HIUS 105. Chicanas and Latinas: Twentieth-Century US History (4 units)
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Description
This course examines the historical experiences of Chicanas, Puertorriqueñas, and Centroamericanas in the U.S. in the twentieth century. It explores the social, economic, and political conditions of everyday Chicanas and Latinas and the agency they exerted navigating and negotiating these realities. Topics include immigration, migration, community formation, gender and sexuality, labor organizing, grassroots activism, social movements, feminism, and criminalization and incarceration.
Prerequisite courses
HIUS 105 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have HIUS 105 as a prerequisite.