Spring 2027

Introduction to Latinx Cultures

Introduction to the culture and history of Mexican and Latin American origin people in the U.S., focusing on diversity, hybridity, and socio-political issues.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Ruben Medina3.7/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.86 GPA, 93.2% A/AB (n=74 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.78 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=85 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.74 GPA, 90.1% A/AB (n=111 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and analyze the factors that have shaped the presence of Mexican and Latin American origin peoples in the U.S., and the historical processes by which Latinos/as have been culturally, politically, and legally constructed in the United States.

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the varied make-up of Latinos and the role that race, ethnicity, gender, class, and migration have played in their own histories.

  • Demonstrate an understanding of how Latinidad is constructed and contested in the United States by various communities, institutions, and individuals.

  • Demonstrate knowledge on how Latinos/as negotiate or respond to situations of internal colonialism, social disparities, lack of political representation, migration, generational conflicts, assimilation and transcultural issues, gender roles, and transnational situations.

  • Learn and employ diverse tools and critical thinking in the analysis of Latinx cultural production.

  • Demonstrate further mastering of Spanish speaking and writing skills necessary for articulating arguments in field of study.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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SPANISH 226 or concurrent enrollment, or SPANISH 311 or concurrent enrollment

CHICLA/SPANISH 222 used by

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Raw average: 3.77/5 from 30 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.86 GPA, 93.2% A/AB (n=74 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.74 GPA, 90.1% A/AB (n=111 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

RUBEN MEDINA is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1140
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 240
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 270
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1200
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 300
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 300
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 300
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.86 GPA, 93.2% A/AB (n=74 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.78 GPA, 94.1% A/AB (n=85 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.74 GPA, 90.1% A/AB (n=111 letter grades).

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Topics

  • U.S. imperial expansion, colonialism, nation and community formations, migration, urban spaces, and dynamics of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality.
  • Socio-political, historical, literary, and artistic expressions informing culture and revealing how Latinos/Latinas negotiate presence, difference, and creativity in the U.S.
  • Diversity, emergence of new imagined communities, and cultural hybridity.

Skills

  • Critical thinking and analysis of Latinx cultural production using diverse tools.
  • Spanish speaking and writing skills for articulating arguments in the field of study.

Grades

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CHICLA/SPANISH 222 · Spring 2027

Introduction to Latinx Cultures

Recorded 2026-10-14
CHICLA/SPANISH 222 · Spring 2027

Introduction to Latinx Cultures

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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