IntroductionIntroduction

Chicano Studies as a DisciplineChicano Studies as a Discipline

The Origins of Chicana/o StudiesThe 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 Origins…

• The “push” in California influenced similar struggles in the Southwest and Midwest, for example ______________

• Reasons for student involvement ____________.

Before the 1960sBefore the 1960s

• Very limited university experience.

• The first generation of Mexican-American college Students

The early 1960sThe 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 MilitancyStudent Militancy

• Clash of generations.

• “The new Chicano Scholar” .

Chicano Studies and Social and Chicano Studies and Social and Political IssuesPolitical Issues

• Social Issues ________________

• Chicano youth also demanded

1)

2)

El Quinto SolEl Quinto Sol

• El Grito

• The writings _____________

The Late 1960’sThe Late 1960’s

• “Consensus on the relevance”.

• “Lack of coherence in expectation and emphasis” (VII).

• 1968 Explained ………

• “A forced priority” _____ (VII).

A key momentA key moment

• Santa Barbara

• The Denver Youth Conference

• El Plan Espiritual de Aztlan

• The Aim ______________

• The essence of the Plan was _________

Plan de Santa BarbaraPlan de Santa Barbara

• The directives called for

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

El Plan…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 DisciplineThe Formation of a Discipline

• Octavio Romano—an important direction (ix)

• The “Chicano Image”

• Eight Preliminary steps :

The FormationThe Formation

• The Chicano Paradigm

• The influence of the Cultural renaissance

• “What was this new paradigm?”.

• The next stage…. research.

• The theory

The internal colony The internal colony analysisanalysis

• Possibilities and limitations

• Basic premises of the Chicano paradigm

• The uniqueness of Chicano/a Studies

Issues and ContribuitionsIssues 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 FutureThe Future

• Feminism

• Race, class and gender (identity)

• New directions and new questions.

• A renewed commitment