Monika Gosin
Monika Gosin earned a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) with a dissertation titled Reframing the Nation: The Afro-Cuban Challenge to Black and Latino struggles for American Identity. Her research has been supported by several awards, including a Dissertation Fellowship from the Center for Citizenship, Race and Ethnicity Studies (CREST) from the College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY; the UC-CUBA Academic Initiative; and the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity (UCSD). Her current research focuses on the intersections of immigration, blackness, and Latinidad in the lives and media representations of Afro Cubans in the United States, and African American/Latino relations. Monika has published previously in the area of race and health, and an adaption of one of her dissertation chapters has been accepted as part of an anthology titled Hemispheric Cuban Studies: Reflections on Politics, Race and Culture, under review by Ediciones Callejon, Puerto Rico. Gosin’s research and teaching interests include Latino and Africana studies, race and gender in popular culture and media, and intergroup relations. Gosin has B.A. degrees in Social Science and in Spanish Literature from the University of California, Irvine, and an M.A. in Sociology from Arizona State University.
Professor Gosin will be teaching an undergraduate course titled, "Latino/a Hip Hop: Representation and Resistance" during Spring, 2010. The course will be listed under LSGS 150S and will be cross-listed with AAAS, Spanish, Sociology, and Cultural Antrhopology. A brief description follows: This course will examine Hip Hop as a tool for self-representation and resistance among Latino/as in the United States in the context of histories of colonization, im/migration, and activism. The course highlights the integral role of Puerto Rican youth in Hip Hop’s creation; examines the role of Hip Hop as an expression of Chicano politics; explores the influence of cultural expressions from the Spanish speaking Caribbean; and investigates what Hip Hop reveals about the linkages between US Latino/a and African American communities. Through an examination of the politics of Latino Hip Hop as a cultural production, the course emphasizes a critical analysis of the racial, gendered, and linguistic politics that shape Latino/a lives. Curriculum codes ALP; SS, CCI; and W will likely be attached to this course. Since this is a seminar, only 18 seats are available; undergraduates should plan to sign up early.
(Note that our Intro to Latino/a Studies, LSGS100S, will also be taught in the Spring by Prof Viego at a non-conflicting day/time.)
Office Location: 222 Friedl Building
Office Hours: For Fall, please e-mail to set up an appointment.
Office Phone: 919-668-1945
Email Address: monika.gosin@duke.edu