This course introduces the student to Folklorico dance from Mexico and how it is embedded in cultural significance. Students will learn the fundamentals of this practice which may include footwork, postures, and dances particular to cultural regions in Mexico.

This course is an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Chicana Studies. Includes historical and contemporary research on labor, political involvement, cultural studies and feminism.

The seminar examines Chicano Civil Rights by exploring forms of collective social action on behalf of immigration rights/reform, education rights/reform, labor rights, treaty rights, legal justice, environmental justice, veteran's rights, and political representation.

The course explores New Mexico's cultural heritage through an examination of cultural narratives and cultural landscapes and traditions, such as plazas, salas, resolanas, matanzas, and acequia culture from the past through the present day.

This course involves students in the study of Chicanx & Latinx science fiction, a field that draws on scholarship from both Latinx Studies and Science Fiction Studies.

This course is an introduction to the field of “Critical Mystery Studies” (CMS) with an emphasis on New Mexican mysteries. We examine the meaning of these mysteries and the discourses surrounding them in their specific geographical and cultural contexts.

Special topics in Chicano Hispano Mexicano Studies are interdisciplinary in nature and draw from the Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts. May be repeated as subject matter varies.

This course introduces the student to Folklorico dance from Mexico and how it is embedded in cultural significance. Students will learn the fundamentals of this practice which may include footwork, postures, and dances particular to cultural regions in Mexico.

This interdisciplinary course explores Mexican culture as a social construct. Student examine Mexican history from the pre-colonial era to the present and analyze racial and social identities, Indigeneity, regionalism, economic development, and immigration as expressed religion, art, film, literature, music.

This course explores the African presence in Mexico in four periods: the Colonial Period, the Independence movement, the Modern Period, and representations of people of African descent in contemporary Mexico.

With irrigation methodologies derived from Middle Eastern, Spanish, Mediterranean, and Indigenous peoples, acequias continue to function in the manner established in New Mexico. This class will examine the acequia cultural ecosystem and its unique traditions and practices.

Advanced seminar emphasizing synthesis of previous courses, research skills, theories and service learning in Chicana and Chicano Studies. Designed as a capstone seminar for the undergraduate program. Restriction: junior or senior standing.

The content of this course varies by semester but will provide an in-depth analysis of special topics related to Chicana and Chicano Studies. For course content, consult the Schedule of Classes.

This course introduces the student to Folklorico dance from Mexico and how it is embedded in cultural significance. Students will learn the fundamentals of this practice which may include footwork, postures, and dances particular to cultural regions in Mexico.

This interdisciplinary course explores Mexican culture as a social construct. Student examine Mexican history from the pre-colonial era to the present and analyze racial and social identities, Indigeneity, regionalism, economic development, and immigration as expressed religion, art, film, literature, music.

This course engages students in exploring how discourse, rhetoric, and imagery are used in addressing key humanities thematics and topics in the field.

This course prepares students to survey a range of qualitative and quantitative approaches, the utility of different approaches depending on theoretical perspective, and the debates in and outside the field.

The seminar examines Chicano Civil Rights by exploring forms of collective social action on behalf of immigration rights/reform, education rights/reform, labor rights, treaty rights, legal justice, environmental justice, veteran's rights, and political representation.

The course explores New Mexico's cultural heritage through an examination of cultural narratives and cultural landscapes and traditions, such as plazas, salas, resolanas, matanzas, and acequia culture from the past through the present day.

This course involves students in the study of Chicanx & Latinx science fiction, a field that draws on scholarship from both Latinx Studies and Science Fiction Studies.

With irrigation methodologies derived from Middle Eastern, Spanish, Mediterranean, and Indigenous peoples, acequias continue to function in the manner established in New Mexico. This class will examine the acequia cultural ecosystem and its unique traditions and practices.

This course offers Chicana and Chicano perspectives of their experience of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, in which we will contextualize immigration patterns, attitudes, and policies while reviewing the broader political economy of the U.S. from the early colonial period through the twenty-first century.

Advanced seminar emphasizing synthesis of previous courses, research skills, theories and service learning in Chicana and Chicano Studies. Designed as a capstone seminar for the graduate program.

The content of this course varies by semester but will provide an in-depth analysis of special topics related to Chicana and Chicano Studies. For course content, consult the Schedule of Classes.

Provides graduate students with the opportunity to work one-on-one with an instructor to facilitate an intensive study of a subject or the completion of a project.

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a master’s thesis. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.

Intended to support community-engaged learning and/or project-based learning in the departmental graduate program, and to enhance academic knowledge and provide students with opportunities to gain practical experience in a chosen community based or professional field.

This course explores the African presence in Mexico in four periods: the Colonial Period, the Independence movement, the Modern Period, and representations of people of African descent in contemporary Mexico. Prerequisite: Spanish 401 or Spanish placement exam demonstrating a 400 nivel equivalence competency.

Provides graduate students with the opportunity to work one-on-one with an instructor to facilitate an intensive study of a subject or the completion of a project.

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a doctoral dissertation. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.