Course Description:

This is an introductory interdisciplinary course designed to introduce students to research and publications in related disciplines and familiarizes them with the interdisciplinary aspects of Chicana/o studies. The course is a survey of diverse historical experiences, cultural factors, and ethnic/racial paradigms, including indigenousness, gender, sexuality, language, and borders, that help shape Chicana/o identities, with an emphasis on critical reading and writing skills. The course will provide students with a comprehensive examination of Mexican, Chicana/o, and Latina/o development in the United States. Through critical reading and thinking, textual analysis, and coherent, persuasive writing and communication skills, students will gain a clear understanding of some of the central developments of Chicana/o history and culture. This course will also provide an overview of the formations, definitions, and transformations of Chicana/o peoples by critically analyzing gender roles, the borderlands, Chicana feminism, the arts, immigration, tradition, and identity of Chicano people. Transfer credit: CSU;UC.

Meets General Ed Areas:

Cal-GETC Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Cal-GETC Area 6: Ethnic Studies, CSU Area D: Social Sciences, CSU Area F: Ethnic Studies, IGETC Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences, IGETC Area 7: Ethnic Studies, VCCCD GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences, VCCCD GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies, VCCCD GE Area (Pre-Fall 25) B2: Social & Behavioral Sciences, VCCCD GE Area (Pre-Fall 25) F1: Ethnic/Gender Studies

Course Corequisites:

NONE

Section Information as of 29-JUN-2026 08:06:07 PM

• CRN: 31943
• Instructor: Villa Rosales, Elizabeth
• Section Corequisites: NONE
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• Delivery Mode: This is a fully online class without pre-scheduled meetings.
• Course Materials: Oxnard College Bookstore

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