Gender Studies and the Chicana/Latina Experience 3.0 UNITS

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This course offers an examination of the lived experiences of Chicanas/Latinas in the US, Caribbean and Latin America. Central to the course is the study of essential components of gender and Chicana/Latina studies as an academic discipline; delineation of theories of feminism and history of women’s movements; evaluation of the social construction and politics of Chicanas/Latinas; analyzes of the intersection and impact of gender with race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, social class, and sexuality; and identification of the issues of empowerment and responses to the oppression of Chicanas/Latinas in a global context. This course is not open to students enrolled or received credit for WGS105. Transfer: CSU; UC