A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline. Repeatable, under different subtitles.

This course is an interdisciplinary survey seminar that explores cultural and historical developments of the Mexican origin people across four distinct periods, Indigenous America, Spanish America, the rise of Mexico and U.S. incorporation of Mexico into the United States. Attention will be given to cultural identity, cultural representations and cultural memory. Students will survey and study primary and secondary documents.

Update skills and knowledge of professionals in the discipline. Goals and objectives will be specifically directed at individual professional enhancement rather than the acquisition of general discipline knowledge or methodologies. S/U or letter graded. Repeatable, under different subtitles.

This course will introduce major authors of Mexican American and Xicanx literature through the study of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and illustrated texts. The goals of the course include improving students’ understanding of these works as expressions of individual and human values within a historical and social context, cultivating an appreciation for the aesthetic principles that guide this literature, reflecting on the way this literature influences and is influenced by intercultural experiences, and researching critical responses and linguistic theories associated with these works.

This course will provide students with an examination of Mexican American popular folk culture through readings, lectures, films and music. Students will critically analyze and evaluate various folklore genres: Aztec traditions, ceremonies and myths; Spanish and Mexican legends from the Southwest; santos and cultural icons; popular musical genres such as corridos, rancheras, Tex-Mex and their influences on rock and roll, punk rock and hip hop. In this course students will be able to delve into the ever-changing popular folk culture of Mexicanos and Mexican Americans through historical and transnational approaches.

This course explores the Chicana/o/x civil rights movement during the last half of the twentieth century. The course investigates the gendered-dynamics and mobilizations of diverse groups including farm workers, youth, students, community activists and artists. The course explores key themes such as labor rights, education, racism, sexism and immigration. The course addresses diverse ideologies, theories and legacies of the Chicana/o/x movement and the scholarship of Chicana/o/x Studies.