The Expressive Culture of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Transborder Perspective

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Interdisciplinary social science introduction to various forms of cultural expressions found throughout Latin America and the Caribbean region and in Latina/o communities within the United States. Uses a transborder perspective to examine how migration, race, ethnicity, gender, power, history and identity shape and influence different aspects of Latina/o culture and identity. Focuses on the study of a wide array of expressive practices including music, dance, verbal arts, myths and folktales, festivals, sports and food in Mexico, the Spanish Caribbean and their counterpart Latina/o communities in the United States. Class lectures and readings introduce basic concepts such as ethnography, ethno-musicology, culture, representation and globalization.