Spring 2027

Border and Migration Studies of Latinx America

Explores social and political issues of migration, contact zones, transculturation, and diaspora in Latinx America through cultural and literary texts.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Victor Goldgel-Carballo

Summary

1 / 6

Past student reviews · Paola Hernandez

The course was rated as relatively easy in terms of difficulty.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and analyze the historical and political impact of the U.S.-Mexico border zone and Latin America.

  • Demonstrate empathy for those impacted by border interventions.

  • Explain the importance of speaking about borders and how borders have impacted present day circumstances regarding race and racial inequalities in the U.S.

  • Recognize and question previously held assumptions about the border and migration.

  • Demonstrate knowledge of artistic and literary interventions on and about the border.

  • Explore the contemporary political and economic effects of border policy through a humanistic approach

  • Apply important historical concepts and terms to draw conclusions on and about border literature, art, and theater.

  • Interpret how literature, theatre, and performance explore a humanistic approach to a geopolitical dilemma.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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CHICLA/SPANISH 215

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Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

PAOLA HERNANDEZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2025, 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 / 770
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 270
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 270
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 270
DIS 304Classroom 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

Past student reviews · Paola Hernandez

Students found the lectures engaging and interesting, with the professor sparking their interest in migration studies.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.42 GPA, 61.9% A/AB (n=63 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.30 GPA, 60.0% A/AB (n=70 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.52 GPA, 70.3% A/AB (n=74 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Paola Hernandez

The course was rated as relatively easy in terms of difficulty.

Past student reviews · Paola Hernandez

The professor was described as knowledgeable and super engaging, making students want to attend class.

Topics

  • Migration, contact zones, transculturation, and diaspora.
  • Visual arts, theater, performance, and documentaries related to border life.
  • Race and racial inequalities in the U.S. context.

Skills

  • Analyze historical and political impacts of the U.S.-Mexico border zone.
  • Interpret literary, theatrical, and performance approaches to geopolitical dilemmas.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
CHICLA/SPANISH 215 · Spring 2027

Border and Migration Studies of Latinx America

Recorded 2026-10-14
CHICLA/SPANISH 215 · Spring 2027

Border and Migration Studies of Latinx America

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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