Foundations of Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x Studies.

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Course analyzes the theoretical foundations of Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x Studies. This course foregrounds theoretical research in Chicana/o/x and Latina/o/x Studies and centralizes the multiplicity of Chicana/o/xs and Latina/o/xs experiences from a historical and contemporary lens. The course addresses critical topics that contest the ways Western research paradigms are presented as traditional paradigms that assume objectivity and neutrality while ignoring intersecting layers of power transmitted through race, gender, class, and other privileges.