UF Center for Latin American Studies
Days/times: Tuesdays 11:45 am - 1:40 pm; Thursdays 12:50 - 1:40 pm
Location: Anderson 0034
This course examines how the law of immigration and citizenship has historically included some communities and excluded others through both explicit racial bars and formally neutral requirements. In addition, the course examines statutory structures, judicial genealogies, and the rise of administration enforcement of restrictive immigration policy after World War I. Furthermore, we will review contemporary immigration and citizenship law, and its role in shaping the borders of Latinx communities, here and in the global south. Thus, our focus will be on both the history of immigration and citizenship law, and on contemporary debates in the field such as the instability of communities which have compelled people to move in search of work and survival.
Rafael Ramirez Solórzano
Assistant Professor
Center for Latin American Studies
360 Grinter Hall
E-mail: r.solorzano@ufl.edu
Phone: 352-392‐4672
Research Interests
Latinx Social Movements with focus on Gender and Sexuality, Racial/Latinx Geographies, Women of Color Feminism, Queer of Color Critique, Latina/o/x Political Theory, Relational Racialization, Qualitative and Archival Research Methods
Geographic Expertise
United States (U.S. Southwest, U.S. South), Mexico, Central America
