IMMIGRATION, CRIME, AND ENFORCEMENT

CHICLA/SPANISH 215

Drawing from cultural studies, border studies, migration and race theory, explores through cultural and literary texts the social and political issues regarding migration, contact zones, transculturation, and/or diaspora. Considers the various meanings of the word "border" or "frontera". What is a border geographically speaking? What does it mean in political and legal terms? How do we conceive the border in cultural, literary, linguistic, political, judicial, and personal ways? What is like to live on the border or on the margins? It is said that the border is a contact zone, a meeting point, a way to transfer and share information, an invitation to (in)tolerance and ex/inclusion. Read texts from history, politics, cultural anthropology, literature, and theatre to grasp the vast understanding of what is life on the border. Focus on the humanities, paying close attention to how visual artists (theater, performance, documentaries) understand and confront life on the border.

CHICLA/SPANISH 478

Drawing from cultural studies, border studies and/or critical race theory, this course explores through cultural and literary texts the social and political issues regarding migration, contact zones, transculturation, and/or diaspora.

CHICLA/HISTORY/POLISCI 422

Students will examine the historical, social, political, economic, and cultural experiences and conditions of Latinos, one of the largest US racial/ethnic minority groups. Course focus is on people who trace their origins to Mexico, the Caribbean, and countries of Latin America.

CHICLA/SOC 470

Introduces students to social and demographic analysis and explanations of the historical and present day causes and consequences of migration of the largest immigrant group to the United States in the 20th century.

CHICLA/LEGALST/SOC 440

An examination of ethnicity, race, and justice, with a specific emphasis on US Latinos, the largest minority group in the United States.