Studying Latino/a Studies at Kenyon
Students in Kenyon’s Latino/a studies concentration learn from faculty experts in modern Mexican history, international development, postcolonial studies, literary translation, immigration and border studies, and transnational feminism. Coursework in American studies, art, English, history, political science, psychology, Spanish, sociology, and gender & sexuality studies provides an interdisciplinary foundation for students to study, analyze, reconstruct and reflect on the Latino/a experience in the United States as well as its wider impact in the world.
Featured Courses
Latino Psychology
This course focuses on a vibrant and emerging field geared toward understanding the experiences of the largest minority group in the United States, either U.S.-born or U.S.-residing Latinos. Learn about intracultural differences and similarities across Latino subgroups and how demographic and interpersonal variables they operate in conjunction.
Cultural Productions of the Borderlands
Chicana/o culture in the U.S. is a vast yet underrepresented field. This absence is symptomatic of a history of oppression that results in silencing the “other” America. In this course, offered in both Spanish and English, you’ll gain deep understanding of borderlands within the context of their colonial legacies.
Celebrating Seniors
Latino/a studies faculty (Gilda Rodríguez, Jennifer Johnson, Nancy Powers, Tomás Gallareta Cervera and Matthew Suazo) pose with the programs concentrators: Valeria Garcia-Pozo '23, Carlos Lopez Martinez '23 and Alexis Miramontes '23.
Academic Explorations in Mexico
Over spring break, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Latino/a Studies Tomás Gallareta Cervera and his students traded Gambier for the Yucatán to foster a more nuanced understanding of Latin American cultural heritage by examining the social structures that contributed to its development.