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
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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
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Santa Barbara
The Denver Youth Conference
El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan
The Aim ______________
The essence of the Plan was _________
Plan de Santa Barbara
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The directives called for
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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
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• 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
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Feminism
Race, class and gender (identity)
New directions and new questions.
A renewed commitment