Chicano Studies
2 courses · Santa Ana College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
CHST 104 Chicana/Chicano Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 54 Lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU
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
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.