Latina/Latino Studies
College of Ethnic Studies
Dean: Dr. Amy Sueyoshi
Department of Latina/Latino Studies
Ethnic Studies and Psychology Building, Room 103
Phone: (415) 338-6160
Email: latinos@sfsu.edu
Chair: Dr. Katynka Z. Martínez
Program Scope
Latina/Latino Studies is a unique liberal arts B.A. degree program with an emphasis on equity, social justice, and community empowerment. The program offers an opportunity to study within a multidisciplinary framework of knowledge to develop critical thinking skills, analytical writing skills, and an area of expertise centered on Latinas/Latinos in California and the United States. The program is designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and consciousness that empower students to function as effective leaders in an increasingly complex, diverse, and global society. The major prepares students for graduate and professional schools, for a wide range of public and private sector employment, and a lifetime of community commitment and involvement.
The Latina/Latino Studies curriculum is critical, analytical, holistic, and cutting-edge. Students choose an integrated series of Major or Minor required and elective courses, as well as General Education classes, focused on Latinas/Latinos in the United States. Theoretical frameworks address race, class, sexuality, and gender inequities historically and in the present time in an analysis of multiple marginalities, community resistance, and empowerment.
The Latina/Latino Studies curriculum favors a pan-ethnic and comparative approach grounded in the U.S. but sometimes following a trajectory back to Latin American countries of origin and the indigenous cultures and histories connected to Latina/Latino diasporic communities. The institutional experiences, social and national identities, cultural expressions and resistance movements of Chicana/o, Mexican, Caribbean, Central American and South American communities in the U.S. are centrally addressed. The program focuses on gender, transnational identities, global economies, social movements, and literatures of resistance.
The Latina/Latino Studies curriculum is grounded in our local communities. Our program is committed to community service, civic engagement, social justice, and equity. We recognize the importance of critical, socially responsible scholarship and link our classrooms to local communities and their empowerment through our own Community Service Learning Program. We also have short-term international study tours to Mexico and Cuba (Cuba travel suspended until the Cuba travel ban is lifted).
Community Service Learning Internships and International Study Tour
Supervised local community service learning (CSL) internships and international study tours offer unique learning opportunities for students that enrich and expand their academic experience. Students may earn up to six units in each of these programs toward the Latina/Latino Studies Major or Minor. Students participate in organized group fundraising activities to support their travel. Permission of the supervising faculty is required to travel. Students report back to the campus community the results of the study tours.
Students are required to complete at least thirty-five hours of service as part of the Major requirements. Local community service learning internships are available every semester. Students choose internships from a wide variety of community-based organizations, government agencies, research and policy organizations, and schools. Students may enroll in a 3 unit online course, LTNS 694, to complete additional assignments related to their community service learning internship. The internships are designed to enrich the academic experience and to prepare students for future careers as well as to establish empowering mutually beneficial contacts within the Latina/Latino communities of the greater Bay Area. It is a goal of the CSL program to instill in our students a life-long commitment to community service and civic engagement.
Students interested in joining the International Study Tour to Cuba must first successfully complete LTNS 692. The Cuba study tour is designed to provide students with opportunities to interact with local people and public officials and to learn about the culture, social institutions, and community organizations in Cuba.
The Mexico Study-Tour
The Mexico Study-Tour travels in late May and early June, leaving the Monday following graduation. The intensive twelve-day trip to Mexico DF and Morelos is faculty supervised. Students meet with activists from community-based organizations and schools to learn about grass-roots political and social change. Students planning to travel to Mexico must first successfully complete LTNS 670, covering Mexican history and politics and Mexico’s unique relationship to the United States. This course is offered every spring semester.
Clínica Martín Baró
Clínica Martín Baró is a community clinic providing health and medical services in San Francisco’s Mission District. The Clínica was established by faculty, students, and licensed medical personnel from Latina/Latino Studies at San Francisco State University and from the Medical School at the University of California, San Francisco. Clínica Martín Baró offers service learning internships to students considering careers in the health and medical fields. Students must first successfully complete or concurrently enroll in LTNS 210.
Extra Curricular Activities
Latina/Latino Studies fosters mentoring relationships with students. A range of support services is offered, including educational planning, advising, academic skills development, professional and graduate school and scholarship application assistance and career development. Cipactli, a journal of student creative works, is published annually. Students are encouraged to become members of the academic Association of Latina/Latino Studies Major and Minor Students (ARMMS).
