ETHS 151 — F Chicana/o History I (formerly ETHS 141 F) 3 Units
54 hours lecture per term. This course is a survey of the Chicanx experience from the Mesoamerican era to the era of US imperialist wars of expansion. Utilizing theoretical frameworks and methodologies from Ethnic Studies and Chicanx Studies, historical themes and events will be analyzed through an intersectional lens that interrogates categories of identity and power, including Indigeneity, race, ethnicity, class, gender, sex, sexuality, and religion. Topics covered include Mesoamerican civilizations; Spanish settler colonialism in the Americas; the African presence in New Spain; mestizaje, racialization, and racial identity; life in the Spanish and Mexican borderlands pre- and post-Mexican Independence; the war between the U.S. and Mexico, and US invasion into Mexico. This course fulfills the Multicultural Education requirement for graduation. (Degree Credit) (CSU) (UC) AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC