MASC 6345 Studies in Critical Latinx Decolonial Theory
This course aims to understand what cultural studies is in the context of Latin@ and Latin American Studies, what some of the prominent theories are, and how can we use those theories to unpack or expose inequalities, understand how Latin@s and Latin Americans have fought/fight against colonial forces and ideologies and , examine our own positionality in respect to the complex colonial relationships at play in terms of culture and cultural production. Therefore, this course is as much about cultural theory as it is about power, decolonial thought and social justice. We look at a wide variety of texts that date back to the 16th century to the present time. The primary aim of the course is not just to learn and critique theory, but apply theory so that we are able to critique culture or "the real world" in an attempt to unpack "the everyday" with the ultimate objective of decolonization as proposed by the theorists to be studied.
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