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Intro to Chicana/o Studies
Undergrad Lecture
This course is an introduction to the history, culture, and identity of Chicanas/os.
Race, Space, and Place
Undergrad Seminar
This course investigates theories of spatial formation and their import for the study of race and ethnicity in the United States.
#Immigration Syllabus: a Nation of Immigrants?
Undergrad Discussion
This Fiat Lux will examine theoretical context for contemporary social issues, the #ImmigrationSyllabus.
Disneylandia: From the Three Caballeros to Encanto
Undergrad Discussion
Through readings and a review of Disney films, we discuss the representation of Latinx people in animated film through one of the most influential studios in the United States.
Readings in Relational Race-Making
Grad Seminar
This course is concerned with how group-based racial constructions are formed both in relation to other marginalized groups and in relation to whiteness.
Racial Geographies
Grad Seminar
A seminar examining the spatial-turn in the social sciences and humanities from an ethnic studies perspective
Barrio Suburbanism
Undergrad Seminar
This course examines the ways Chicano/as and Latinxs
are reshaping suburban and metropolitan geographies.
Race and the Digital
Undergrad Seminar
This course examines spaces of new media and their import for the study of race and ethnicity in the United States.
Ethnic Los Angeles
Undergrad Seminar
This course examines critical histories of Los Angeles and how the city has served as a transnational hub for many migrant populations.
How it is Made: Power and Tools
Undergrad Discussion
This course investigates how art and technology can be used to address critical social issues.
Latino Urbanisms
Grad Seminar
This is an interdisciplinary seminar examining the spatial-turn in the social sciences
and humanities from an ethnic studies perspective.
In the Classroom
Teaching at UCLA: Fiat Lux by Idriss Njike