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Why Study Latina/Latino Studies?

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Professor Mirelsie Velázquez shares the value of the major, favorite spots in Champaign-Urbana, and why the Latina/Latino studies department is the best kept secret on campus in an interview with the College of LAS.

Highlighted Courses

Intro Latina/Latino Studies

Interdisciplinary introduction to the basis for a Latina/Latino ethnicity in the United States.

Latina/os on the Bronze Screen

Critical, historical, and theoretical exploration of Latina/o representations in U.S. film from the 1900s to the present. Examination of cinematic representations as well as the social, political, and cultural context in which those representations are produced.

Latinas/os & Public Policy

Examines the effectiveness of current U.S. public policies in addressing the social, economic, and political problems affecting Latina/o individuals and communities. Specifically, it evaluates current policy in the areas of public assistance, fair housing, criminal justice, immigration enforcement, and reproductive health.

Commodifying Difference

An interdisciplinary examination of how racial, ethnic and gender difference is negotiated through media and popular culture, and how racial, ethnic and gendered communities use cultural forms to express identity and difference.

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C. Lucio

Alumni spotlight: C. Lucio, '17, executive assistant to the general superintendent for participatory budgeting at the Chicago Park District

C. Lucio (BA, '17, Latina/Latino studies and anthropology) is the executive assistant to the general superintendent for participatory budgeting at the Chicago Park District. Their undergraduate degrees are the foundation of their community-centered approach to participatory budgeting. They said LLS and anthropology provided them with a critical lens and historical context to understand how power, race, and equity shape urban planning.

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Gilberto Rosas

Faculty spotlight: Gilberto Rosas

Gilberto Rosas's research interests include “the state,” racism and its broad complexities, critical ethnography, and experimental writing.