Study Latin American experiences within the United States and wider diaspora, and explore the intersections with issues of race, ethnicity, class, culture, gender and sexuality.
As a major or minor in Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies, you’ll learn about the history of people of Latin American descent within the United States and the wider diaspora. The Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies is an intercollegiate program, offering a broad array of courses covering four areas of concentration:
- Border and transnational studies
- Educación: social justice, formation and critical pedagogy
- Literature, art and representation
- Politics, social movements and labor
In these multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary classes, you’ll inquire, discuss and research issues of race, ethnicity, class, culture, gender and sexuality and how they intersect with the Latin American experience.
What You’ll Study
- ​One course in Chicana/o-Latina/o history
- Advanced Spanish
- Courses from each of the four areas of concentration
- Service learning or community engagement component
- Senior exercise
Researching at 6VµçÓ°Íø
Border Dynamics
René Valenzuela ’20 was awarded a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) to conduct research on the evolving dynamics between two sister-cities that straddle the Mexico-U.S. border.
Understanding and Positioning Mexicans in Chicago
Julián Villaseñor '21 is excited to look at how Mexicans immigrants have made Chicago – a city far from the U.S.-Mexico border – the third largest enclave of Mexican immigrants and Mexican Americans in the U.S.
(Re)Claiming Voices in Latinx Communities
Diana Rodriguez ’20 enjoyed the final project for the (Re)Claiming Voices in Latinx Communities taught by Professor Gilda Ochoa which consisted of giving voice to people through testimonios or oral histories.
I chose to major in Chicanx Latinx studies because of how interdisciplinary the major is; CLS is a blend of linguistics, history, literature, anthropology, sociology, education, and so much more. Furthermore, because Chicanx Latinx studies covers the wide range of perspectives and histories of all Latin America and the relationship with the United States, expanding my worldview as well -- I am actively learning about experiences different than my own.