UCSB Chicano Studies Courses
1A-B-C. Introduction to Chicano Studies (4-4-4) Staff
An introduction to the historical and contemporary development of the Chicano community, interdisciplinary in nature, and focusing upon such components as the educational, sociological, and political. The course will critically analyze the societal context in which La Raza has sought to maintain and develop its culture.
10. Introduction to Chicano History (4) Garcia
Prerequisite: lower-division standing. Same course as History 10. Students who
have received credit for Chicano Studies 9 may not take this course for
credit.
The historical heritage of the Chicano from Indian and Spanish origins to the
contemporary period. Particular stress will be placed on the interpretation and
analysis between key periods in world and U.S. history to the experience of
Chicanos.
11. Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in American History(4) Staff
Prerequisite: lower-division standing. Same course as History 11.
An
introduction to the issues of race and ethnicity as they have affected the
course of United States history from the colonial era to the present. Race and
ethnicity will be dealt with as ideological issues as well as the history of
particular race and ethnic groups in a pluralistic America.
12. Introduction to Chicano Spanish (4) Lomeli
Prerequisites: consent of instructor and some basic knowledge of
Spanish.
The course will introduce students to tne Spanish language and help them
to acquire oral and written skills, distinguish between standard speech of
popular variants, and learn the Chicano Spanish lexicon.
102A-B. Quantitative Research and Issues in Chicano Studies (4-4)
Staff
This two-quarter course sequence examines quantitative research
problems in Chicano Studies. The emphasis is on the effective use of
social survey data in formulating public and private policy. Students also
receive an introduction to the computer as a research tool.
106. Introduction to Latin American Studies (4) Staff
Prerequisite: any quarter of Chicano Studies 1A, 18, or 1C, or History 8,
or upper-division standing.
The Latin American heritage of Chicanos will be explored from various
interdisciplinary perspectives: history, culture, literature, politics, and
education. Stress will be placed on major past and contemporary cultural,
political, and I social movements from the pre-Columbian past to the twentieth
century.
110. Research Methods in Chicano Studies (4) Staff
Prerequisites: Chicano Studies 1A-B-C.
Using Chicano studies topics, the course will introduce students to: (1)
the epistemology of scientific inquiry (its history and contemporarv
movements); (2) the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative and qualitative
methodologies; and (3) the mechanisms of research design (transforming an idea
into a research plan).
115. Psychological Issues and the Chicano Child (4) Staff
To give the student an understanding of the fundamentals of psychology; to introduce tne fundamentals of child psychology; and to analyze and discuss pertinent psychological principles and research related to the Chicano child.
120. Bilingualism and the Chicano (4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
An introduction to the study of bilingualism and the Chicano. The course will
focus on tne sociolinguistic and educational implications of bilingualism.
121. Writing Experience for Bilinguals (4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
A comparative analysis between Chicano Spanish, standard Spanish, and
vocabulary building.
130B. The Chicano Quest for Educational Equality (4) San Miguel
Prerequisite: Chicano Studies 1A or 1B or 130A or upper-division standing.
This lecture course traces the legal, administrative, and political efforts
made by Chicanos to secure more and better education for their children. It
also assesses its impact and influ- ence on the public schools.
131. An Introduction to Issues in Chicano Bilingual Education (4) San Miguel
This is an introduction to bilingual education and its effect on Chicanos. Specific issues include the evolution and development of policy at the federal and state levels, theory and practice of bilingual education pertaining to Chicanos, the status and future of this program.
137. Chicano/Mexican Oral Traditions (4) Broyles-Gonzalez
Prerequisites.. upper-division standing and knowledge of Spanish and
English.
The course will introduce students to the ancient roots of Chicano
oral traditions. Contemporary forms of Chicano oral poetry, oral narrative, and
drama will be examined, in addition to more ephemeral forms such as cabula,
choteo, joke-telling, or dichos.
138. Barrio Poplar Culture (4) Broyles-Gonzalez
Prerequisite. upper-division standing
The course will explore various manifestations of popular and mass
culture in Chicano urban and semi-rural communities throughout the southwest.
Both secular and religious cultural phenomena will be analyzed (lowriders,
saints, music, etc.). Relationships to mainstream culture will be examined.
139. Native American Heritage and Chicano Cultural Renaissance (4) Broyles-Gonzalez
Prerequisite: upper-division standing or Chicano Studies 1A, 1B, or
1C.
The course will explore the intense recourse to the Native American
heritage during the Chicano cultural renaissance of the 1960s and 1970s. The
rediscovery of the native ancestral cultures will be analyzed in poetry, prose,
drama, the graphic arts.
