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The Past, Present, and Future of Latinx Studies


Seminar Leader:
Rebeca L. Hey-Colón

Preface:

The word “Latinx” often evokes strong reactions, a testament to the diversity of experiences it can address. This seminar was designed to offer a historical and theoretical framework through which to consider the continually evolving Latinx presence in the United States. Our conversations started from the premise that we cannot fully understand the history of Latinx communities in the United States without acknowledging how this country’s presence has continually extended beyond its physical borders. Through the discussion and analysis of key Latinx cultural products, such as literature, music, and film, we questioned what we meant when we evoked “the Latinx experience.” This seminar also aimed to show how the field of Latinx studies complicates constructions of class, ethnicity, gender, language, and race (among others) in the United States, as well as in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Unit TitleAuthor

2024


Indomitable Voices: LGBTQIA+ Activism within the Latinx Civil Rights Movement

Marla Colondres
Keywords: “Latinidad”, activism, civil rights, discrimination, equality, intersectionality, Latino/a/x/é, LGBTQIA+, Stonewall riots

Building a Community: A Celebration of Culture and Hispanic Heritage

Eileen Dowling
Keywords: community, High School, Hispanic, Latina, Latine, Latino, LatinX, National Hispanic Heritage Month

Estamos aquí: El ayer, hoy, y mañana de la historia latinx de filadelfia / We are here: The yesterday, today, and tomorrow of Philadelphia’s Latinx history

Jenifer Felix
Keywords: Bilingual, Demographics, Latinx Communities, Latinx History, Philadelphia Geography, Philadelphia history, Spanish as a Heritage Language, Spanish as a Native Language

Hispanic Heritage Month for All: 31 Days of LatinXellence

Alima McKnight
Keywords: Culture, elementary, Hispanic, Indigenous, interactive notebook, Latina, Latine, Latino, LatinX, National Hispanic Heritage Month, social studies

Exploring Identity and Latin(a/o/x/e/@) Culture(s): Archeology of Self

Robert Rivera-Amezola
Keywords: “Latinidad”, Culture, digital poster, expression, LatinX, Personal Identity, racial literacy

Nosotros la Gente

Theresa Eck
Keywords: Americanize, Boriken, civic rights and responsibilities, Dr. Albizu Campos, imperialism, insular cases, Jesus Colón, Jones Act, Lolita Lebrón, migration, military contributions, Philadelphia history, picture analysis, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, Young Lords

De/Constructing and Re/Constructing Mexican and Chicanx Identities Through Myths

Feven Yared
Keywords: Aztlán, Chicanx/a/o/@, Indigenismo, La Llorona, La Malinche, La Raza, Mestizaje, Mestizo, Mexican history, Mexican/a/o/@, Myths, Teaching culture in Spanish, Tenochtitlan