Tejana Cultural Studies
Investigate the history of Tejanas to reaffirm and reclaim their place and role in the histories of Native Americans, women, Chican@/Chicanxs, Greater Mexico, and the United States. Explore how transborderism and transregionalism complicate this history. Contemplate how Tejanas' stories are fundamental to illuminating the struggles, resistance, and liberation of Chicanas, mestizas, and afromexicanas from precontact to decolonization. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Tejana Cultural Studies), 370 (Topic 67), Mexican American Studies 337I, 374 (Topic: Tejana Cultural Studies), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Tejana Cultural Studies), 340 (Topic 97). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Prerequisites & course information
Investigate the history of Tejanas to reaffirm and reclaim their place and role in the histories of Native Americans, women, Chican@/Chicanxs, Greater Mexico, and the United States. Explore how transborderism and transregionalism complicate this history. Contemplate how Tejanas' stories are fundamental to illuminating the struggles, resistance, and liberation of Chicanas, mestizas, and afromexicanas from precontact to decolonization. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 370 (Topic: Tejana Cultural Studies), 370 (Topic 67), Mexican American Studies 337I, 374 (Topic: Tejana Cultural Studies), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Tejana Cultural Studies), 340 (Topic 97). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027