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Ethnic Studies
Term : Fall 2025
Catalog Year : 2025-2026

ES 204 - Chicano(A)/Latino(A) Cinema


Description: This course examines the cinematic representation of diverse experiences of Latinos/as (Chicanos/Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans) in the United States in historical and social contexts. By exploring gender, race and ethnicity in the United States, students consider how these matters influence the perception of U.S. Latinos/as, people of color, through the medium of cinema. Letter grade only.

Units: 3

Sections offered: Fall 2025

Course Attributes:
  • LS: U.S. Ethnic Diversity
  • GS: U.S. Ethnic Diversity
  • GS: Arts & Humanities
  • GS: Arts & Humanities + U.S. Ethnic
  • LS: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry
  • LS: Aesthetic & Humanistic Inquiry + US Ethnic