course schedule: readings, assignments and miscellaneous
Assigned readings must be completed prior to every class period.
Though I will remain as faithful as possible to the syllabus, I reserve the right to make changes.
Unit I: Gente de Maiz
Week One: Introduction to CES 151
Tues, 01/14: Intros, Course Website and Syllabus
Thurs, 01/16: Critical Thinking and Epistemology: What is Chicano?
Week Two: Identity Matters or Why Chicana/o Studies Exists/Basic Concepts
Tues, 01/21: SR, “The Homeland, Aztlán” by Gloria Anzaldúa, pp. 23-35
Thurs, 01/23: OA, “Epilogue: Is Antonio Banderas a Chicano?” p. 411-415
Film: Viva la Causa (pt. I)
Unit II: Colonization, Struggle and Resistance
Week Three: Before the Era of Colonization
Tues, 01/28: OA, Chapter 1, “Not Just Pyramids, Explorers, and Heroes” pp. 1-19
Map Quiz
Thurs, 01/30: OA, Chapter 2, “The Occupation of Middle America” pp. 19-38 & “Creating a Timeline” pp. 419
http://www.dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/timeline.html
Due: Timeline # 1
Week Four: The White Colonial Project
Tues, 02/04: OA, Chapter 3, “Legacy of Hate: The Conquest of Mexico’s Northwest” pp. 39-58 & “The Border Crossed Us” pp. 59-61
Thurs, 02/06: SR, “Manifest Destiny: The Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo” by Richard Griswold
del Castillo, pp. 1-10
Unit III: 20th century Mexican-American struggles, communities and resistance
Week Five: Early Labor Struggles
02/11: OA, “Empire” pp. 151-153 & Chapter 10 “Mexican American Communities in the Making: The Depression Years” pp. 203- 235
Due: Timeline # 2
02/13: SR, “Manuela Solis Sager and Emma B. Tenayuca: A Tribute” by Roberto R. Calderón and Emilio Zamora, pp. 269-279
Week Six: Early Struggles for Educational Access and Equity
02/18: SR, "El Plan de Santa Barbara" (excerpts)
* Group Question Facilitation demo
02/20: SR, GROUPS 1-5 Read:“Mendez v. Westminster School District: How It Affected Brown v. Board of Education” by Frederick P. Aguirre, pp. 321-332
GROUPS 6-10 Read: “Hernandez V. Texas: Legacies of Justice and Injustice” by Kevin R. Johnson, pp. 1-20
* Guest Lecture w/ Luis Cortes, J.D.
Due: Timeline # 3
Week Seven: Midterms
02/25: Review
02/27: Exam I
Week Eight: Cultural Resistance: Pachucos/as
03/04: OA, Chapter 11 “World War II: The Betrayal of Promises” pp. 236-262
Midterm Grades Submitted via ZZUIS on Wed, 03/05
03/06: SR, “Saying ‘Nothing’: Pachucas and the Languages of Resistance” by Catherine S. Ramírez, pp. 1-33
* Group Question Facilitations
Week Nine – Reading and Writing Workshop 101
03/11: SR, "How to Read an Academic Article" by Becky Rosenberg, Ph.D.
