CHST 202. INTRODUCTION TO CHICANO CULTURE. 5 Credits. (Minor requirement)
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
A study of Chicano culture providing an initial overview of its roots and conflicts. Specific components discussed are cultural identity, customs, language, psychology and the arts.
CHST 218. CHICANO HISTORY. 5 Credits. (Minor requirement)
Cross-listed: HIST 218.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
This course offers a study of Chicano history from the time of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848, to the present. Specific themes discussed include the Mexican American War, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo of 1848, the economic, political and social conditions after the Anglo-American conquest of the southwest, Mexican immigration to the U.S., Chicano labor history, the Chicano movement and other Chicano themes.
CHST 196. EXPERIMENTAL COURSE. 1-5 Credits.
Experimental
CHST 201. LATINAS/OS IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN SOCIETY. 5 Credits.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
The course examines the experience of the other Latinos (Hispanics) in the United States: Puerto Rican, Cuban American and Central Americans. The course presents a brief historical overview of their entrance in American Society and a demographic comparison of significant socio-economic variables of the groups. The primary focus of the course is to examine the social and cultural profile of the Puerto Rican, Cuban and Central American groups in the U.S.
CHST 230. CHICANAS AND LATINAS IN THE U.S.. 5 Credits.
Pre-requisites: CHST 202.
Satisfies a university graduation requirement–diversity.
This course provides a description and analysis of the experience of Chicanas and Latinas in the United States. First, the course presents a review of Chicana studies scholarship and the evolution of Chicana feminist theory. Next, the course examines the historical, cultural, political, and social-economic themes which define the experience of Chicanas/Latinas in the United States.
CHST 296. EXPERIMENTAL. 1-5 Credits.
Experimental.
CHST 310. LATINAS/OS IN THE U.S. MEDIA. 5 Credits.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
This course surveys how Latinx have been depicted in film, news, television and other media formats in the U.S. The course examines Hollywood depictions of the Latino/a experience in the film industry from the early period of U.S. cinema to contemporary representations; the depictions of Latinos/as in television and the news; and the emergence of Chicanx early documentary to the full length dramatic feature film.
CHST 320. CHICANO-LATINO POLITICS IN AMERICA. 5 Credits.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 201.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity.
The purpose of this course is to study the political reality of Latinos in the U.S.: a heterogeneous group made up largely of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban American origin and others (Central and South Americans). The focus taken in this class is to look at the Latino population in terms of its orientation to the political system, its institutions and actors and their participation in the electoral process.
