Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies, School of Arts and Sciences
Website: http://latcar.rutgers.edu
Chair: Aldo A. Lauria-Santiago
Professors:
Aldo Lauria-Santiago, B.A., Princeton; M.A., New York; Ph.D.,
Chicago
Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel, B.A.,
Puerto Rico; M.A., Ph.D., Berkeley
Associate Professors:
Carlos U. Decena, B.A., Pennsylvania; Ph.D., New York
Nelson Maldonado
Torres, B.A., Puerto Rico;
Ph.D., Brown
Michelle Stephens, B.A., Stony Brook; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale
Assistant Professors:
Ulla Berg, B.A., M.Phil., Copenhagen; M.A., Ph.D., New
York
Yarimar Bonilla, B.A., Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras; M.A., New Mexico; M.A., Ph.D., Chicago
Zaire Z. Dinzey-Flores, B.A., Harvard; M.U.P., Ph.D., Michigan
Tatiana Flores, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Columbia Kathleen López, B.A., Virginia; M.A., Cornell; Ph.D.,
Michigan
Tania Lopez Marrero, B.A., Puerto Rico;
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State
The Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies offers an interdisciplinary program of study that examines the histories, politics, and cultures involved in the formation and social experiences of communities of Latin American and Caribbean descent in the United States. The department also focuses on the study of the Caribbean, its histories of colonialism and nation-state formation, and the processes of migration, transnationalism, and hybridization that link the nations of the Caribbean Basin to the United States and the rest of the world.
The Department of Latino
and Hispanic Caribbean Studies works closely with its students and other
departments to foster a comprehensive learning experience. Faculty members work
closely with students who wish to pursue individual programs of study and
prepare for graduate and professional school.
Students are exposed to a wide range of scholarly literatures, social controversies, and methodologies drawn from the social sciences and the humanities. Academic and cultural activities are scheduled regularly to supplement and enrich the classroom experience, often in close
collaboration with the Center for Latino Arts and Culture. The department's interdisciplinary faculty and curriculum support collaborative research and provide a coherent curriculum that draws from diverse perspectives in dialogue with U.S. race and ethnic studies, Latin American studies, and migration studies.
