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Chicanx and Latinx Studies

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CLS Advising
Institute of Arts and Humanities
Arts and Humanities Building, Sixth Floor
cls@ucsd.edu
http://cls.ucsd.edu

All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.

The Minor

The Chicanx and Latinx studies minor is an interdisciplinary minor that provides a broad introduction to the histories and cultural artifacts produced by Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. Through a coordinated course of study drawing upon course offerings in the Departments of Critical Gender Studies, Communication, Ethnic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Theatre and Dance, Urban Studies and Planning, and Visual Arts, students will gain an understanding of this important segment of the US population.

Requirements

  • Completion of seven courses (twenty-eight units), five of which must be upper division.
  • Elective courses must be selected from the Chicanx and Latinx studies course offerings.
  • There is no language requirement for the CLS minor. Students may take up to ten units of language courses toward the minor if they choose.
  • All courses counting toward the minor must be taken for a letter grade.
  • Students may take no more than three upper-division courses in any one department.
  • Students can only overlap a maximum of two courses (eight units) between their major and minor.
  • Maintain 2.0 GPA.
  • Students may petition to receive credit for relevant courses not listed in the catalog.
  • All study abroad courses must be petitioned.

Courses

CRITICAL GENDER STUDIES

CGS 137. Latina Issues and Cultural Production (Cross-listed with ETHN 137.)

CGS 187. Latinx Sexualities (Cross-listed with ETHN 187.)

COMMUNICATION

COMM 140. Cinema in Latin America

COMM 155. Latinx Space, Place, and Culture

ETHNIC STUDIES

ETHN 30. Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx Studies

ETHN 108. Race, Culture, and Social Change

ETHN 113. Decolonizing Education

ETHN 116. The United States–Mexico Border in Comparative Perspective

ETHN 118. Contemporary Immigration Issues

ETHN 119. Race in the Americas

ETHN 129. Asian and Latina Immigrant Workers in Global Economy (Cross-listed with USP 135.)

ETHN 130. Social and Economic History of the Southwest I (Cross-listed with HIUS 158.)

ETHN 131. Social and Economic History of the Southwest II (Cross-listed with HIUS 159.)

ETHN 132. Chicano Dramatic Literature (Cross-listed with TDHT 110.)

ETHN 133. Hispanic American Dramatic Literature (Cross-listed with TDHT 111.)

ETHN 134. Immigration and Ethnicity in Modern American Society (Cross-listed with HIUS 180.)

ETHN 135A. Early Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production: 1848–1960 (Cross-listed with LTSP 150A.)

ETHN 135B. Contemporary Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production: 1960 to Present (Cross-listed with LTSP 150B.)

ETHN 137. Latina Issues and Cultural Production (Cross-listed with CGS 137.)

ETHN 138. Black and Latinx Crossings: Relations, Divergences, and Solidarities

ETHN 139. Chicano Literature in English (Cross-listed with LTEN 180.)

ETHN 143. Chicana/o Film and Media Studies

ETHN 146A. Ensemble (Cross-listed with TDAC 120.)

ETHN 153. Citizenship and Civil Rights in the Twentieth Century (Cross-listed with HIUS 136.)

ETHN 154. History of Mexican America (Cross-listed with HIUS 113.)

ETHN 168. Comparative Ethnic Literature (Cross-listed with LTEN 178.)

ETHN 180. Topics in Mexican American History (Cross-listed with HIUS 167.)

ETHN 187. Latinx Sexualities (Cross-listed with CGS 187.)

HISTORY

HILD 7C. History of Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.

HILD 14. Film and History of Latin America

HILA 100. Conquest and Empire: The Americas

HILA 101. Nation-State Formation, Ethnicity, and Violence in Latin America

HILA 102. Latin America in the Twentieth Century

HILA 114. Dictatorships in Latin America

HILA 115. The Latin American City: A History

HILA 122. Cuba: From Colony to Socialist Republic

HILA 124A. History of Women and Gender in Latín America

HILA 131. History of Mexico

HILA 132. Modern Mexico: From Revolution of Drug War Violence

HILA 167. Scholarship on Latin American History in the Colonial Period

HILA 168. Scholarship on Latin America in the Nineteenth Century

HILA 169. Scholarship on Latin America in the Twentieth Century

HIUS 113. History of Mexican America (Cross-listed with ETHN 154.)

HIUS 136. Citizenship and Civil Rights in the Twentieth Century (Cross-listed with ETHN 153.)

HIUS 146. Race, Riots, and Violence in the U.S.

HIUS 155. From Zoot Suits to Hip-Hop: Race and Popular Culture Since WWII

HIUS 158. Social and Economic History of the Southwest I (Cross-listed with ETHN 130.)

HIUS 159. Social and Economic History of the Southwest II (Cross-listed with ETHN 131.)

HIUS 167. Topics in Mexican American History (Cross-listed with ETHN 180.)

HIUS 180. Immigration and Ethnicity in the Modern American Society (Cross-listed with ETHN 134.)

LINGUISTICS

LISP 1A. Spanish Conversation (Must be taken with LISP 1AX.)

LISP 1AX. Analysis of Spanish (Must be taken with LISP 1A.)

