Mexican American Studies (MXAS)
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AREA OF CHICANO STUDIES INCLUDING THE CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND LINGUISTIC APPROACHES. THIS BASIC COURSE INCLUDES THE STUDY OF MAJOR AUTHORS, SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL EVENTS, AND IMPORTANT LINGUISTIC CONSIDERATIONS.
STUDIES FOLKLORE THROUGH SELECTED EXAMPLES OF TRADITIONAL MEXICAN AND MEXICAN AMERICAN CULTURE. POSSIBLE TOPICS INCLUDE: FOLK SONGS, FOLK HEALING, FOLK ART, FOODS, TESTIMONIALS, TALES, PROVERBS, RIDDLES, OR OTHER CULTURAL ELEMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.
AN ANALYSIS OF CHICANO LITERATURE. SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE NEW CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE CHICANO IN THE MOST CURRENT LITERATURE OF THE VARIOUS GENRES.
MAY BE REPEATED WHEN TOPICS VARY.