Note: The @ ending ("a" at the center of "o") offers a simultaneous presentation of both the feminine and masculine word endings of Chicana, Chicano, Latina, and Latino and allows the reader/speaker to choose the form she or he prefers.
312 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706; 608/263-4486; fax 608/265-8432; www.chicla.wisc.edu
Professors Blanco (Spanish), Escalante (Art), Gloria (Counseling Psychology), Guerin-Gonzales (Director), Marquez (Political Science), Scarano (History), Stern (History); Associate Professors Blackhawk (History), Enstad (History), Johnson (History), Saldivar (History), Uttal (HDFS); Assistant Professors Beltrán (Communication Arts), Brander Rasmussen (English), Magaña (Social Work)
Faculty diversity liaison: Professor Alberta M. Gloria, 262-9545, amgloria@wisc.edu
The program in Chican@ and Latin@ studies offers a systematic and interdisciplinary analysis of Mexican- and Latin-American-origin people, cultures, and collectivities within the United States. The interdisciplinary program is designed to provide students with a broad knowledge base and the intellectual tools to understand the unity and diversity of U.S. Latina/o populations. The primary objective of the program is to train students in the study of Chicana/os and Latina/os, as well as to introduce them to the central questions, topics, and applications that have emerged in this field of inquiry.
Chican@ and Latin@ studies offers a variety of courses, some focusing on particular national-origin groups or specific academic disciplines, and others organized around comparative topics or issues. Examples include: Chicana and Latina History; Topics in Comparative Ethnic Studies; Latina/os and Media; Chicana and Chicano History; Race in the Borderlands; The American West; Chicana/o Film Culture; Chicana Feminisms; Chicana/o and Latina/o Immigrant and Diasporic Cultures; Mexican American Politics; and Integrative Seminar in Comparative Race and Nationalism.
An undergraduate certificate in Chican@ and Latin@ studies is available for those students who wish to pursue Chican@ and Latina@ studies courses in a more systematic manner. Information on the certificate is available in the Chican@ & Latin@ Studies Program Office, 312 Ingraham Hall, and the Student Advising Office, 25 Ingraham Hall. Prospective majors must make an appointment with Jillian Alpire (chicla@mailplus.wisc.edu, 608/263-4486) or Miguel Rosales (608/262-6463, mrosales@lssaa.wisc.edu) to discuss requirements, courses, and application to the certificate.
Requirements listed below are for certificates declared effective fall semester 2005 and later. Completion of the certificate requires a minimum of 15 credit hours in Chican@ and Latin@ studies.
1. at least two 100- or 200-level courses, one of which must be Chicla 100, 201, 210, or another designated introductory interdisciplinary survey;
2. at least one 300-level course;
3. at least one 400-level course;
4. at least one 500-, 600-, or 700*-level capstone seminar course.
*Please see the Undergraduate Catalog for restrictions on 700-level courses. All courses numbered 700 and above are graduate courses and considered to be advanced. See the section on Graduate Courses in the L&S section of this catalog.
All students in the Chican@ and Latin@ studies certificate program are required to submit to the program, before graduation, a portfolio consisting of both 1 and 2 below:
1. one piece of writing at least 250 words long from a Chican@ and Latin@ studies course
2. one of the following:
a. a second piece of writing from another Chican@ and Latin@ studies course that is at least 750 words long, or
b. a sample of original creative work completed in a Chican@ and Latin@ studies course, accompanied by a 250-word descriptive essay.
Details on submission of the portfolio can be found on the supplementary information sheet each student signs upon declaring the certificate.
All classes listed in the course descriptions section will be offered regularly unless otherwise noted. Please check with the department office for information on specific courses.
102 Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies. (Crosslisted with Folklore) Alt yrs.; I; 3-4 cr (e-Z-E). This course introduces students to a multicultural history of the United States, focusing on each of the major ethnic groups: European Americans, African Americans, Native Americans, Chicano/as, Latino/as and Asian Americans. P: Fr and So only; others by cons inst.
201 Introduction to Chicana/o Studies. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (e-S-E). Introduction to the interdisciplinary study of Chicanas/os in the United States. Students will become acquainted with recent scholarly literature, paradigms, theories, and debates within Chicana/o studies pertaining to the historical, economic, cultural, and sociopolitical dimensions of the Chicana/o experience in the United States. P: Open to Fr & So only.