140. The Mexican Cultural Heritage of the Chicano (4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
A panoramic view of present-day Chicano traditions analyzed from a
Mexican cultural heritage perspective in order to comprehend and appreciate the
uniqueness and difference of present-day Chicano culture, its achievements, and
contribution to the overall American culture.
141. Roots of Chicano Culture in Interdisciplinary Perspective (4) Staff
Prerequisites: upper-division standing, two or more upper-division courses
in sociology,
religious studies, or anthropology.
This course will give students a general understanding of the origins,
development, and contemporary variation in Chicano culture from an
interdisciplinary approach.
142. An Introduction to Chicano and Barrio Art (4) Staff
An introduction to Chicano and barrio art and their major exponents. This course will emphasize Mexican mural painting as forerunner of Chicano mural art.
143. Chicano/Mexican Film Studies (4) Lomeli, Fregoso
Study of Chicano and Mexican cinema to view film as an art form and projection of the film-maker. Techniques, messages, and ideology stressed as instruments which propose film truth within the context of Chicano and Mexican social experiences.
144. The Chicano Community (4) Segura
Prerequisite: upper-division standing, or Chicano Studies 1A, 1B, or 1C,
or a prior
course in sociology. This course is the same as Sociology 144.
Origins of the Chicano in rural Mexico; context of contact; patterns of
settlement in the United States; the Chicano community, social structure, and
social change; acculturation and generational patterns; community leadership
and change.
145. Chicano Art: Symbol and Meaning (4) Favela
Prerequisite: any quarter of Chicano Studies 1A, 1B, or 1C, Chicano Studies
142 or Art
History 1 or 7E, Art His tory 161C, 161D, or 161E, or upper-division
standing.
This course traces the sources and historical development of symbols and
forms that originated in the art of New Spain and Mexico and became crucial for
the development of a contemporary Chicano art. Emphasis is given to artistic
conceptions of America and Aztlan by Mexican, Mexican American, and Chicano
artists.
146. Contemporary Chicano Art (4) Favela
Prerequisite: any quarter of Chicano Studies 1A-B-C, 142, or Art History 1,
7E, 161C,
161D, or 161E, or Chicano Studies 145, or upper-division standing.
The Chicano art movement is examined and appraised within the context of
contemporary American art and the contemporary art of Mexico. This course
provides a survey of major
Chicano artists and developments in Chicano painting, sculpture, graphic, and
conceptual art from the late 1960s to the present.
147. Chicanos and the Film Media: A Comparative History (4) Fregoso
This course examines the various ways Chicanos have been portrayed in Hollywood films. Their characterizations are contrasted with the portrayals of women, Blacks, Jews, gays, and lesbians. The content is chronological and thematic in its examination of recurrent minority images.
154F. The Chicano Family (4) Segura
Prerequisites: upper-division standing or Chicano Studies 1A-B-C or consent
of
instructor or prior course in sociology. Same course as Socioloy
154F.
This course provides an overview of historical and contemporary research
on Chicano families in the United States. Changing viewpoints on the character
of Chicano families and their implications with respect to policy issues are
examined.
155R. Chicana Research Issues (4) Segura
Prerequisites: upper-division standing or Chicano Studies 1A-B-C or consent
of
instructor or prior course in sociology. Same course as Sociology
155R.
This course is designed to enable students to develop and implement a
research project that explores in depth one or more facets of the Chicana
experience. Students will select and gather information in one area of interest
such as: family, health, education, or employment.
155W. La Chicana: Mexican Women in the U.S. (4) Segura
Prerequisites: upper-division standing or Chicano Studies 1A-B-C or consent
of
instructor or prior course in sociology. Same course as Sociology 155W. Not
open for
credit to students who have received credit for Chicano Studies 150A, 150B,
or 150C.
Examines existing research on native-born and immigrant Mexican women in
the United States with emphasis on family, education, employment, and politics.
Analysis of the Chicana experience organized by considering how interplay
between class, race, and gender affects access to opportunity and equality.
164. Chicanos and the Administration of Justice (4) Staff
A survey of police-barrio community relations including the role of police, police department theories and tactics, and the unique police problems of the Chicano community. In addition, the course will examine the organization of courts and the procedural issues and suggested reforms involved in the adversary system, from arrest to penal institutions.
168A-B. History of the Chicano (4-4) Garcia, Vargas
Prerequisite: any quarter of History 17A-B-C or any quarter of Chicano
Studies 1A -B-C or upper-divion standing. Same course as History 168A-B.
The history of the Chicanos, 1821 to the present; traces the
sociocultural lifeline, of the Mexicans who have lived north of Mexico.
