Topics in Latina and Latino Social and Political Issues (392-0-3)
Topic
Latino Ethnography
Instructors
Ana L Aparicio
847/491-5132
1810 Hinman Ave. #212
Meeting Info
ANTHRO Sem Rm B07 - 1810 Hinmn: Tues 2:00PM - 4:50PM
Overview of class
This course will focus on cultural and political expressions and representations of Latinos/as in the US. We will draw from historical accounts, fiction, ethnographies, and media representations. We will consider how these forms of expression are used to represent U.S. Latina/o life. We will examine how ethnography works as a field method and as a form of communication. Our course will cover a broad range of areas and textual modes, so that we may do some comparative work.
Evaluation Method
Active Participation, Student Presentations, Ethnographic Snapshots, Weekly Commentaries, Short Essay, Research Paper
Class Materials (Required)
* Diaz, Vanessa. 2020.Manufacturing Celebrity: Latino Paparazzi and Female Reporters in Hollywood. NC: Duke Univ.Press *Feliciano-Santos, Sherina. 2021. A Contested Caribbean Indigeneity: Language, Social Practice, and Identity Within Puerto Rican Taino Activism. NJ: Rutgers Univ.Press * Dávila, Arlene. 2004. Barrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos, and the Neoliberal City. CA: University of California Press. *Rosa, Jonathan. 2019. Looking Like a Language, Sounding Like a Race: Raciolinguistic Ideologies and the Learning of Latinidad. NY: Oxford University Press.
Class Attributes
Social and Behavioral Science Foundational Discipl
Interdisciplinary Distro-rules apply
Social & Behavioral Sciences Distro Area
Ethics & Values Distro Area