Latinx Chicago (312-0-1)

Instructors

Merida M Rua

Meeting Info

Locy Hall 106: Wed 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

The Chicagoland area has long been a home for Latina/o/x communities. These communities, spanning and spilling beyond city limits, have profoundly shaped life in the Windy City. Drawing on the ever-growing interdisciplinary scholarship on Latinx Chicago, students will explore the local formation of Latinx identities, politics, and cultural production.

Some class sessions will take place off-campus. Please factor these activities into your overall schedules.

Registration Requirements

LATINO 201, 202, 203, or 222 recommended

Learning Objectives

• Through a broad range of readings, other course materials, and mini-lectures, students will be exposed to how Chicago as "the city" has been imagined, designed, studied, and represented.

• Students will explore and examine the relationship of people to space and the various ways in which marginalized communities construct a sense of place through discussion, field site activities, and writing assignments related to the course materials.

Class Materials (Required)

Readings on Canvas

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Registration is reserved for Latina and Latino Majors and Minors during pre-registration. Regular registration will be open to all majors/minors after the pre-registration period.