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PRLS 1001: Introduction to Puerto Rican and LatinX Studies (Ortíz-Minaya): Week 2: Theoretical and Conceptual Foundations for Spanish Caribbean Studies in the US.

Current week's course work schedule

Freire, Paulo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. New York: Continuum, 2000, Chapter 2, pgs. 71-86
Quijano, Anibal and I. Wallerstein. Americanity as a Concept or the Americas in the Modern World System. ILWCH 1992

Readings: Week 2

Pedagogy of the Oppressed [pdf]
Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th anniversary ed.). New York: Continuum. (chapter 2) (pp. 71-86)

Americanity as a concept, or the Americas in the modern world-system
Quijano, A., & Wallerstein, I. (1992). Americanity as a concept, or the Americas in the modern world-system. International Social Science Journal, 44(134), 549.

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