The Chicano/a~Latino/a Arts and Humanities Minor
(CLAH)
OFFICE: 270 Pepper Canyon Hall (858) 822-4059 or (858) 822-2787
http://minors.ucsd.edu/clah/
AFFILIATED
FACULTY
Roberto Alvarez, Ph.D., Ethnic Studies
Jaime Concha, Ph.D., Literature
Ross Frank, Ph.D., Ethnic Studies
David Gutiérrez, Ph.D., History
Jorge Huerta, Ph.D., Theatre and Dance
Tomás Jiménez, Ph.D., Sociology
David Mares, Ph.D., Political Science
Jorge Mariscal, Ph.D., Literature – CLAH Director
Natalia Molina, Ph.D., Ethnic Studies
Michael Monteon, Ph.D., History
Max Parra, Ph.D., Literature
Beatrice Pita, Ph.D., Literature
Rosaura Sánchez, Ph.D., Literature
Roberto Tejada, Ph.D., Visual Arts
Olga Vásquez, Ph.D., Communication
Patrick Velasquez, Ph.D., Director of OASIS
Ana Celia Zentella, Ph.D., Ethnic Studies
Elana Zilberg, Ph.D., Communication
The Chicano/a~Latino/a Arts and Humanities minor is an interdisciplinary
minor that provides a broad introduction to the histories and
cultural artifacts produced by Spanish-speaking communities in
the United States. Through a coordinated course of study drawing
upon course offerings in the Departments of Theatre and Dance,
Ethnic Studies, Communication, History, Literature, and other
departments, students will gain an understanding of this important
segment of the U.S. population.
Requirements
Students will have a minimum of two years or the
equivalent of Spanish language instruction (Satisfactory completion
of Lit/Spanish 2A, B, C or Lit/Span 2D will
satisfy this requirement). Students may count one lower-division language
course (four units) towards the total unit requirement.
Students
will complete twenty-eight total units of which at least twenty
(five courses) must be upper-division. Students may take no more than three
upper-division
courses in any one department. The required distribution of the five upper-division
courses may be selected from among the following courses. Students may
petition to receive credit for courses not listed below.
Courses
ETHNIC STUDIES (Note: Many ETHN courses are cross-listed courses
from other departments)
- ETHN 101. Ethnic Images in Film
- ETHN 105. Ethnic Diversity and
the City
- ETHN 140. Language and
American Ethnicity
- ETHN 141. Language, Culture, and Inequality
- ETHN 189. Special Topics in Ethnic Studies
HISTORY
- HILD 7C. History of Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
- HIUS 167.
Topics in Mexican American History
- HIUS 180. Colloquium
on the Recent History of Immigration, Ethnicity, and Citizenship
in the Twentieth-Century U.S.
- HILA 158. Social
and Economic History of the Southwest I
- HILA
159. Social and Economic History of the Southwest II
- HILA
131. History of Mexico
- HILA 132. Contemporary Mexico
- HILA 122. Cuba
LITERATURE The following courses are taught in Spanish–Literature
Spanish (LTSP):
- LTSP 130B. Introduction to Latin American Literature
- LTSP 135B.
Modern Mexican Literature
- LTSP 136. Andean Literature
- LTSP 137. Caribbean Literature
- LTSP 150A. Early Latino/a and
Chicano/a Cultural Production 1848-1960
- LTSP 150B. Contemporary Latino/a and Chicano/a Cultural Production
1960 to present
- LTSP 151. Topics in Chicano/a and Latino/a Cultures
- LTSP 153.
Chicano/a and Latino/a Poetry
- LTSP 154. Chicano/a and
Latino/a Literatures
- LTSP 162. Spanish
Language in the U.S.
The following courses
are taught in English–Literature English (LTEN) and Literature
of the Americas
(LTAM):
- LTEN 180. Chicano
Literature in English
- LTAM 100. Latino/a Cultures
in the United States
- LTAM 101. Early
Latino/a and Chicano/a Cultures: 1848-1960
- LTAM
102. Contemporary Latino/a and Chicano/a Cultural Production
1960 to present
- LTAM 105. Gender and Sexuality in Chicano/a and
Latino/a Cultural Production
- LTAM 106. Modern Chicana and Mexican Women Writers
- LTAM 107.
Comparative Latino/a and U.S. Ethnic Cultures
- LTAM
108. Chicano/a and Latino/a Cultures: Intellectual and
Political Traditions
- LTAM 109. Cultural Production of the Latino/a Diasporas
- LTAM 110. Latin American Literature in Translation
- LTAM 120.
Mexican Literature in Translation
MUSIC
- MUS 13AM. World Music/Multicultural America
THEATRE AND DANCE
- TDHT 108. Luis Valdez
- TDHT 110. Chicano Dramatic Literature
- TDHT 111. Hispanic-American
Dramatic Literature
- TDHT 112. Gay
and Lesbian Themes in U.S. Latino Theater
VISUAL
ARTS
- VIS 126AN. Pre-Columbian Art of Ancient Mexico and
Central America
- VIS 126BN. The Art and Civilization of the Ancient Maya
- VIS 126G.
Problems in Mesoamerican Art History
- VIS 126H. Problems
in Ancient Maya Iconography and Inscriptions
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