210 Chicana/o and Latina/o Cultural Studies. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (e-S-E). Introduction to the cultural worlds of Chicana/os and Latina/os in the U.S. Examines how diverse peoples came to understand themselves as members of a racial, ethnic, and cultural community by exploring the production of music, art, theater, film, television, and literature. P: Open to Fr.
230 Topics in Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies. Alt yrs.; 3-6 cr (E). Topics vary each semester, but may include history, literature, media, political science, culture, social work, etc., as they relate to Chicana/os and Latina/os in the United States. P: Open to Fr.
231 Politics in Multi-Cultural Societies. (Crosslisted with Poli Sci) I or II or SS; 3-4 cr (e-S-I). Race, ethnicity, and religion as political factors; cultural pluralism, politics, and policy in the United States and selected other multi-cultural politics. P: Fr or So st only.
234 Introduction to Chicano and Chicana Literature. (Crosslisted with English) I or II; 3 cr (e-L-E). A socio-historical introduction to Chicano and Chicana literature through an analysis of major works in prose and poetry. P: Open to Fr.
240 Chicano Literature Written in Spanish. (Crosslisted with Spanish) Alt yrs.; 3 cr (e-L-I). Survey of Chicano literature written in Spanish throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, covering several genres. It will examine the fictionalized worlds of Chicano writers and explore the function of Spanish language in the formation of a literary canon and cultural identity. P: Spanish 226 or cons inst.
243 Colony, Nation, and Minority: The Puerto Ricans' World. (Crosslisted with History) I or II or SS; 3 cr (e-S-E). An historical introduction to the Puerto Rican experience, from island to mainland. Varieties of colonial rule, social institutions, cultural processes, and ethnic and national identity. Migration to the U.S. and social dynamics of stateside communities. P: Open to Fr.
245 Chicana and Latina History. (Crosslisted with History, Women St) I or II; 3 cr (b-e-Z-E). Introduces the cultural, economic, social, and political history of Chicanas and Latinas in the U.S. and focuses on four major themes: contact between different ethnic/racial groups; ideas of nation and nationalism; constructions of identity; and struggles for social justice. P: Open to Fr.
299 Directed Study. I, II, SS; 1-3 cr (I). P: Requires consent of chair & instructor.
301 Chicana and Chicano History. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (e-S-I). Examines the history of the making of a peo-ple from pre-hispanic time to the present. Examines how people of Mexican descent in the United States have come to think of themselves as constituting a collectivity by examining the social, cultural, and political worlds of Chicanas and Chicanos. P: So st.
303 Chicana/o and Latino/a Immigrant and Diasporic Cultures. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (e-Z-I). Focuses on the relationship of Chicana/o and Latino/a immigration and diaspora to the culture of everyday life and to class formation in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the turn of the twenty-first century. P: Chic/Std 201, 210, or 245.
310 US-Mexico Relations. I or II or SS; 3 cr (e-S-I). A survey of the evolution of U.S.-Mexico relations with particular emphasis on the phenomena of undocumented migration and the U.S.-Mexico border economy. P: Jr st or cons inst.
312 Selected Topics in Chicano/a Education. I or II or SS; 3 cr (e-S-I). An examination of policies, practices, programs or socioeconomic factors that affect Chicano/a learning and development. Comparisons may be made between Chicanos and other Latinos or racial minority groups. Topics will vary. P: Jr st or cons inst.
330 Topics in Chicano/a Studies. I, II, SS; 3-4 cr (S-I). An examination of specific themes in Chicano/a life, ways and culture. Topics may include border culture, Chicano/a ethnicity and identity, and Mexican immigration to the United States. P: Jr st or cons inst.
332 Latinas: Self Identity and Social Change. (Crosslisted with Women St) Alt yrs.; 3 cr (e-H-I). Explores the multiracial and multicultural reality of Latina societies by becoming familiar with the history and cultures of Chicana, Cuban-American, and Puerto Rican women. Interdisciplinary readings in law, journalism, public policy, history, and self-reflective literature. P: So st.
335 Chicano and Chicana Film Culture. I or II; 3 cr. Focuses on Chicano and Chicana film from its beginnings in the political activism of the 1960s and 1970s through the contemporary aesthetic products. Major Chicana/o films will be analyzed through diverse critical approaches, including questions of spectatorship, film genres, oppositional cultural forms and cinema role in the construction of ethnic and gendered subjectivities. P: Chic/Std 201, 210, 234, or 245.
