WGSS 338
Latina/o/x Musical Cultures: Sounding Out Gender, Race, and Sexuality
Last Offered Spring 2013
Division II Writing Skills
Cross-listed AMST 339 / COMP 338 / LATS 338 / WGSS 338
This course is not offered in the current catalog or this is a previous listing for a current course.

Class Details

In this class we will investigate a wide variety of Latina/o/x popular musical forms, with particular attention to issues of gender, sexuality, and ethno-racial identity. Employing interdisciplinary materials and approaches, this course focuses on the sonic and visual analysis of contemporary Latina/o/x popular music and the identities of its producers, performers, and audiences. We will focus on the following questions, among others: How are hybrid Latina/o/x identities expressed through popular music and dance? In what ways do gender, sexuality, and ethno-racial identity inform the performance and interpretation of particular Latina/o musical forms? What unique role does sound play in our understanding of popular music and identity?
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 12
Expected: 12
Class#: 3667
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: class participation, one semester-long original research project conducted in stages
Prerequisites: prior courses in AMST, LATS, or WGSS; not open to first-year students
Enrollment Preferences: Latina/o Studies concentrators, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies majors, and American Studies majors by seniority
Distributions: Division II Writing Skills
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AMST 339 Division II COMP 338 Division II LATS 338 Division II WGSS 338 Division II
WS Notes: Students are required to complete a semester-long research paper in steps, each of which is evaluated and completed again as needed. These include an abstract (1-2 pages), annotated bibliography (2-5 pages), outline (2-7 pages), rough draft (2 at 6-10 pages), peer editing exercise, and final draft (10-12 pages). The intention is that students learn practical skills related to effective writing and to encourage them to engage in writing in planned stages with consistent feedback.
Attributes: AMST Arts in Context Electives
AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
AMST Critical and Cultural Theory Electives
GBST Borders, Exiles + Diaspora Studies Electives
LATS Core Electives
WGSS Racial Sexual + Cultural Diversity Courses
WGSS Theory Courses

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