ETST 121 - Introduction to Chicana/o Studies

    Recent Professors
    Christina Rodriguez, Edwardo Madril, Ismael Lara
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ETST 121
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · Cal-GETC Area 6 · IGETC Area 4C · IGETC Area 7 · CSU GE Area D3 · CSU GE Area D6 · CSU GE Area D · CSU GE Area F · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    (No prerequisite.) This course studies the Chicana and Chicano community and culture in American society from Pre-Columbian roots. The Chicana and Chicano contributions and conflicts in American society are studied using an interdisciplinary approach (anthropology, history, sociology, literature, art, and music). The course introduces concepts such as race and racism, white supremacy, settler colonialism, historical trauma, and historical victory in the Americas. Intended for students interested in history, Chicana/o, Ethnic Studies, and Race and Resistance or other social sciences. Analysis on understanding the impact of European invasion of the Americas through colonialism and imperialism while making connections between the past and the present. Chicana/o, Mexicana/o, Afro-Latina/o, and Indigenous resistance, decolonization, and cultural survival are analyzed. (CSU/UC) AA/AS COM GE Area 4 or 6, Cal-GETC Area 4 or 6, CSU US-1 History, Constitution, and American Ideals (formerly AA/AS Area B or F & G, CSU Area D or F, IGETC Area 4 or 7)
    Usually Held
    Tue 6:10pm–9:00pm, Tue Thu 2:10pm–3:30pm, Tue Thu 2:20pm–3:35pm, Tue Wed Thu 9:00am–12:00pm