Students will examine contemporary Latina/o popular culturein the United States and discuss various forms of Latina/ocultural expression, as well as media representations ofLatina/o people. Course topics include: el MovimientoChicano; music, art, and theater; gender and sexual politics; ethnic stereotypes and media representations; immigrantnarratives. Latina/os belong to a vibrant history ofcreative expression. Students will look closely at thevisual art, popular music, contemporary literature, andcritical scholarship to consider the values and strugglesof the largest minority group in the U.S.