AS 4253 - Latino New York

Credits: 4

This course will explore the history of Latina/o communities in New York City and its surrounding suburbs from the 1940s to the present day. We will take an interdisciplinary approach to study diverse Latina/o experiences of immigration, labor, discrimination, disinvestment, and gentrification, as well as the long history of Latina/o activism and cultural production in the city. There can be no doubt that Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, and other Latina/os have profoundly influenced the culture, economics, and politics of Metro New York, and this course will trace that history.

Prerequisites
AS 2122 or permission of instructor; EMS