Immigration and Latinos
Globalization and the rise of transnational communities have compelled the Center to foster the integration of the fields of Latin American Studies and Latino Studies. The Center is building a Latino Studies program that adopts a comparative approach to the study of different Hispanic/Latino groups in the US and that is grounded in the study of the interdependence between the US and Latin America.
The Center completed a three-year Ford Foundation-funded research project focusing on lived religion among Brazilian, Guatemalan, and Mexican immigrants in Florida. Ford funded the UF Departments of Political Science and Religion to conduct the second phase of the project entitled, “Latin American Immigrants in the New South: Religion and the Politics of Encounter.” This project extends to the metropolitan area of Atlanta, allowing for comparative analyses and focusing on inter-ethnic and racial relations in the communities of reception. Visit the Latin American Immigrants in the New South website for more information.
Students enrolled in the MA in Latin American Studies (MALAS) degree program may complete a specialization in Latino Studies. This specialization accounts for approximately half of the courses required for the MALAS degree.
UF faculty member from across campus engage in research and teach on Latinos.
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Department |
Research Interests |
Cultural studies, literature |
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ESOL/bilingual education |
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ESOL/bilingual education, |
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Agricultural development, gender, land policy, rural labor markets |
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Agricultural labor, child labor |
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Chicana/o studies, feminist theory, feminist art history |
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Gender/race, Latinas/os in the law |
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Literature, Spanish for bilinguals |
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Comparative law, critical race theory, LatCrit theory |
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Musical theatre |
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Oral history, Latino history |
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Women’s studies, social movements, race and ethnic relations |
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Psychiatric and mental health nursing |
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Multicultural counseling |
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Religion in Latin America, theory and method, religion among U.S. Latinos |
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Religion and politics, democratization, social movements, transnational migration |
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Latino sociology, demography of health and aging in minority populations |
