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1.50 Credits
Alcalá Readings in Chicano literature from the 1940's to the 1970's. Special emphasis on the historical context within which texts are written, i.e., post-World War II and the civil rights era. Recently discovered novels by Américo Paredes and Jovit González and the poetry, narrative, and theatre produced during the Chicano Movement will be subjects of inquiry. Taught in English. Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Alcalá Beginning with the ground-breaking anthology This Bridge Called My Back (1981), this survey examines how contemporary Chicana/o literature focuses on questions of identity, specifically gender and sexuality. Theoretical readings in feminism and gay studies inform our interpretation of texts by Anzuldua, Castillo, Cisneros, Cuadros, Gaspar de Alba, Islas, Moraga, and Viramontes, among others. Taught in English. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Alcalá Analyzes 20th-century texts written in the United States in Spanish. Focusing primarily on the Mexican American experience, the course surveys a wide array of genres dating to distinct historical periods, from crónicas published in Spanish-language newspapers to political treatises, poetry, drama, and narrative. Prerequisite: Spanish 44 or equivalent. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Ochoa Focuses on ways that race, ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality intersect and impact on the lives of Chicanas and Latinas in the United States. As a way of linking theory to concrete experiences, the course examines in detail several key areas - health, migration, work, and family. Examples of resistance and strategies for building alliances are discussed. Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Calderón Examines how Latino and multi-racial communities are being transformed through economic restructuring, both locally and globally. The issues of community building and participation in the informal economy will be brought to life through a service learning collaborative with a day labor center in the city of Pomona. Students work in teams as part of a partnership with immigrant day laborers, city officials, community leaders, and a community-based board of directors. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Ochoa Examines historical and institutional processes related to educational experiences of Chicanas/os and Latinas/ os. As well as exploring the relationship between school factors (tracking, teacher expectations, and educational resources) and educational performance, attention is given to the politics of language, cultural democracy and schooling, higher education, and forms of resistance. Field internship. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Buriel Examines educational theory, research, and practice as it relates to the experience of Chicanos/as and other ethnic and linguistic minorities. Consideration of selected psychological processes that potentially explain the scholastic performance of these groups. Discussion of case studies describing the relevance of multicultural education. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Soldatenko Studies the lives and works of Latinas in the garment industry in southern California, using an historical and comparative approach. Considers the origins of this industry in the United States, including unionization efforts, and the impact of globalization on women in plants abroad. Emphasis is on contemporary Latinas working in the Los Angeles area. Several afternoon fieldtrips to the garment district. Prerequisite: Sociology 30ch or equivalent. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Calderón Examines the emergence of social movements, the process of their formation, and the varied strategies for their mobilization. Particular attention will be paid to Chicana/o civil rights, farm labor, and union movements. Students organize a memorial and alternative spring break with the United Farm Workers Union. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Soldatenko Examination of the Chicanas' ways of knowing, and the origins, development, and current debates on Chicana feminism in the United States. The study of Chicana writings informs a search for the different epistemologies and contributions to feminism and research methods. Offered every other year.
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