Spring 2025: “Latinos and the American Political Landscape”

In Spring 2025, the theme of my American political development (APD) course was: “Latinos and the American Political Landscape: Revisiting APD Through the Experiences of Latinos across Time and Place.” My Latino APD class revisits some of the APD’s biggest questions through the experiences of Latinos across the United States. The class progresses in four stages: I: Retool, II: Recover, III: Revisit, and IV: Research. By the end of the course, students will be able to engage with and answer some of the most pressing questions about the relationship between Latinos and American political development.

Fall 2025: “The Violence of Path Dependence and the Power of Path-Makers”

The theme of my Fall 2025 APD Course was: “The Violence of Path Dependence and the Power of Path-Makers.” The course draws on relational frameworks and restorative methodologies. Guest Lecture by Dr. Maye Henning, Dr. Elise Blasingame, and Dr. Kaneesha Johnson.

Topics by Week

1: The Political Violence of Path Dependence 

2: Citizenship: A View from the Territories

3: The Not Weak American State: Lynching and Expulsions 

4: Weapons of the State: Criminalization and Surveillance 

5: State Power, Data, and Archives

6: Deportations and Mass Dis-Organization

7: Nation-State Border-Making Technologies

8: Land and Place as Method

9: People Power, Data, & Archives

10: Disciplining Movements

11: Relational Deviance

12: People Power, Data, & Archives

13: Hemispheric Rebellions and Alternative Paths

14: In-Class Research Conference