CHIC 3444 is also offered in Fall 2024
CHIC 3444 is also offered in Fall 2023
CHIC 3444 is also offered in Fall 2022
CHIC 3444 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2024 | CHIC 3444 Section 001: Chicana and Chicano History I (18084)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementDelivery Mode
- Meets With:
- HIST 3444 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankNicholson Hall 125
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (10 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Experiences of people of Mexican descent in the United States. Important eras in histories of Mexico, the United States, and Mexican Americans. Central role of Chicana/os in U.S. history, culture, and politics. Topics include race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, immigration, migration.
- Class Description:
- Experiences of people of Mexican descent in the United States. Important eras in histories of Mexico, the United States, and Mexican Americans. Central role of Chicana/os in U.S. history, culture, and politics. Topics include race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, immigration, migration.
This course examines the experiences of people of Mexican descent in the U.S. The course provides a foundation for understanding the central role of Chicana/os in the history, culture, and politics of the U.S. Students will survey the major challenges faced by people of Mexican descent in the U.S. in order to critically discuss the social, economic, cultural, and political changes that have influenced the day-to-day life of Chicana/os and how Chicana/os have asserted themselves as agents of change. Equivalencies: Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: HIST 3441 - Who Should Take This Class?:
- Undergraduates
- Learning Objectives:
- Conduct web-based literature searches Locate, evaluate, critically analyze, and utilize scholarly primary and secondary sources in the field of Chicana/o history. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the subject matter through reflection, discussion, and analytical argumentation in written assignments and oral presentations. Scoring reflects key concepts in Chicana/o historiography.By the end of the course, students will know the basic terms, concepts, principles, methods, and perspectives of Chicana/o history. Students will be able to recognize social, economic, and political variables that have impacted socio-cultural dynamics between Chicana/os and mainstream society and learn how to discern the reliability of primary sources and to critically read secondary sources (historical and other scholarship). Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the subject matter through reflection, discussion, and analytical argumentation in written assignments and oral presentations. Scoring reflects key concepts in Chicana/o historiography.Write papers in which they critically reflect on how Chicana/o history is a form of counter-discourse written in response to mis-representations or to address gaps in US history. Collaborate with others to present a panel discussion on a common topic Students will be evaluated on these skills through a written exam, class participation, a life history project with multiple research components, and an oral presentation.This course helps us understand the goals and intellectual processes of liberal learning by approaching history as a window into the complex web of inter- and intra-cultural relationships within the United States. In examining the history of one social group we will gain better insight into how history represents a particular form of knowledge production that enables us to be understand how knowledge is culturally and intellectually constructed and changes over time. In understanding that history is an active, ongoing process, students will elevate their understanding of past and present social dynamics and relationshipsThe course uses lectures and discussions, exams, a life history research assignment, and class presentations to help students practice skills of critical reflection, creative imagination, historical and social analysis, careful argumentation, and eloquent speech, as well as to help them develop confidence and sophistication articulating the principles of Chicana/o historiography.The course regularly engages students in small group discussion to address different interpretations of assigned readings, debates within the field, and collectively constructing ideas on the application of theories in the field to develop a shaper understanding of historical methods and its subjective nature. Student-centered class discussions are facilitated by the instructor to advance their awareness of being critical consumers and producers of historical knowledge.Students write mid-term and final examinations. The mid-term exam consists of identification key terms/definitions and one medium-length essay that asks students to apply concepts, theories, paradigms, and methodologies learned in the class to a question addressing the course subject matter. The final assignment is a cumulative exam consists of 5-10 identification terms/definitions and two essay questions addressing key themes in Chicana/o historiography. Students also complete a life history project that includes the crafting of guided questions for interviewing a family member, an annotated bibliography that engages them with primary and secondary sources, and a presentation on their project. This project requires them to use and apply some of the critical, conceptual, analytical and argumentative skills they gained in understand the constructed nature of historical perspectives.
- Grading:
- Student Option
- Exam Format:
- Assignments are evaluated by faculty using a rubric created for the course.
- Class Format:
- Lecture
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18084/1249
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 8 July 2019
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