General Education/American Institutions
General Education Lower Division Social Sciences U.S. and California Government (Area D3), U.S. History (Area D2), and American Institutions courses offered by the department (must earn a grade of C- or better to satisfy the requirement):
Code | Title | Units |
---|---|---|
LTNS 276 | Latina/o, U.S. Government, and Constitutional Ideals | 3 |
American Institutions: U.S. Government and CA State & Local Government | ||
GE D3: Social Sciences: U.S. and California Govt. | ||
LTNS 278 | History of Latinos in the U.S. | 3 |
American Institutions: U.S. History | ||
GE D2: Social Sciences: U.S. History |
Professor
TERESA CARRILLO (1993), Professor of Latina/Latino Studies; B.A.S. (1981), The Colorado College; M.A. (1984), Ph.D. (1991), Stanford University.
CARLOS B. CORDOVA (1974), Professor of Latina/Latino Studies; B.A. (1974), M.A. (1979) San Francisco State University; Ed.D. (1986), University of San Francisco.
G. ALEJANDRO MURGUIA (1991), Professor of Latina/Latino Studies; B.A. (1990), M.F.A. (1992), San Francisco State University.
Associate Professor
JEFFREY DUNCAN-ANDRADE (2004), Associate Professor of Latina/Latino Studies, Associate Professor of Equity, Leadership Studies and Instructional Technology; B.A. (1992), M.A. (1997), Ph.D. (2002), University of California, Berkeley.
KATYNKA MARTINEZ (2007), Associate Professor of Latina/Latino Studies; B.A. (1995), University of California at Santa Cruz; Ph.D. (2003), University of California at San Diego.
BELINDA I. REYES (2006), Associate Professor of Latina/Latino Studies; B.S. (1988), University of Illinois; Ph.D. (1994), University of California, Berkeley.
Assistant Professor
MELISSA GUZMAN-GARCIA (2016), Assistant Professor of Latina/Latino Studies; B.A. (2007), Grand Valley State University; Ph.D. (2014), University of California at Santa Barbara.
MARIA QUINTANA (2017), Assistant Professor of Latina/Latino Studies; B.A. (2003), University of California at Davis; Ph.D. (2016), University of Washington.
Lecturer
BRIGITTE I. DAVILA (1994), Lecturer in Latina/Latino Studies; B.A. (1981), J.D. (1988), University of California, Berkeley.
FELIX KURY (1987), Lecturer in Latina/Latino Studies; B.A. (1978), M.S. (1989), San Francisco State University.
LTNS 110 Critical Thinking in Latina/o Studies (Units: 3)
Developing basic skills involved in understanding, criticizing, and constructing arguments by using materials reflective of experience of Raza and the Third World culture in the U.S.
(Note: In order for this course to satisfy General Education, students must earn a C- or CR or higher grade if taken fall 2014 or later.)
Course Attributes:
- A3: Critical Thinking
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
LTNS 205 Cyber LTNS: Culture and Community Online (Units: 3)
The emerging interrelationship of culture, community, and the Internet with critical analysis of key information age issues. Internet research skills, a basic understanding of online technology, web development skills, and critical understanding of the role of technology for LTNS. [CSL may be available]
LTNS 210 Latina/Latino Health Care Perspectives (Units: 3)
Diseases and health conditions that are prevalent in underserved populations. The socio-economic, political, racial, cultural, and environmental factors that influence health conditions in Latina/Latino communities in the U.S. [CSL may be available]
Course Attributes:
- B2: Life Science
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Environmental Sustainability
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 211 Latina/o Families Narrative (Units: 3)
The psychological structure of the family; psychodynamics of family relationships in light of particular subcultural influences characteristic of La Raza ethnic background. Sex-role delineations.
Course Attributes:
- D1: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 215 Introduction to Latina/o Studies (Units: 3)
Philosophy, methodology, and structure of Latina/Latino Studies. Interdisciplinary course. [CSL may be available]
LTNS 222 Latina/o Art History (Units: 3)
Conceptual and technical aspects of the visual arts movements in Latin America from 1900 to present and its developmental relationship to values, cultural identity, and artistic expression of Raza communities in the U.S. [CSL may be available] [Formerly LTNS 320]
Course Attributes:
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
LTNS 225 Survey of Latina/o Visual Images (Units: 3)
Survey of Latina/o images in television, film, advertising, magazines, murals, and online media. Analysis of how visual culture reproduces ideology and/or challenges power structures. [CSL may be available]
Course Attributes:
- C1: Arts
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
LTNS 230 Introduction to Latina/o Literature (Units: 3)
Background in Chicano/Latino literature. Readings from all the major Latino groups with an emphasis on culture, politics, and gender as seen through fiction.
Course Attributes:
- E1 LLD Pre-Fall 2019
- C2: Humanities
- C3 or C2: Humanities/Lit.
