# Chicano Studies (CHST) courses

Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://sac.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/36813/36822/36836

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### CHST 104 — Chicana/Chicano Literature

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

This course offers an exploration of Chicana/Chicano literature. It examines Chicana/Chicano literature through novels, short stories, essays, theater, poetry, and nonfiction in relation to their historical, cultural, regional, and gendered contexts. The literature is written by Chicana/Chicano authors and Mexican American writers who seek to define themselves vis-à-vis other Americans. Topics and themes may include the literary performance of identity and culture, intersectionality and racialization, struggle, protest, and artistic activism. Students will survey Chicana/Chicano and Mexican American literature from the Formative (or Pre-classic) period in Mesoamerica to the present. Texts will be selected from a diverse group of authors, literary movements, and media forms.

### CHST 150 — Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 Lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 16 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/fall-2026/chst.md); Spring 2027, 22 sections (/c/santa-ana-college/schedule/spring-2027/chst.md)

This course introduces the field of Chicana/Chicano/Chican@/Chicanx/Xicana/Xicano/Xicanx Studies. It is designed to acquaint students with the most significant social, political, economic, and historical aspects of the Chicana/Chicano/Chican@/Chicanx/Xicana/Xicano/Xicanx experience in the United States. A trans-disciplinary, multisectoral, and multidimensional approach will be employed to study Chicanas/Chicanos/Chican@s/Chicanxs/Xicanas/Xicanos/Xicanxs various experiences and their contributions to American society and culture. This course will critically analyze the societal context in which the Chicana/Chicano/Chican@/Chicanx/Xicana/Xicano/Xicanx have sought to maintain their culture. This course is designed to present a foundation in Chicana/Chicano/Chican@/Chicanx/Xicana/Xicano/Xicanx Studies.