Nueva York

Catalog description

This site-based class approaches New York as a Latinx and Latin American city. Much of our work and discussion will take place out in the field, exploring Latinx and Spanish-speaking diasporic visual cultures, sites, and geographies of NYC, although there will be some classroom meetings. We will examine a broad range of material, from prints and murals to film and cuisine. Some events might take place outside of the regularly scheduled class time. For research projects, students are encouraged to take advantage of and familiarize themselves with CUNY?s many archival resources, including Centro (Center for Puerto Rican Studies @ Hunter), the Dominican Studies Institute @ CCNY, and the CUNY Mexican Studies Institute @ Lehman. The course will encourage non-traditional, creative, and interdisciplinary research projects. "Nueva York" will center issues of visual spatial politics and Latinx and diasporic creativity and activism in our global city.