http://faculty.washington.edu/davidgs/ReadArticle.html
03/13: SR, Writing Workshop: Read “Revising and Organizing Your Argument”, “From Problems to Sources” and “Writing
Rules”
Due: Research Topic and Questions
Week Ten - Spring Break
03/18: No Class
03/20: No Class
Unit IV: Critical Intersectionality: Class, Gender, Sexuality and Race
Week Eleven – The Chicana/o Movement Pt. I
03/25: OA, Chapter 12 “Happy Days": Chicano Communities Under Siege pp. 263-285
* Group Question Facilitation
03/27: OA, Chapter 13 “Goodbye America: The Chicano in the 1960s” pp. 286-325
Week Twelve – The Chicana/o Movement Pt. II
04/01: OA, "I am Joaquin!" and "The Social Bandit: Tiburcio Vásquz" pp. 140-141 (read first)
SR, "Yo Soy Joaquin" by "Corky" Gonzalez
Film: Viva la Causa II
04/03: Due: Rough Draft
(8-10 pages double space, including bibliography)
Week Thirteen – Chicana Feminisms
04/08: SR, “La Chicana y ‘El Movimiento’ by Elena Hernández, “La Feminista” by Anna NietoGomez, & “Chicanas and El
Movimiento” by Adaljiza Sosa Riddell, pp. 83-94
* Group Question Facilitation
04/10: SR, “From a Long Line of Vendidas: Chicanas and Feminism” by Cherríe Moraga, pp. 173-190
* Guest Lecture w/ Lizeth Gutierrez, American Studies Doctoral Student
Unit V: Reconfiguring the Academy; Decolonizing our Activism
Week Fourteen - Chicana/o Studies & the Corporate Multicultural University
04/15: SR, “Power and Knowledge: Colonialism in the Academy” by Teresa Córdova, pp. 17-45
* Group Question Facilitation
04/17: Peer-Review Day
Week Fifteen – El Movimiento in the 21st Century
04/22 – OA, Chapter 14 "Becoming a National Minority: 1980-2001" pp. 353-392
Film: Maquilapolis
04/24 – SR, “Against the Grain: Confronting Hispanic Service Organizations in Times of Increasing Inequalities, 1930 & 2005” by Linda Heidenreich, pp. 123-137
* Group Question Facilitation
Week Sixteen - Conclusion
04/29: Class Evaluations
Due: Final Research Paper due at the beginning of class.
No late papers accepted without prior notification.
05/01: Last day to submit all assignments for credit.
1 - Final Post: Upload your ppt & a brief synopsis of your research paper answering the following: (before 12pm)
a. What did you learn from conducting your own research?
b. How does your research contribute to the academic fields of Chican@/Latin@ Studies?
2 - Maquilapolis film analysis (upload on Angel drop box anytime before 5pm)
3 - All required weebly posts (anytime before midnight)
Though I will remain as faithful as possible to the syllabus, I reserve the right to make changes.
Unit I: Gente de Maiz
Week One: Introduction to CES 151
Tues, 01/14: Intros, Course Website and Syllabus
Thurs, 01/16: Critical Thinking and Epistemology: What is Chicano?
Week Two: Identity Matters or Why Chicana/o Studies Exists/Basic Concepts
Tues, 01/21: SR, “The Homeland, Aztlán” by Gloria Anzaldúa, pp. 23-35
Thurs, 01/23: OA, “Epilogue: Is Antonio Banderas a Chicano?” p. 411-415
Film: Viva la Causa (pt. I)
Unit II: Colonization, Struggle and Resistance
Week Three: Before the Era of Colonization
Tues, 01/28: OA, Chapter 1, “Not Just Pyramids, Explorers, and Heroes” pp. 1-19
Map Quiz
Thurs, 01/30: OA, Chapter 2, “The Occupation of Middle America” pp. 19-38 & “Creating a Timeline” pp. 419
http://www.dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/timeline.html
Due: Timeline # 1
Week Four: The White Colonial Project
Tues, 02/04: OA, Chapter 3, “Legacy of Hate: The Conquest of Mexico’s Northwest” pp. 39-58 & “The Border Crossed Us” pp. 59-61
Thurs, 02/06: SR, “Manifest Destiny: The Mexican-American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo” by Richard Griswold
del Castillo, pp. 1-10
Unit III: 20th century Mexican-American struggles, communities and resistance
Week Five: Early Labor Struggles
02/11: OA, “Empire” pp. 151-153 & Chapter 10 “Mexican American Communities in the Making: The Depression Years” pp. 203- 235
Due: Timeline # 2
02/13: SR, “Manuela Solis Sager and Emma B. Tenayuca: A Tribute” by Roberto R. Calderón and Emilio Zamora, pp. 269-279
Week Six: Early Struggles for Educational Access and Equity
02/18: SR, "El Plan de Santa Barbara" (excerpts)
* Group Question Facilitation demo
02/20: SR, GROUPS 1-5 Read:“Mendez v. Westminster School District: How It Affected Brown v. Board of Education” by Frederick P. Aguirre, pp. 321-332
GROUPS 6-10 Read: “Hernandez V. Texas: Legacies of Justice and Injustice” by Kevin R. Johnson, pp. 1-20
* Guest Lecture w/ Luis Cortes, J.D.
