Course Description
01:595:301 Latinos and Race
- Course Code: 01:595:301
- Semester(s) Offered: Spring
- Major Requirement: Upper-Level Elective
- Instructor: Shantee Rosado, Ph.D.
- Description:
In this course, we will define race, understand how this concept developed from racism during European colonialism, and analyze how its meaning and impact has changed over time for Latinx groups. This course will take a transnational approach to examine how Latinxs relate to notions of whiteness, Blackness, Brownness, and mestizo-ness, and how Latinxs of all races relate to other racialized groups across the Americas.
- Learning Goals:
- Develop nuanced, transnational understandings of race, racism, ethnicity, and Latinidad.
- Understand how racial ideologies developed in Latin America and how those ideas have traveled and changed for Latinxs in the U.S.
- Understand the tools used by social scientists and other scholars to study race and Latinidad.
- Analyze how Latinxs relate to notions of whiteness, Blackness, Brownness, and mestizo-ness, as well as indigeneity.
- Develop the capacity to thoughtfully critique existing arguments concerning race and Latinidad.
- Analyze one’s own relationship to race, ethnicity, and Latinidad and connect this to existing research.
- Have productive, engaging conversations that push our boundaries on the topic of Latinxs and race.
- Required Reading:
You do not need to purchase any books or materials for this course. All readings and other course materials will be posted on our course Canvas page under “Modules.”
- Evaluation:
Class participation – 15%
Leading class – 10%
Reflection paper 1 – 15%
Midterm exam – 20%
Reflection paper 2 – 20 %
Final exam – 20%
- Credits: 3
- Disclaimer: The information in this course description is subject to change. For up-to-date course information, please refer to the syllabus on your course site (e.g. Canvas).