168E. History of the Chicano Movement (4) Staff
Prerequisite: Any quarter of Chicano Studies 1A-B- or History 10 or Chicano
Studies 10 or History 168B or Chicano Studies 168B or upper-division standing.
Same course as
History 168E.
An examination of the Chicano movement in the United States from the
mid-1960s to the mid-1970s. Topics will include the student movement, the
farmworker movement, the Plan de Aztlan, the Raza Unida Party, Chicana
feminists, the anti-war movement, and Chicano studies.
168F. Racism In American History (4) Staff
Prerequisite: any quarter of History 17A-B-C or any lower-division course in
Asian
American studies, Black studies, Chicano studies or upper-division standing.
Same course as History 168F.
This course will examine racism as a major ideological force in defining
American society from the colonial era to the 1980s. Major focus will be in the
changing nature of racism as ideology as well as the relationship of racism to
specific minority groups such as Afro-American, Native American, Chicanos, and
Asian American.
168G-H. United States-Latin American Relations (4-4) Staff
Prerequisite: any quarter of History 17A-B-C or any quarter of Chicano
Studies 1A-B-C or 101.
Covers the history of United States-Latin American relations from the
colonial period to the present. Topics to be covered include the Monroe
Doctrine, the United States-Mexican War, Manifest Destiny, the Spanish-American
War, Dollar Diplomacy, the Good Neighbor Policy, the Alliance for Progress, and
the United States role in Central America.
168P. Proseminar in Chicano History (4) Staff
Prerequisite: History 168A or 168B, or Chicano Studies 168A or 168B, and
consent of instructor. Same course as History 168P.
Studies in selected aspects of Chicano history with an emphasis on
social and economic history.
169. Comparative Local History (4) Garcia, Vargas
This course analyzes local and regional history of Chicanos. Theories and methodologies of social, urban, and oral history will be examined. Public history programs for Chicano communities will be discussed. Students will develop a research prospectus for their research projects.
170A. Chicano Community Organizations (4) Segura
The day-to-day operations and success of contemporary Chicano community organizations is socio-historically analyzed. Emphasis is placed on whether particular organizations meet the actual or perceived needs of the Chicano community or of special interest groups within the community.
170B. Chicano Community Organizations (4) Segura
Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
The theory of organizing within the Chicano community will be analyzed
through field observations of currently operating Chicano community
organizations.
171. The Chicano Urban Experience (4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
This course traces the transition of Chicanos from a rural to urban
population and examines trends in family size, language usage, segregation, and
social inequality among Chicanos residing in cities. Issues of urban decay and
community conflict are also examined.
172. Legal Issues in the Chicano Community (4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Survey of recent state and federal laws and court decisions affecting
the Chicano community. Special consideration will be given to landmark cases
and decisions. Analysis will be made of opposing views on each case in a
historical context.
174. Chicano Politics (4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing. Same course as PoliticalScience
174.
Political life in the barrio, political behavior of the Chicano
community, andrepresentation of Chicanos by elected officials and interest
groups.
175. Comparative Ethnic Movements (4) Segura
The purpose of this course is to examine the structural forces which strengthen ethnic identification and promote ethnic politics within the United States and other nations. Although the Chicano movement will be the central focus, various ethnic movements will be examined.
178. Theories of Social Changes and Chicano Society (4) Segura
This course will examine the dynamics of social change and its impact on the chicano community. Students will acquire a general understanding of basic theories and an introduction to the social structure and processes of change (urbanization, social mobility, etc.).
180. Survey of Chicano Literature (4) Lomeli
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with a general overview of all the literature written by Chicanos by covering all genres: poetry, novel, theatre, short story, and essay. The course aims to portray a people's experience through literature and show how that experience is manifested in a given work.
181. The Chicano Novel (4) Lomeli
Reading, analysis and critique of the contemporary Chicano novel as it pertains to the Chicano experience.
186A-B. Music/Dance of the Chicanos (4-4) Staff
A historical perspective of Mexican and Chicano music and dance with emphasis on the indigenous cultures and other contributing cultural elements which combine to form traditional and contemporary Chicano music and dance.
187. Introduction to Chicano Theater and Performance (4) Broyles-Gonzalez
Prerequisite:. upper-division standing.
A survey of the major Chicano theater and performance forms ranging from
the traditional to the avant-garde contemporary. The diverse forms of
performance will be studied as art forms and with regard to their respective
social functions within Chicano communities.
188A. Chicano Theater: Origins to 1970 (4) Broyles-Gonzalez
Prerequisites: upper-division standing or ChicanoStudies 1A, 1B, or 1C, or
any lower-division drama course such as Dramatic Art 60 or 60S.
