Course Description
Intensive introduction to Chicana/o and Latina/o cultural formations. Course has two objectives: to equip students with the analytical skills necessary to interpret the variety and particularity of the Mexican American and Latin American experiences; and, to expose students to an array of cultural experiences that have contributed to the formation of Chicana/o and Latina/o identities. Offers built-in assessment in HCOM MLO 5 or the concentrations in Comparative American Studies, or Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies. Reflective Narrative This course for MLO 3 covered the history of Chicanos from indigenous groups to the modern day. I delved deeper into the history of Mexico than I ever have, reexamining my own views of the United States and the policies put in pace since the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In doing so I feel this course has helped me to broaden my views of other cultures. When I was abroad it was the first time I was truly in a minority group, and I found myself comparing some aspects of being a minority abroad to minority struggles in the United States. I thought that taking a course for my major that had nothing to do about Japanese would be a less effective use of my time than another course about Japan. However I could not have been more wrong. It was nice to study the history of North America from before the United States existed and how borders have changed so drastically over time. Course Materials included reading three books (James Diego Vigil, From Indio to Chicano; Richard Griswold Del Castillo, La Familia; Thomas Macias, Mestizo in America), and watching three movies(Salt of the Earth,1944; Mi Familia,1993; Bless me Ultima,2013) in addition to discussions in class. |
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