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Intro Latina/Latino Studies
LLS 100
Interdisciplinary introduction to the basis for a Latina/Latino ethnicity in the United States. Topics include immigration and acculturation experiences and their commonalities and differences, comparison of Latina/Latino experiences to those of other racial, ethnic and immigrant groups, and the potential for a pan-ethnic identity.
Gen Eds: Cultural Studies - US Minority, Social & Beh Sci - Soc Sci
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Latina/o Migration
LLS 220
General overview of international migration to the United States, using Latin American migration to the U.S. as the focal point. Topics discussed include the history of international migration to the United States, the relationship between history and the contemporary context, the development of U.S. immigration policy, the incorporation of Latino immigrants in U.S. society, and immigrant and community responses to migration.
Same as SOC 221
Gen Eds: Cultural Studies-US Minority; Social and Behavioral Sciences-Soc Sci
Intro to Latina/o Literature
LLS 242
Survey of literature by and about people of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Latina/o descent in the United States. Taught in English.
Gen Eds: Cultural Studies - US Minority, Humanities – Lit & Arts
Race, Sex, and Deviance
LLS 465
Explores how racial stereotypes rely on sexual stereotypes by examining the intersections of ethnic studies, gender and women's studies, and queer studies. Interdisciplinary course that draws from critical legal studies, sociology, anthropology, literary criticism, and history.
Same as AAS 465, AFRO 465, and GWS 465.