Survey of the origins and development of borderlands theater, from
native ritual and Indian-Hispano antecedents to today's Chicano forms. The
genesis of Chicano theater will also be studied in relationship to Chicano
culture and history.
188B. Contemporary Chicano Theatrer (4) Broyles-Gonzalez
Prerequisite: upper-division standing or ChicanoStudies 1A, 1B, or 1C,
Chicano
Studies 188A, or any lower-division drama course such as Dramatic Art 60 or
60S.
An analysis of conemporary Chicano forms of theatrical expression,
ranging from barrio performances to mainstream commercial productions. The
creation and presentation of Chicano dramatic forms will be analyzed in
relationship to economic and historical realities affecting them.
188C. Chicano Theater Workshop (4) Staff
Prerequisites: Chicano Studies 188A or 188B or consent of instructor,
knowledge of
Spanish and English.
Reading and analysis of contemporary bilingual Chicano plays, in
conjunction with acting and technical training. A dramatic piece will be
rehearsed and performed.
189. Immigration and the U.S. Border (4) Garcia, Vargas
Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
An analysis of the socioeconomic and political factors which have
determined and continue to form the basis for the development of United States
immigration policies and practices toward Mexico and the U.S-Mexican border.
190. Introduction to Chicano Poetry and Short Story (4) Lomeli
Reading and appreciation of Chicano poetry and poets. Analysis and critique of the Chicano short story with discussions on the realities and values presented on the Chicano experience and universe by the author.
191AA-ZZ. Special Topics in Chicano Studies (4) Staff
Corse may be taken up to three times (12 units) providing the letter designations are different. Designed to allow courses of varying topics in areas of expertise of visiting professors to broaden opportuniies for students. Examples might be: immigration, Native American, Mexican, or Latin American influences on the Chicano, legal issues, the migrants.
192. Field Research (4-8) Staff
Prerequisites: lower-level ethnic studies, sociology and/or anthropology
course work, open only to juniors and seniors, consent of instructor. Eight
units maximum may be
applied to major.
Internship in contemporary urban problems and decision-making processes
as they affect the Chicano. Internship based on directed research through
observation, participation, and relevant readings. Student individually
assigned, instructed, and supervised in field-work involving practical
experience in decision making unit of local governmental social service
agencies, or of community liaison agencies.
193. Seminar (4) Prerequisites,. two courses in Chicano Studies, consent of instrucor prior to enrollment and upper-division standing. To be offered intermittentiy, Special topics in Chicano Studies.
194. The Chicano Worker (4)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
A comparative analysis of the economic status of Chicanos. Special
attention is given to the employment situation of chicanas, Chicano youths, and
Mexican immigrants. Key topics are job and industry concentration, income,
unemployment, and under-employment.
195. Seminar: Problems in the History of Chicano Art (4) Favela
Prerequisites: either Chicano Studies 145 or 146; upper-division standing
and consent of instructor.
A definition of Chicano art will form the focus of this seminar.
Students will conduct primary research and analyze pluralistic facets of
Chicano art, artists, and art criticism within the context of mainstream
American art and culture.
196. Practicum: Analysis of Chicano Survey Data (4) Staff
Prerequisite: upper-division standing.
The course allows students an opportunity to conduct their own research
project. With instructor supervision, students will formulate and exercute
(through use of the computer) an analysis of data from an existing Chicano
survey.
197. Topics Seminar: Education of the Chicano (4) San Miguel
Survey of the relationship between the schools and the Chicano child. Also included will be information on theories, methods, and resources necessary for developing and evaluating effective teaching strategies in meeting the educational needs.
198. Readings in Chicano Studies (1-4) Staff
Prerequisites: students must 1) have attained upper-division, standing, 2)
have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters; 3)
have completed at least two upper-division courses in Chicano Studies. Students
are limited to five units per quarter and 30 units total in all 198/199 courses
combined.
Readings in Chicano studies under the guidance of a faculty member in
the department, Students must prepare a short plan of study and have it
approved by the sponsoring faculty member.
199. Independent Studies (1-5) Staff
Prerequisites: students must 1) have attained upper-division standing, 2)
have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters, 3)
have completed at least two upper-division courses in ChicanoStudies. Students
are limited to five units per quarter and 30 units total in all 198/ 199
courses combined.
596. Directed Reading and Research (2-6) Staff
Prerequisite. Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Independent research involving advanced study on a particular Chicano
studies topic. A written proposal must be approved by the department
chair. Number of units depends on nature of the proposal.