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College Catalog 2009-2011 
    
College Catalog 2009-2011 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HISP 308 - Introduction to U.S. Latino Studies

Cross-Listed as LATI 308.
This course provides an interdisciplinary discussino of the Latino experience in the United States with a focus on Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban-Americans. Using fiction, poetry, films and critical essays, we will examine issues of race and ethnicity, language, identity, gender and sexuality, politics, and immigration. Students will further engage with the Latino population of the Twin Cities by working with a local community organization. Prerequisite: HISP 305  or consent of the instructor. Course cross-listed with American Studies and Latin American Studies. Offered every semester. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305 or permission of instructor. (4 Credits)