LAS 2200 - Latin American Art, Music, and Literature - Dr. Verba

As part of your participation in this course, you are being asked to develop a research project related to a particular artistic movement or struggle in Latinoamérica, musician, musical group in Latin America that has sought to visiblize the stories and struggles of people who have been invisiblized through the process of coloniality and the colonial hierarchies of class, race, gender, and sexuality that have been erected since 1492.

Final research projects should be 8-10 pages in length, typed and double-spaced.  It should include all of the following elements:

1. A working, descriptive title.

2. A statement of your research topic, its scope -- chronological, geographical, etc.-- and significance.

3. A discussion of the secondary literature on your topic, including at least two peer-reviewed articles on (or adjacent) to your topic.

4. Your analysis of the source(s) you have identified (song(s), poem(s), visual art, film, artist)

5. A conclusion that ties your specific topic to one or more of the larger themes covered in this course.

Topic

Alfonso Cuarón’s film Roma (2018) portrays class struggles and most importantly, Indigenous erasure in Mexico 

Search Tips:

Use Boolean connector AND. For example, Alfonso Cuarón Roma AND class.  

Do a search in OneSearch. Do a second search in Google Scholar

Topic

Entre Mujeres, a trans-local music composition project between Chicanas/Latinas in the U.S. and Jarochas/Mexican female musicians in Mexico 

Search Tips:

Use "quotation marks" to keep phrases together. For example: "entre mujeres" son jarocho. 

Use Google Scholar for more specific terms or disciplinary language. 

Topic

How Los Tigres del Norte’s Music Preserves Immigrant Identity and Selfhood

Search Tips:

Try this search in OneSearch and Google Scholar: Immigrant Identity and "los tigres del Norte"

Look for specialized archives on your topic. For example, Google: Los Tigres del Norte archive