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Latino/a Studies Courses Posted on ACES
Spring 2010 Latino/a Studies Courses Posted:
LSGS 100: Introduction to Latino/a Studies, MW 1:15-2:30 PM
LSGS 150S: Latina Hip Hop, TR 11:40-12:55 PM (limited space!)
Sign up for these exciting courses to add a little spice to the upcoming semester! Check out the courses tab for more info.
Calendar Posted for 2009 NC Latin American Film Festival
Check out the updated calendar for the 22nd Latin American Film Festival: http://22ndfilmfestivalnc.googlepages.com/%C2%A02009calendar.
Contact dukeclacs@gmail.com with any questions.
Call for Papers: Latinos in the US South
Deadline: November 15, 2009
Latino Studies, in cooperation with the University of Alabama, invites proposals for a special issue on Latinas and Latinos in the U.S. South, with a general focus on inter-ethnic/inter-racial relations. The purpose of this special issue is to explore and highlight the growing social,political and cultural significance of Latinos in the region referred to as the Nuevo New South.
Successful proposal writers will be invited to submit article-length papers and participate in a conference and workshop to be held at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, on February 19-20, 2010.
Please send proposals no longer than 5 pages by email attachment to Suzanne Oboler, Editor, Latino Studies, at latstu@jjay.cuny.edu.
Latino/a Studies will cover up to 2 more registration fees for Hispanic Acheivement Conference
Latino/a Studies will cover up to 2 more registration fees for Hispanic Achievement Conference at Meredith College. The conference is sponsored by the North Carolina Society of Hispanic Professionals on October 9th and will cover themes of Latino achievement in education. For more information about the conference themes, click here.
Contact Jenny Snead-Williams (jennysw@duke.edu) for information about registration fees.
Latino/a Studies welcomes new PostDoc Associate
Monika Gosin earned a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) with a dissertation titled Reframing the Nation: The Afro-Cuban Challenge to Black and Latino struggles for American Identity. Her research has been supported by several awards, including a Dissertation Fellowship from the Center for Citizenship, Race and Ethnicity Studies (CREST) from the College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY; the UC-CUBA Academic Initiative; and the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (UCSD). Her current research focuses on the intersections of immigration, blackness, and Latinidad in the lives and media representations of Afro Cubans in the United States, and African American/Latino relations. Monika has published previously in the area of race and health, and an adaption of one of her dissertation chapters has been accepted as part of an anthology titled Hemispheric Cuban Studies: Reflections on Politics, Race and Culture, under review by Ediciones Callejon, Puerto Rico. Gosin’s research and teaching interests include Latino and Africana studies, race and gender in popular culture and media, and intergroup relations. Gosin has B.A. degrees in Social Science and in Spanish Literature from the University of California, Irvine, and an M.A. in Sociology from Arizona State University.
Professor Gosin will be teaching an undergraduate course titled, "Latino/a Hip Hop: Representation and Resistance" during Spring, 2010. The course will be listed under LSGS 150S and will be cross-listed with AAAS, Spanish, and Cultural Antrhopology. A brief description follows: This course will examine Hip Hop as a tool for self-representation and resistance among Latino/as in the United States in the context of histories of colonization, im/migration, and activism. The course highlights the integral role of Puerto Rican youth in Hip Hop’s creation; examines the role of Hip Hop as an expression of Chicano politics; explores the influence of cultural expressions from the Spanish speaking Caribbean; and investigates what Hip Hop reveals about the linkages between US Latino/a and African American communities. Through an examination of the politics of Latino Hip Hop as a cultural production, the course emphasizes a critical analysis of the racial, gendered, and linguistic politics that shape Latino/a lives. Curriculum codes ALP; SS, CCI; and W will likely be attached to this course. Since this is a seminar, only 18 seats are available; undergraduates should plan to sign up early.
(Note that our Intro to Latino/a Studies, LSGS100S, will also be taught in the Spring by Prof Viego at a non-conflicting day/time.)
Office Location: 222 Friedl Building
Office Hours: For Fall, please e-mail to set up an appointment.
Office Phone: 919-668-1945 Email Address: monika.gosin@duke.edu.