Overview
Description
An interdisciplinary examination of the history, lived experiences, and cultural productions of Afro-Latinxs in the United States. Discussions will center on three related questions: What is Afro-Latinidad? How does the hegemonic African-American centered articulation of Blackness differ from its articulation among Afro-Latinxs in the United States? And, how have migration and sociopolitical processes impacted the lives of U.S. Afro-Latinxs and our collective understanding of Afro-Latinidad?
Requirements
Recommended Preparation
GRI 103ETS 150SOC 101CH 202
Original catalog text
Recommended Preparation
Recommended Preparation: GRI 103, ETS 150, SOC 101, or CH 202.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Core
CO10, CO11
Related Courses
Cross Listed With GRI 375
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate an understanding of critical perspectives on Afro-Latinx identities and experiences.
- explain how forced migration, displacement, and voluntary migration shape identities and Black cultural forms not only for the descendants of U.S. enslaved Africans but diverse communities of past and present Black migrations.
- apply various theoretical perspectives to questions surrounding Afro-Latinx identity and its intersections with race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, physical ability, language, and/or social class.
- articulate and evaluate connections among and between diverse Afro-Latinx communities in the U.S. Afro-Latin American communities in Latin America.
- contextualize how historical and contemporary global influences of colonialism, globalization and U.S. hegemony impact current dynamics of Afro-Latinx communities in the U.S.
- identify the multiple ethical interests at stake in a real-world experience of Afro-Latinx people in the U.S.
- assess their own ethical values and the social context of problems discussed in the classroom.