This course blog is now an archive of the work the students in this Interdisciplinary Studies
class did on Chicana/o and Latina/o studies in films and television. The students did a number of reviews, discussing issues connecting Latina/os in film and how filmmakers and viewers define Chicana/o and Latina/o identity.
Many thanks to all the students involved for being a part of this exploration.

¡Adelente!

Dr. Annemarie Pérez

I can’t tell you all how pleased I am to read your introductions. This maybe sounds funny, but you all amaze me.  I was utterly overwhelmed by how great the class was about the potluck and at reading your thoughts on Zoot Suit and Born in East LA.

I was struck reading these intros at how many of your a graduating this Spring or Summer.  I want to make sure I don’t miss anyone so if you’re graduating, please put a reply in the comments of this post. Graduating is huge. It took me three tries to get my BA.  And yes, it changed my life.

I’m Annemarie Perez.  I’m teaching this class, Latina/o Film, which is a course on Ethnic Representations in film in the Interdisciplinary Studies Department at CSU-Dominguez Hills.  This is the third class I’ve taught at CSUDH.

My twitter handle is @anneperez

Back when I was a student, I attended UCLA, Ohio State and then got my PhD in English at USC. I’m a native Angeleno. My favorite film is Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), directed by Mexican director Guillermo del Toro.

This site will be the course blog for IDS: 330 Ethnic Representations in Film at Cal State University Dominguez Hills.  Our focus for our eight week semester will be Chicana/os and Latina/os in cinema.