GWS 201 - La Chicana

1. Analyze the status and participation of Chicanas/Mexicanas in the United States from an interdisciplinary perspective.
2. Describe the scholarship, Chicana/Mexicana feminisms, Women’s movements, Chicano movement, international transborder movements and the building of agency, empowerment, representation and social justice.
3. Describe Chicana and Mexicana feminisms with emphasis on the Southwest, community empowerment and U.S.-Mexico border.

1. Interdisciplinary analysis of Chicanas/Mexicanas in the United States
   1. Chicanas/Mexicanas and dominant white culture
      1. Chicanas/Mexicanas and history
      2. Chicanas/Mexicanas in the Southwest
      3. Chicanas/Mexicanas and the U.S.-Mexico Border
   2. Chicanas/Mexicanas and social institutions  
      1. Family and marriage
      2. Education
      3. Politics
      4. Economy
      5. Health
      6. Religion
      7. Gender, Age, and Sexuality
   3. Current issues of Chicanas/Mexicanas in the U.S.
      1. Family and marriage
      2. Education
      3. Politics
      4. Economy
      5. Health
      6. Religion
      7. Gender, age, and sexuality
2. Chicana/Mexicana Interdisciplinary Scholarship and Social Justice Movements
   1. Chicanas/Mexicanas and the women’s movements in the U.S.
   2. Chicanas/Mexicanas and the Chicano movement
   3. Chicanas/Mexicanas and International Transborder Movements and the building of agency, empowerment, representation and social justice
3. Chicana/Mexicana Feminisms
   1. Chicanas/Mexicanas in the Southwest.
   2. Chicanas/Mexicanas and community empowerment.
   3. Chicanas/Mexicanas on the U.S.-Mexico border