Chicano Studies

THE CHICANO STUDIES CONCENTRATION

The Chicano Studies Concentration provides an interdisciplinary course of study based on Chicana/o and Latina/o history, literature, and cultural studies. Students are prepared for success in any arena serving the Chicana/o and Latina/o populations of the State, including community service organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions.

Concentration Learning Outcomes

The HCOM Chicano Studies Concentration prepares students by enabling them to fulfill the following outcomes:

Outcome One: Describe the historic and present-day experiences of Chicana/o and Latina/o communities living in the United States.

Outcome Two: Analyze the power relations that have helped forge Chicana/o and Latina/o identities.

Outcome Three: Integrate and apply some of the current theories and models of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies in their analyses of course themes.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for the concentration although non-transfer students are encouraged to take any of the following in preparation for their future course of study:

• HCOM 231: Chicana/o-Latina/o Creative Writing Workshop
• HCOM 244: Latina/o USA: Identities and Experiences
• HCOM 245: Introduction to Chicana/o Studies

Courses

Students wishing to complete the concentration will choose three courses (12 units) from the following list of approved courses:

• HCOM 328: Latina Life Stories
• HCOM 329: Autobiografías
• HCOM 344: Chicana/Latina Feminisms
• HCOM 345: Chicana/o Life and Culture
• HCOM 365: Chicana/o Latina/o History
• HCOM 428: Contemporary Chicana Poetry
• HCOM 445: Slavery and Race in the Americas
• HCOM 446: Ethnographic Portraits in Cultural Citizenship
• HCOM 451: Transnational Migrations
• HCOM 455/555: Paradigms of the Chicano Community
• HCOM 546: Cultural Citizenship in Latina/o Community
• SPAN 308: History and Culture of Aztlán
• SPAN 365: The Chicano Novel
• SPAN 370: The Chicano Community

Advisor: María Villaseñor