Due: Timeline # 3
Week Seven: Midterms
02/25: Review
02/27: Exam I
Week Eight: Cultural Resistance: Pachucos/as
03/04: OA, Chapter 11 “World War II: The Betrayal of Promises” pp. 236-262
Midterm Grades Submitted via ZZUIS on Wed, 03/05
03/06: SR, “Saying ‘Nothing’: Pachucas and the Languages of Resistance” by Catherine S. Ramírez, pp. 1-33
* Group Question Facilitations
Week Nine – Reading and Writing Workshop 101
03/11: SR, "How to Read an Academic Article" by Becky Rosenberg, Ph.D.
http://faculty.washington.edu/davidgs/ReadArticle.html
03/13: SR, Writing Workshop: Read “Revising and Organizing Your Argument”, “From Problems to Sources” and “Writing
Rules”
Due: Research Topic and Questions
Week Ten - Spring Break
03/18: No Class
03/20: No Class
Unit IV: Critical Intersectionality: Class, Gender, Sexuality and Race
Week Eleven – The Chicana/o Movement Pt. I
03/25: OA, Chapter 12 “Happy Days": Chicano Communities Under Siege pp. 263-285
* Group Question Facilitation
03/27: OA, Chapter 13 “Goodbye America: The Chicano in the 1960s” pp. 286-325
Week Twelve – The Chicana/o Movement Pt. II
04/01: OA, "I am Joaquin!" and "The Social Bandit: Tiburcio Vásquz" pp. 140-141 (read first)
SR, "Yo Soy Joaquin" by "Corky" Gonzalez
Film: Viva la Causa II
04/03: Due: Rough Draft
(8-10 pages double space, including bibliography)
Week Thirteen – Chicana Feminisms
04/08: SR, “La Chicana y ‘El Movimiento’ by Elena Hernández, “La Feminista” by Anna NietoGomez, & “Chicanas and El
Movimiento” by Adaljiza Sosa Riddell, pp. 83-94
* Group Question Facilitation
04/10: SR, “From a Long Line of Vendidas: Chicanas and Feminism” by Cherríe Moraga, pp. 173-190
* Guest Lecture w/ Lizeth Gutierrez, American Studies Doctoral Student
Unit V: Reconfiguring the Academy; Decolonizing our Activism
Week Fourteen - Chicana/o Studies & the Corporate Multicultural University
04/15: SR, “Power and Knowledge: Colonialism in the Academy” by Teresa Córdova, pp. 17-45
* Group Question Facilitation
04/17: Peer-Review Day
Week Fifteen – El Movimiento in the 21st Century
04/22 – OA, Chapter 14 "Becoming a National Minority: 1980-2001" pp. 353-392
Film: Maquilapolis
04/24 – SR, “Against the Grain: Confronting Hispanic Service Organizations in Times of Increasing Inequalities, 1930 & 2005” by Linda Heidenreich, pp. 123-137
* Group Question Facilitation
Week Sixteen - Conclusion
04/29: Class Evaluations
Due: Final Research Paper due at the beginning of class.
No late papers accepted without prior notification.
05/01: Last day to submit all assignments for credit.
1 - Final Post: Upload your ppt & a brief synopsis of your research paper answering the following: (before 12pm)
a. What did you learn from conducting your own research?
b. How does your research contribute to the academic fields of Chican@/Latin@ Studies?
2 - Maquilapolis film analysis (upload on Angel drop box anytime before 5pm)
3 - All required weebly posts (anytime before midnight)