Chicana and Chicano History: Pre-Cuauhtémoc to U.S.-Mexico War

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Advisory: Completion of ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H. This Ethnic Studies course utilizes an interdisciplinary approach in Chicana/o Latina/o Studies to introduce students to the histories and contributions of Chicana/o languages, cultures, and societies up to 1850. The course reviews historical and contemporary theories, philosophies, and methods to assess the political, economic, and social influences of Pre-Cuauhtémoc tribes, city-states, and civilizations on critical events, cultures, intellectual traditions, lived-experiences, and the contested meanings of America, Spain, Mexico, and United States. Attention is given to racism and racialization in respects to imperialism, colonization, White Supremacy, racism, dispossession, systemic oppression, identity and solidarity, racial justice, decolonization, liberation, and self-determination grounded in theories and methodologies in Chicana/o Latina/o Studies. (UC, CSU, AVC)