Latin American studies critically examines the history, culture, politics, and experiences of Latin Americans in Latin America and often also elsewhere such as Latinos/Hispanics in the United States. Latin American studies is interdisciplinary from numerous disciplines such as sociology, history, literature, political science, geography, anthropology, gender studies, and economics. Though Latin America is a fluid concept, with no fixed definition, Latin American studies is usually quite open and often includes or is closely associated with, for instance, Latino studies, Caribbean studies, and transatlantic studies.