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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. 

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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.

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#Immigration Syllabus: a Nation of Immigrants?

Undergrad Discussion

This Fiat Lux will examine theoretical context for contemporary social issues, the #ImmigrationSyllabus.

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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.

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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. 

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Racial Geographies

Grad Seminar

A seminar examining the spatial-turn in the social sciences and humanities from an ethnic studies perspective

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Barrio Suburbanism

Undergrad Seminar

This course examines the ways Chicano/as and Latinxs

are reshaping  suburban and metropolitan geographies.

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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.

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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.

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How it is Made: Power and Tools

Undergrad Discussion

This course investigates how art and technology can be used to address critical social issues.

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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

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