LLS 396

Fall 2009 All Classes

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Adv Topics Latina/o Studies

Credit: 3 hours.

Examines specific topics in Latina/Latino Studies not addressed in regularly offered courses. Examples include theories of ethnic identity, historical foundations, cultural expression, and relevant topics in public policy studies of Latina/Latino communities.

May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours.

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LLS 396 class schedule data for fall 2009
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	54982	Lecture-Discussion	RO	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	113 David Kinley Hall	Romero, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: "Mexican Culture and Film." The course aims to familiarize the students with: a) the major events that shaped Mexican history in the 20th century: the Mexican Revolution, the Student Movement of 1968, and the fall of the major political party, the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) after 72 years in power; b) students will analyze how these political events have manifested themselves in film, from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (1936-1956) to the recent film boom. Students will also analyze how recent Mexican transnational films (Gonzales Inarritu, Del Toro, Cuaron) intersect with US Latino concerns on issues of immigration and citizenship.
	54035	Lecture-Discussion	RR	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	138 Wohlers Hall	Romero, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: "Autobiography and the Chicano Civil Rights Movement." The course will analyze the classic texts by the four Chicano Civil Rights Leaders: Reies Lopez Tijerina and the Land Grants Movement ("They Call Me King Tiger"), Cesar Chavez and the Labor Rights Movement ("Autobiography of La Causa"), Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzalez and the Crusade for Justice ("Message to Aztlan"), and Jose Angel Guitierrez and Voting Rights ("The Making of a Civil Rights Leader"). Students will also analyze contemporary depictions of the period in film: Jesus Trevino's "Yo soy Chicano," "Chicano: The History of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement," and Edward James Olmos' "Walkout." Additionally, students will also discuss how recent critical interventions have managed to deconstruct the hypermasculinity and nationalism of the period.