347 Race, Ethnicity, and Media. (Crosslisted with Com Arts) Alt yrs.; 3 cr (e-H-I). Introduction to the changing images of race and ethnicity in U.S. entertainment media and popular culture. Surveys history, key concepts and contemporary debates regarding mediated representation of ethnic minorities. Critical and cultural studies approaches are emphasized. P: Open to Fr.
357 Chicana/o and Latina/o Literatures. (Crosslisted with English) Alt yrs.; I or II or SS; 3 cr (L-I). Course explores historical, political, and aesthetic roots and directions of Latina/o and Chicana/o short stories, novels, poetry, music, plays, films, and essays. Intermediate/advanced study for English majors and/or CLS certificate program students. P: Jr st & 6 crs lit, or instr cons.
419 Latino/as and Media. (Crosslisted with Com Arts) I or II; 3 cr (e-H-I). Critical and historical survey of the participation and representation of Latino/as in U.S. film, television, and popular culture, with a primary focus on Hispanic representation in Hollywood-produced imagery. The counter-images of Latino and Latina media producers also will be explored.
425 Chicana and Latina Feminisms, Arts, and Media. (Crosslisted with Women St) I or II; 3 cr (S-D). An introduction to Chicana and Latina history and feminist activism, writing, and creative expression. Surveys Chicana/Latina participation and representation in society, the arts, the media, and popular culture. P: Chic/Std 101 or women's studies intro crse or Jr st.
436 Race, Class, and Colonialism in the Caribbean. (Crosslisted with History) I or II or SS; 3 cr (S-D). Historical and contemporary perspectives on slavery, capitalism, and colonialism in the Caribbean context. Key issues include the formation of multiracial societies, internal social structures during slavery and after emancipation, and dependence upon imperial powers. P: History 241 or 242 or 260 (Latin America: An Introduction) or Afro-Amer/Hist 347.
450 Chicano and Chicana Autobiography. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (D). The course offers an in-depth analysis of Mexican American autobiographies, focusing on the process of the literary and ideological constitution of the (Chicano and Chicana) self, from the nineteenth century to the contemporary hybrid forms articulated by women feminist writers. P: Chic/Std 234, Spanish 240, or 6 cr of intro lit.
459 Mexico in the Chicano and Chicana Literary Imagination. (Crosslisted with Spanish) Alt yrs.; 3-4 cr. Focuses on analyzing the representations of Mexico in the literary works of Chicano and Chicana writers through out the twentieth century, and the function such representations play in their construction of identity, subjectivity, and community. This course will be offered in Spanish. P: Spanish 223 & 224.
460 Contemporary Chicano Novel. Alt yrs.; 3 cr (e-L-I). In-depth analysis of Chicano novels published since 1959, exploring the dominant themes, motifs, and forms of expression in selected works, as well as a discussion of the current theories that have been applied to them. P: Chic/Std 234 or cons inst.
461 The American West to 1850. (Crosslisted with History) I or II or SS; 3-4 cr (e-H-I). North American frontiers through the period of the Mexican War. Major Indian cultures of North America; the frontiers and differing imperial systems of Spain, France, and England; and the westward movement of the United States through 1850. P: So st.
462 The American West Since 1850. (Crosslisted with History) I or II or SS; 3-4 cr (e-H-I). The West as frontier and region since 1850. Indian-white and other interethnic relations; federal policies; the development of a resource-intensive economy, its environmental effects, and political conflicts accompanying it; and the ideology of the frontier in American culture. P: So st.
464 Mexican-American Politics. (Crosslisted with Poli Sci) I or II; 3-4 cr (S-D). This class examines the major problems and issues in Mexican-American politics since World War II. An emphasis will be placed on the ways in which race, class and culture have structured politics for the Mexican origin people. P: Jr st & Poli Sci 104, 184 or 404 or intro crse in Chicano studies or intro crse in Afro-Amer studies or cons inst.
466 Identity and Mexican American/Chicano Social Movement Organizations. Irr.; 3 cr (e-A). This course will examine identity construction in Mexican American political organizations from the turn of the century to the present. The world view of these organizations will be analyzed in order to understand the social, economic, and political foundations of ethnic identity formation. P: Jr st. Chic/Std 201, 215, 210, 220, 234.
