HIST 387 Community Building and Social Movements in Latino/ History (Same as Latina/o Studies 387 and Women's and Gender Studies 387) (Not offered 2006-2007; to be offered 2007-2008)*
Considering "community" as a contested terrain, we will begin with an
exploration of what we mean by "community." Can the term encompass both
the unity and the diversity within Latino/a communities? Focusing on Puerto
Ricans and Mexican-Americans, topics will include the construction of ethnic
communities, the struggle for civil rights, labor movements, and the social
movements of the late 1960s and the 1970s. In addition to the unity these efforts
represented as Latinos and Latinas confronted the challenges presented by the
larger society, we will also address the dynamics of race, ethnicity, class, gender,
and sexuality within these communities and movements.
Evaluation will be based on class participation, three short essays, and a final
paper that will be presented to the class.
Group A