers courses across disciplines and departments pertaining to the cultural production, histories, political experiences, migratory flows, bilingualism and intellectual traditions of Latinas and Latinos living in the United States. Students will explore commonalities/differences through transnational, circum-Atlantic, and hemispheric scopes, while becoming familiar with border theory, immigration studies, racial politics, postcolonial theory, empire studies, queer theory, gender and sexuality studies, and subaltern studies as theoretical approaches.
Minor Requirements: 18 credits
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6 credits from the following Latino Studies Core Classes:
21:595:200 Introduction to Latina/o Studies (3) (This course fulfills the General Education requirement)
21:595:230 Latino Jersey (3)
21:352:232 Reading Latina/o Literature (3)
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6 credits in Humanities Courses (See List A)
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6 credits in Social Science/History Courses with emphasis on Race, Ethnicity, and/or Migration (See list B)
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List A: Courses in the Humanities
African American and African Studies
21:014:301 African Cultural Retention in the Americas
21:014:302 Caribbean Literature
21:014:302 History of Hip Hop
21:014:113 Introduction to Caribbean Studies
21:014:303 Special Topics in Black Studies: Afro-Latin Literature
21:014:400 Topics in Black Studies: Race and Ethnicity in Latin America and the Caribbean
American Studies
21:050:200 Introduction to American Studies
21:050:311 Pop Culture and the Media
English
21:352:230 Race, Nation and Borders in American Literature,
21:352:324 Latino/a Literature and Culture
21:352:348,349 Representations of Race in American Literature
Portuguese
21:812:321 Oral History of Newark's Ironbound
21:812:440 Topics: Portuguese American Literature and Culture
Spanish
21:940:322 Latina/o Bilingualism
21:940:305 US Hispanic Literature
21:940:270 Introduction to Puerto Rican Literature,
21:940:324 Puerto Rican Narrative
21:940:252 Critical Approaches to Hispanic Writers and Artists in New York
21:940:304 Slavery, Race, and the Black Experience in Spanish-American Literature
List B: Courses in Social Sciences or History
Anthropology
21:070:352 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
History
21:510:325 History of Mexico and Central America
21:510:311 Latin America and the United States
21:510:312 Democracy and Rebellion in Modern Latin America
21:510:209 History of the Caribbean
21:512:208 History of Modern Latin America
21:512: 330 History of American Immigration
Political Science
21:790:364 Race and Politics
21:790:311 Government and Politics of Latin America
21:790:360 Urban Politics and Public Policy
Psychology
21:830:341 Stereotyping, Prejudice & Discrimination
Sociology
21: 920: 316 Race and Ethnicity in Multicultural Societies
21: 920: 321 Urban Sociology
21:920:326 American Society
Women’s and Gender Studies
21:988:389,390 Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies