Chicana and Chicano History: Post U.S.-Mexico War to the Present

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Advisory: Completion of ENGL C1000 of ENGL C1000H. This Ethnic Studies course utilizes an interdisciplinary approach in Chicana/o Studies to introduce students to a detailed history of the contributions and experiences of Chicana/o and Latina/o communities from 1848 to the present. The course centers the Chicana/o experience to understand critical events, social movements, issues, and decolonization within the context of both Mexican and U.S. cultural influences in the United States. The course brings attention to systems of oppression foregrounding race and ethnicity, including histories and legacies of colonialism and indigenous dispossession, imperialism and immigration, and the artistic and intellectual contributions of Chicanas/os and Latinas/os/x. In addition, the causes and significance behind Central American immigration is explored as part of contemporary Chicana/o History. Moreover, the course highlights the contributions made by Chicanas/os and Latinas/os/x in addressing systemic inequality and racism in society and struggle for social justice, self-determination, liberation, anti-racism, decolonization, identity, and political representation. (UC, CSU, AVC)