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 265 Topics in Latina/o History (Units: 3)
Introduction to the history of Latinos/as in the U.S. Analysis of the social, political, and economic conditions that give rise to multiple migrations. [CSL may be available]
Course Attributes:
- D1: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
LTNS 270 Latina/o/x Murals, Memes, Music, and More: Latina/o/x Arts & Humanities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: GE Area A2.
Course Attributes:
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
LTNS 276 Latina/o, U.S. Government, and Constitutional Ideals (Units: 3)
Basic governmental and political institutions and underlying socio-political ideals. Raza impact on legal-constitutional America and countervailing impact of political-legal structures imposed on Raza. [CSL may be available]
Course Attributes:
- U.S. Govt CA State Local Govt
- D3: Social Sciences: US CA Gov
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
LTNS 278 History of Latinos in the U.S. (Units: 3)
Examination of the social-cultural, economic, and political foundations of Latino History from the Spanish colonial period to the present including racialization and mestizaje.
(This course is offered as LTNS 278 and HIST 278. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- U.S. History
- D2: Social Sciences: US Hist.
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
LTNS 280 Transculturation and Latina/o Communities (Units: 3)
Socio-psychological impact of the acculturation/assimilation process on the Latino in the U.S.
LTNS 286 Policy Making and Latinos (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of U.S. Government requirement (LTNS 276 or equivalent), or consent of the instructor.
LTNS 305 Latina/o Studies Creative Writing Workshop (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
LTNS 315 Latina/os in California (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
LTNS 355 Black Indians in the Americas (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as AIS 350, AFRS 350, and LTNS 355. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
LTNS 380 Afro/Latina/o Diasporas (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
LTNS 409 Latina/o/x Cinema (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4; upper-division standing; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LTNS 409 and CINE 309. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 410 Seminar on Gender and Latinas/os (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 415 Economic Progress of Latinos in the U.S. (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 425 Popular and Traditional Music of the Latina/o Diaspora (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
LTNS 430 Race, Crime, and Justice (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LTNS 430 and C J 435. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Social Justice
LTNS 435 Oral History Methods: Theory and Practice (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 440 Caribbean Cultures and Spirituality (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 445 Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LTNS 445 and WGS 445. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 450 Indigenismo: Indigenous Cultures of the Americas (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Environmental Sustainability
- Global Perspectives
LTNS 455 Resistance Literature of the Americas (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 460 Central Americans of the U.S.: History and Heritage (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 465 Mexican-Americans: History and Heritage (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
LTNS 467 Caribbeans in the U.S.: History and Heritage (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 475 Aztec Philosophy (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
LTNS 485 Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LTNS 485 and C J 485. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Social Justice
LTNS 487 Mexican Migrations: A Social History (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as SOC 487 and LTNS 487. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- Global Perspectives
LTNS 490 Latina/o Teatro Workshop (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 500 Latina/o Community Mental Health (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 501 Latin America: The National Period (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GE Area E; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HIST 358 [Formerly HIST 501], ANTH 501, and LTNS 501. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 505 Gender, Sexuality, and Latino Communities (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LTNS 505 and WGS 505. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 530 Latina/os and the Media (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- E1 LLD Pre-Fall 2019
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
LTNS 531 Creative Writing in Spanish: Poetry, Fiction, and Drama (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as SPAN 531 and LTNS 531. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 533 History of Women in Latin America (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GE Area E; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as HIST 355 [formerly HIST 535], WGS 355 [formerly WGS 535], and LTNS 533. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 536 Latina/o Journalism (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: LTNS 530.
(This course is offered as LTNS 536 and JOUR 536. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 560 Contemporary Latina/o Literature (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 580 Educational Equity (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4; or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LTNS 580, SOC 580, and RRS 580. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
LTNS 640 Sociology of the Latino Experience (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to students with upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LTNS 640 and SOC 640. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 660 Latina/o Politics (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4; LTNS 276; or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 670 Mexican Politics and Society (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LTNS 670 and PLSI 408. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 679 Central American Literature: Roots to the Present (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
- UD-C: Arts and/or Humanities
- Global Perspectives
- Social Justice
LTNS 680 Latina/o Community Organizing (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 685 Projects in the Teaching of Latina/o Studies (Units: 1-4)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 690 Community Fieldwork in Latina/o Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 692 Cuba: Health, Education, and Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 693 Cuba: Community Service Learning (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: LTNS 692 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 694 Community Service Learning (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor; must be taken concurrently with any LTNS course supporting community service learning.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisites: Approval of the department and consent of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- Upper-Division
LTNS 707 Seminar in Latina/o Studies (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.