SPAN330

Nueva York Latino/Latin New York is a 300 level interdisciplinary course designed to explore the complexity of the Latino communities in the New York/New Jersey area. The 2010 Census already shows that Hispanics are the second largest group in America, with one in six Americans identifying as Latino. By the year 2050, nearly one in three U.S. residents will be Hispanic. This course will examine the ways in which generations of Latinos have become integral to the fabric of New York City's urban landscape since the 19th century, extending their influence from the city to neighboring suburban enclaves and even back to the Caribbean and Latin America. It will examine the diversity within the Latino ethnic groups, as well as the Hispanic influence in the multiple sites--in media, poular culture, literature, politics, and the arts--where Latinidad, a discursive category, finds concrete expressions. The course will be taught in Spanish. Lab Fee.