Topics in Latino/a-related art, history and contemporary issues, such as neighborhood development (e.g., Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland, Mission district of San Francisco), mural arts movements, Spanish-language media, labor history, unionization efforts, immigration, demographic shifts, regional economic and/or social history, and transnational communities. Course topics will vary with the expertise of the particular instructor.

This course examines and celebrates the resiliency of black and brown students to navigate, confront, and succeed in a schooling system rooted in white supremacy and as a continuum to white settler colonialism by conducting community-engaged research and reimagining this social institution to serve our communities. This course also explores the process of decolonizing academia and working collaboratively with the community to conduct research providing an opportunity for greater trust and respect to be built between academia and our communities. Course participants will be exposed to a range of decolonizing research/engagement methods appropriate for the coproduction of knowledge in community partnerships.

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