Transfers ToCSUCSU GE Area D · CSU GE Area FDescriptionIntroduction to Latinx Studies offers an introduction to Latina/o Studies as an academic discipline. It focuses on a pan-Latina/o, comparative, and transdisciplinary approach to major themes and issues related to the Latinx community in the U.S., which includes race and racism, indigenous culture, colonialism, war, genocide, migration, transnationalism, citizenship, identity, language, gender, family, labor, neoliberalism, education, expression, and resistance. There will be a focus on the origins, development, and theories that contribute to Latinx Studies as well as Latinx perspectives on revisionist history; demographics; employment; political and socioeconomic trends; education; and the arts. This course will provide a critical examination of modern Latin American history and indigenous and African cultures connected to the Latinx diaspora, including Chicana/o, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Afro-Latinx, Central American, South American, and Caribbean American communities in the U.S. Through an intersectional analysis, students will interrogate categories of identity and power including race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, religion, age, and ability. Due to the nature of the subject, students will be exposed to some Spanish phrases, words, and expressions.Usually HeldMon Wed 9:35am–11:00am, Thu 6:40pm–8:05pm 