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CRES 160 - 01   Latina/o/x Geographies

2024 Winter Quarter

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Career
Undergraduate
Grading
Student Option
Class Number
32410
Type
Lecture
Instruction Mode
Synchronous Online
Credits
5 units
General Education
 
Status
Open
Available Seats
20
Enrollment Capacity
35
Enrolled
15
Wait List Capacity
0
Wait List Total
0

Description

Explores questions like: Who is Latinx? What communities does this include/exclude? How extensive of a geography does Latinidad cover? What is the political usefulness of Latinidad in the face of overwhelming heterogeneity? How does Latinx Geographies reckon with or overcome the anti-Black and de-Indigenizing nationalist projects of Latinidad in Latin America and in the U.S.? Students learn how to define Latinx geographies and evaluate its disciplinary boundaries and assess the work of Latinx geographers and their ability to negotiate historic tensions within academia and Latinx studies.

Enrollment Requirements

Prerequisite(s): CRES 10.

Meeting Information

Days & Times Room Instructor Meeting Dates
MWF 09:20AM-10:25AM Online Trujillo,L. 01/08/24 - 03/15/24
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