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1.50 Credits
Immigration Policy and Transnational Politics. Pantoja Examines the factors shaping the size and composition of past and contemporary immigration flows to the US. Areas examined include the role of economics, social networks, policy and politics in shaping immigration flows, and the process by which immigrants simultaneously participate in the politics of sending and receiving countries. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Summers Sandoval Examines Chicana/o and Latina/o historical experiences across the span of several centuries, using the lens of "empire." Analyzes migration and settlement; the forcesshaping community and identity formations; and the roles of race, gender, class, and sexuality in shaping social, labor, and political histories. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Buriel The theories and methods of psychology and ethnic studies are used to examine the behavior of U.S. ethnic minorities. The unique psychocultural experiences of individual ethnic groups and similarities in these experiences. Topics include identity formation, socialization, prejudice, acculturation, and mental health. Common development challenges and adaptation strategies of U.S. ethnic groups stressed. Intended for students with previous courses in both psychology and ethnic studies. Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Alcalá Analyzes how Chicana writers have negotiated with and against the symbolic inheritance (and the material social consequences) of four Mexican cultural icons of womanhood: la Malincha, La Virgen de Guadalupe, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and La Llorona. Furthermore, the process of icon construction in Mexicano-Chicano/a culture will be explored by studying post-mortem representations of Selena. Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Summers Sandoval A survey of 20th-century movements for change, with a focus on those created by and for communities of color. Examines issues of race, gender, and class in the U.S. society, while investigating modern debates surrounding equity, equality, and social justice. Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Ochoa Sociological analysis of the theoretical and methodological approaches used to study the Chicano/a and Latina/o communities. Examines socioeconomic conditions, education, cultural change, the family, gender relations, and political experiences. Includes a field internship option. Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Tinker Salas Examines the history of Latin America up to 1820, focusing on the indigenous civilizations of the region, (Olmecs, Teotihuacanos, Maya, Aztecs and Incas); the process of European expansion; the evolution of societies, (gender, race and ethnicity); and the rise of colonial institutions in the Americas. Explores the contradictions that developed in the late colonial period, as well as the wars of independence in the 19th century. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Tinker Salas The history of Latin America from 1800 to the present, including the complex process of national consolidation, the character of new societies, the integration of Latin American nations into the world market, the dilemma of mono-expert economies, political alternatives to the traditional order, relations with the United States, and conflict in Central America. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Buriel The introduction to central concepts and historical experiences which define Chicano/a culture, from exploring indigenous roots to examining current trends. Emphasis on the diversity of the Chicano/a experience through multi-disciplinary perspectives. Intended for students not previously enrolled in Chicano Studies. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Soldatenko Examines the contemporary experiences of Chicanas and Latinas in the United States, addressing issues of culture, identity, gender, race, and social class. Provide historical background for in-depth exploration of the latest exemplary works in Chicana Studies. Attention is given to diverse manifestations of cultural production in Chicana/Latina communities. Offered every year.
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