467 Literature of Hispanics in the U.S. (Crosslisted with Spanish) I or II; 3-4 cr (e-L-D). Major works and trends of Hispanic literature in Spanish or Spanish/English in the United States, with special attention to Chicano, Cuban and Puerto Rican writers. P: Spanish 223 & 224, or cons inst.
468 Popular Culture in the Multi-racial United States. (Crosslisted with History) Alt yrs.; I; 3-4 cr (H-I). Origins and development of widely distributed popular culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with emphasis on race and racialization. Exploration of production/performance and consumption of minstrel shows, wild west shows, film, radio, television, music in topical units. P: So St.
470 Sociodemographic Analysis of Mexican Migration. (Crosslisted with Soc) I or II; 3 cr (e-S-A). Introduces students to social and demographic analysis and explanations of the historical and present day causes and consequences of migration of the largest immigrant group to the United States in the 20th century. P: Chic/Std 201, 215, 220, 234, 210, or 205.
501 Integrated Seminar in Comparative and Transnational Ethnic Studies. Alt yrs.; II; 3 cr (Z-A). This course is a small seminar that allows students an advanced engagement with the field of comparative and transnational ethnic studies. P: Prev ethnic studies crse and/or cons inst.
510 Integrative Seminar in Chicana/o Studies. I or II; 3 cr (A). This integrative capstone course examines the history of Chicana/o studies and contemporary theoretical debates in the field. Among the areas considered are the following: the project of interdisciplinarity; difference, identity, community; race and class formations; gender and sexuality; and critical praxis. Open to graduate students. P: 9 cr of Chicana/o studies, Jr or Grad st.
516 Indians and the Spanish Borderlands. (Crosslisted with Amer Ind, History) II; 3 cr (H-A). Explores the history and legacy of Spanish-Indian relations within the Spanish Empire in North America and centers on the disruptive and adaptive changes initiated by Indian peoples in response to colonialism. P: Jr or Sr st.
519 Transnational and Comparative Working-Class Cultures. Alt yrs.; II; 3-4 cr (e-Z-A). Transnational, comparative examination of historical meanings of work and formation of working-class cultures. Focuses on relations of power and ideas about race, class, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality and how they shaped working-class culture in U.S., Latin America, Europe, and Asia. P: Cons inst or Jr st and one of: History 405, 406, 407, 408, 430, Hist/Chicla 436.
530 Advanced Topics in Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies. Alt yrs.; 1-4 cr (A). Topics vary each semester, but may include history, literature, media, political science, culture, social work, etc., as they relate to Chicana/os and Latina/os in the United States. P: Cons inst or Jr st & 3 cr in Chicana/o studies.
535 Race, Religion, and Community. Alt yrs.; II; 3-4 cr (e-Z-A). Advanced reading seminar that explores how Chicana/o and Latina/o social space is imagined, represented, and lived through everyday practices that incorporate ideas of race and nation to produce "geographies of difference" as well as geographies of community and solidarity. P: Cons inst or Jr st and one of: Chicla/Women St/History 245, Chicla/History 461, 462, 436, 492.
601 Race and Nationalism: Comparative and Theoretical Perspectives. Alt yrs.; I; 3 cr (e-Z-A). Advanced seminar on historical intersections of race and nationalisms. Explores questions of the origin of race and nationalisms, the position and status of a variety of nationalisms and anti-colonial nationalisms; and the contemporary debates over postmodernism, postindustrialism, postcolonialism, and multinationalism. P: Cons inst or Jr st & Chicla 510 or 600 or History/Chicla 436 or History 533.
630 Memory and Place in Chicana/o and Latino/a History. Alt yrs.; I; 3 cr (H-A). Research seminar on collective memory and the power of place in the construction of a Chicana/o and Latino/a identity. Explores Latina/o and Chicano/a places as sites where memory and identity are produced, constructed, and experienced. P: Jr st or cons inst.
657 Understanding Latino Families and Communities. (Crosslisted with Soc Work) I or II; 3 cr (e-S-A). Examines U.S. Latino families and communities, including social and economic conditions, cultural values, and issues of identity, race, gender, discrimination, acculturation and language. A service-learning course, students gain knowledge of and direct experience with social work issues in Latino communities. P: Jr st.
699 Directed Study. I, II, SS; 1-3 cr (I). P: Requires consent of chair & instructor.