Chicano Studies as a Discipline Introduction Chicano Studies as a Discipline

The Origins of Chicana/o Studies “This anthology will begin your journey to the field of Chicana/o Studies as an academic discipline” . It is a product of the 1960s. Initially, Chicana/o Studies was a “California product”. Reason 1: Reason 2:

The Origins… The “push” in California influenced similar struggles in the Southwest and Midwest, for example ______________ Reasons for student involvement ____________.

Before the 1960s Very limited university experience. The first generation of Mexican-American college Students

The early 1960s For the most part, university curricula did not include the mexicano as a historical subject. One major exception _______________ Carlos E. Castaneda, George I. Sanchez, Americo Paredes At the University of New Mexico _______

Student Militancy Clash of generations. “The new Chicano Scholar” .

Chicano Studies and Social and Political Issues Social Issues ________________ Chicano youth also demanded 1) 2)

El Quinto Sol El Grito The writings _____________

The Late 1960’s “Consensus on the relevance”. “Lack of coherence in expectation and emphasis” (VII). 1968 Explained ……… “A forced priority” _____ (VII).

A key moment Santa Barbara The Denver Youth Conference El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan The Aim ______________ The essence of the Plan was _________

Plan de Santa Barbara The directives called for 1 2 3 4 5 6

El Plan… What was left out? The focus of the plan was ______________. That meant that the curriculum would be ___________. Jose Cuellar’s observation: .

The Formation of a Discipline Octavio Romano—an important direction (ix) The “Chicano Image” Eight Preliminary steps :

The Formation The Chicano Paradigm The influence of the Cultural renaissance “What was this new paradigm?”. The next stage…. research. The theory

The internal colony analysis Possibilities and limitations Basic premises of the Chicano paradigm The uniqueness of Chicano/a Studies

Issues and Contribuitions The 1970s: A critique of el plan de Santa Barbara Another set of issues: applicability Reasons for disuse: 1;2;3. . Contributions

The Future Feminism Race, class and gender (identity) New directions and new questions. A renewed commitment