Here you can find the schedule for the semester with links to the list of readings for each week. In addition you’ll find links to instructions for the assignments in this course.
As a reminder, you are expected to submit a weekly summary for 9 weeks in the semester by 10:50 am on the corresponding Thursday.
Here’s a guide to the schedule:
- Materials (): This page contains the readings and other information (if any) for the entire week.
- Assignment (): This page contains the instructions for each assignment.
All readings will be made available on Canvas.
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Materials
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Assignment
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Week 1
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January 10
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Introduction and Latino Demographics
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January 12
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Reading Political Science
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Week 2
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January 17
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Latina/o/x Identity
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January 19
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Latina/o/x Identity
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January 19
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Weekly summary 1 (submit by 10:50:00)
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Week 3
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January 24
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Politicized Identities
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January 26
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Politicized Identities
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January 26
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Weekly summary 2 (submit by 10:50:00)
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Week 4
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January 31
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Historical Analysis and Changing Demographics
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February 2
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Historical Analysis and Changing Demographics
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February 2
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Weekly summary 3 (submit by 10:50:00)
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February 3
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Topic proposal (submit by 17:00:00)
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Week 5
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February 7
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Latino Political Behavior
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February 9
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NO CLASS. Spring recess
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February 9
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Weekly summary 4 (submit by 10:50:00)
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Week 6
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February 14
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Latino Partisanship, Ideology, and Public Opinion
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February 16
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Latino Partisanship, Ideology, and Public Opinion
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February 16
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Weekly summary 5 (submit by 10:50:00)
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February 17
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List of literature for review (submit by 17:00:00)
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Week 7
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February 21
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Latino/Chicano Activism
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February 23
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Latino/Chicano Activism
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February 23
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Weekly summary 6 (submit by 10:50:00)
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Week 8
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February 28
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Contemporary Trends and Determinants of Political Participation
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March 2
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Contemporary Trends and Determinants of Political Participation
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March 2
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Weekly summary 7 (submit by 10:50:00)
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March 3
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Literature review (submit by 17:00:00)
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Week 9
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March 7
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The Politics of Latino Catholics and Protestants
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March 9
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The Politics of Latino Catholics and Protestants
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March 9
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Weekly summary 8 (submit by 10:50:00)
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March 11–March 19
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Spring break!
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Week 10
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March 21
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Politics of Immigration
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March 23
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Politics of Immigration
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March 23
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Weekly summary 9 (submit by 10:50:00)
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March 24
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Campaign memo (submit by 17:00:00)
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Week 11
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March 28
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Representation
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March 30
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Representation
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March 30
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Weekly summary 10 (submit by 10:50:00)
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Week 12
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April 4
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Contemporary Voting Behavior
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April 6
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Contemporary Voting Behavior
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April 6
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Weekly summary 11 (submit by 10:50:00)
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April 7
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Theory and research design (submit by 17:00:00)
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Week 13
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April 11
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How Latinos Are Perceived
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April 13
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How Latinos Are Perceived
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April 13
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Weekly summary 12 (submit by 10:50:00)
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Week 14
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April 18
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Presentations
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April 20
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Presentations
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Week 15
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April 26–May 2
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Final paper (submit by 17:00:00)
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