LISP 1B. Spanish Conversation (Must be taken with LISP 1BX.)

LISP 1BX. Analysis of Spanish (Must be taken with LISP 1B.)

LISP 1C. Spanish Conversation (Must be taken with LISP 1CX.)

LISP 1CX. Analysis of Spanish (Must be taken with LISP 1C.)

LISP 1D. Spanish Conversation (Must be taken with LISP 1DX.)

LISP 1DX. Analysis of Spanish (Must be taken with LISP 1D.)

LISP 5A-B-C-D. Fundamentals of Spanish

LISP 15, 16, 17. Intermediate Spanish for the Social Sciences

LISP 18. Intermediate Spanish for the Health Sciences

LIPO 1A. Portuguese Conversation (Must be taken with LIPO 1AX.)

LIPO 1AX. Analysis of Portuguese (Must be taken with LIPO 1A.)

LIPO 1B. Portuguese Conversation (Must be taken with LIPO 1BX.)

LIPO 1BX. Analysis of Portuguese (Must be taken with LIPO 1B.)

LIPO 1C. Portuguese Conversation (Must be taken with LIPO 1CX.)

LIPO 1CX. Analysis of Portuguese (Must be taken with LIPO 1C.)

LIPO 1D. Portuguese Conversation (Must be taken with LIPO 1DX.)

LIPO 1DX. Analysis of Portuguese (Must be taken with LIPO 1D.)

LIPO 15. Intermediate Brazilian Portuguese for the Social Sciences: Social Movements

LIPO 16. Intermediate Brazilian Portuguese for the Social Sciences: Cultural Movements

LIPO 17. Intermediate Brazilian Portuguese for the Social Sciences: Ethnicity

LITERATURE

Note: The following courses are taught in English.

LTAM 100. Latino/a Cultures in the United States

LTAM 105. Gender and Sexuality in Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production

LTAM 107. Comparative Latino/a and US Ethnic Cultures

LTAM 108. Chicano/a and Latino/a Cultures: Intellectual and Political Traditions

LTAM 109. Cultural Production of the Latino/a Diasporas

LTAM 110. Latin American Literature in Translation

LTEN 29. Introduction to Chicano Literature

LTEN 178. Comparative Ethnic Literature (Cross-listed with ETHN 168.)

LTEN 180. Chicano Literature in English (Cross-listed with ETHN 139.)

Note: Some LTSP courses are taught in Spanish. Check prerequisites prior to enrolling.

LTSP 2A. Intermediate Spanish I: Foundations

LTSP 2B. Intermediate Spanish II: Readings and Composition

LTSP 2C. Intermediate Spanish III: Cultural Topics and Composition

LTSP 2D. Intermediate/Advanced Spanish: Spanish for Bilingual Speakers

LTSP 2E. Advanced Readings and Composition for Bilingual Speakers

LTSP 116. Representations of Spanish Colonialism

LTSP 130B. Development of Spanish Literature

LTSP 133. Contemporary Latin American Literature

LTSP 135B. Modern Mexican Literature

LTSP 136. Andean Literatures

LTSP 137. Caribbean Literature

LTSP 138. Central American Literature

LTSP 140. Latin American Novel

LTSP 142. Latin American Short Story

LTSP 150B. Contemporary Latino/a-Chicano/a Cultural Production: 1960 to Present (Cross-listed with ETHN 135B.)

LTSP 151. Topics in Chicano/a-Latino/a Cultures

LTSP 154. Latino/a and Chicano/a Literature

LTSP 162. Spanish Language in the United States

LTSP 171. Studies in Peninsular and/or Latin American Literature and Society

LTSP 172. Indigenista Themes in Latin American Literature

LTSP 175. Gender, Sexuality, and Culture

LTSP 177. Literary and Historical Migrations

MUSIC

MUS 13. Worlds of Music

PHILOSOPHY

PHIL 35. Philosophy in the Americas

PHIL 155. Mexican Philosophy

PHIL 156. Latinx Philosophy

POLITICAL SCIENCE

POLI 100H. Race and Ethnicity in American Politics

POLI 105A. Latino Politics in the U.S.

POLI 134J. Cuba: Revolution and Reform

POLI 146A. The U.S. and Latin America: Political and Economic Relations

POLI 150A. Politics of Immigration

THEATRE AND DANCE

TDAC 120. Ensemble (Cross-listed with ETHN 146A.)

TDHT 108. Luis Valdez

TDHT 110. Chicano Dramatic Literature (Cross-listed with ETHN 132.)

TDHT 111. Hispanic American Dramatic Literature

TDMV 142. Latin Dance of the World

URBAN STUDIES AND PLANNING

USP 135. Asian and Latin Immigrant Workers in the Global Economy (Cross-listed with ETHN 129.)

VISUAL ARTS

VIS 126AN. Pre-Columbian Art of Ancient Mexico and Central America

VIS 126BN. The Art and Civilization of the Ancient Maya

VIS 126C. Problems in Mesoamerican Art History

VIS 126D. Problems in Ancient Maya Iconography and Inscriptions

VIS 126Q. Latin American Art: Modern to Postmodern, 1950–Present