LLS 396

Spring 2010 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 spring 2010
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
53403	Lecture-Discussion	JC	10:00AM -11:20AM	TR	G7 Foreign Languages Building	Chapa, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Section Info: Topic: Population Informatics Perspectives on Immigration and Race in Illinois. Meets with SOC 396 and SOC 596. This course has three main goals: 1. To help students develop a broad background in contemporary immigration issues; 2.To give students an introduction to using U. S. census data, SPSS, and ArcGIS to analyze these issues; 3. To improve the students? research, analytic and writing skills. The major themes to be explored include the relationship between immigration, race and the following topics: employment, occupation, industry, income, education, residential patterns, political districting, and access to digital tools. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
52859	Lecture-Discussion	NP	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	1120 Foreign Languages Building	Paik, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Section Info: Topic: "Race, Immigration, Rights, and Culture." Meets with AAS 390.This interdisciplinary course explores the histories, cultures, and experiences of im/migration to the U.S. by examining cultural productions (literary and visual narratives and texts) alongside legal discourses (legislation, court cases, legal scholarship) and historical analyses. Informed by critical race theory, ethnic studies, and cultural studies scholarship, it pays particular attention to the tensions between the legal discourses and practices that seek to regulate im/migrants and the cultural productions that articulate the limits of the law. The course examines themes including the closing/opening of U.S. borders to manage the entry of im/migrants; the conflict between capitalism/labor and nation over issues of im/migration; and naturalization and the limits of citizenship.
51103	Lecture-Discussion	RR	2:00PM -3:15PM	TR	236 Wohlers Hall	Romero, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Section Info: Topic: "Mexican Culture and Film." Meets with SPAN 326. 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.