HIST 0323
A Latinx History of the U.S.
A Latinx History of the United States: A Comparative Perspective
In this course, we will study the formation of the Latinx communities in the United States from 1800-present from a comparative perspective. We will discuss the racial, national, linguistic, and religious diversity within Latinx communities in the United States. We will chronicle major Latinx watersheds and contributions from the revolutionary war to the Mexican American and Spanish American War. Latinx contributions to the Harlem Renaissance, the jazz age, civil and labor rights, and contemporary politics will also be examined. It will be important to understand the historical reasons behind Afro-Latinx and indigenous media invisibility as we learn about transnational experiences of Latinx communities across Europe and Canada. We will also investigate how immigration laws, national security, and ideas about citizenship and public health have shaped the Latinx community over time. 3 hrs. sem.
In this course, we will study the formation of the Latinx communities in the United States from 1800-present from a comparative perspective. We will discuss the racial, national, linguistic, and religious diversity within Latinx communities in the United States. We will chronicle major Latinx watersheds and contributions from the revolutionary war to the Mexican American and Spanish American War. Latinx contributions to the Harlem Renaissance, the jazz age, civil and labor rights, and contemporary politics will also be examined. It will be important to understand the historical reasons behind Afro-Latinx and indigenous media invisibility as we learn about transnational experiences of Latinx communities across Europe and Canada. We will also investigate how immigration laws, national security, and ideas about citizenship and public health have shaped the Latinx community over time. 3 hrs. sem.