C Chicana-o-x History II

Catalog description

Term hours: 54 lecture. This course is a survey of the Chicana/o/x experience from the Mexican-American War to the present, emphasizing the roles of Chicanas/os/xs in the political, social, and economic development of American society. Utilizing theoretical frameworks and methodologies from Ethnic Studies and Chicana/o/x Studies, historical themes and events will be analyzed through an intersectional lens that interrogates categories of identity and power, including indigeneity, race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and religion. Topics covered include: the impact of the Mexican-American War on the lives of Mexicans in the American occupied Southwest Borderlands; racialization and racial discrimination; (im)migration and labor struggles; the impact of World War I, World War II, and the Cold War on Mexican Americans; the campaigns for civil rights, racial justice, decolonization, and self-determination; cultural affirmation and the construction of a "Chicana/o/x" identity; gender, sexuality, and the emergence of Chicana feminism; and the transnational Chicana/o/x experience in contemporary America. (UC/CSU, AA GE, CalGETC)