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  • 3.00 Credits

    Provides a survey of the origins, development and contemporary folklore of the Mexican American Chicano people of the United States with comparative relation to Mexico and other groups in the United States. Cross listed with ENGL 4470. Prerequisites: CHST 1100 and WA or COM1.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Latina Diaspora combines classroom activities and a week-long stay abroad in examining the historical creation and contemporary spread of the Latino Diaspora from the Caribbean to the Yucatan and beyond. U.S. Latina/o history, multiculturalism, pan-Latino identity, assimilation, migration trends and natives responses are stressed. Cross listed with HIST/INST 4485. Prerequisite: 9 hours of CHST, HIST, and/or INST related coursework.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Explores the meaning and impact of revolution in Latin America's modern history, focusing on political ideology, cultural expression, foreign relations, human rights, and globalization. Offers in-depth analysis of revolutions from the early nineteenth century to the present. Cross listed with HIST 4492. Prerequisites: 3 hours of relevant course work in HIST (e.g., 2290, 2380, 4495, 4496)
  • 3.00 Credits

    Intensive course in Mexican development. Emphasizes the twentieth century, especially the Mexican Revolution of 1910, showing how this nation transformed itself into a modern nation-state. Includes diplomatic relations with the U.S., incorporation of Indians, church-state relations, uses of land and other natural resources, role of the military and growth of Mexican nationalism. Cross listed with HIST 4496. Prerequisite: HIST 2380.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Through a critical regional lens this course examines the production of the region via history, landscape, geographic location, social relations, cultural practices, and economic factors. As a multiply colonized region, this course utilizes decolonial, ethnographic, and intersectional approaches to engage with understandings of space, ethnic/race relations, and constructions of subjectivity. Prerequisite: junior standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    From an international context and perspective, examines the gendered transformations immigrant women experience. Gender, theories of international migration, assimilation, race, ethnicity, and identity transformation serve as categories of analysis. From a cross-discipline comparative approach, we focus on women's lives to examine differences and similarities to complicate notions of immigration. Dual listed with CHST 5650. Cross listed with WMST/INST/AMST 4650. Prerequisites: Junior standing and 6 hours of AMST, CHST, INST, and/or WMST coursework.
  • 3.00 Credits

    To learn about the history and experiences of a marginalized community, it is critical to consider primary sources and research that exist outside dominant archives and materials. This course explores methods of social justice, through the study of ethnography and oral history. Prerequisite: junior standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines in comparative perspective the social conditions that shape the experiences of Chicanas/Latinas in the U.S. Students gain an understanding of how the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality shape the lived experiences of U.S. women of color through ideological, economic, and political forces. Cross listed with AAST/WMST 4675. Prerequisite: junior standing and/or a combination of 3-6 hours of any level of CHST, WMST, or AAST coursework.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Independent study in Chicano studies research. Prerequisite: junior standing.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    A special topics course through which regular and visiting faculty can explore regarding specialized or new research topics regarding Chicano studies. Prerequisite: junior standing.