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COURSE SYLLABUS: The Role of the Woman, Family, and Traditions


Course Title: CP130 – The Role of the Woman, Family, and Traditions
Department: Chicano Studies
Instructor: Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
This course examines the role of the Chicana (female) , the Chicano family, and the traditions of the Chicanos in the various parts of the United States. It includes a variety of important sources dealing with such topic and offers a wide variety of information meaning from experts in the field of Chicano Studies.

Required book: Online Bookstore

Chicana Traditions: Continuity and Change, by Norma Elia Cantu (Editor), Olga Najera-Ramirez (Editor), Olga Nßjera-Ramfrez (Editor). The University of Illinois Press, 2002. ISBN-13: 9780252027017 ISBN: 0252027019

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Chapter 1. Chicana Life-Cycle Rituals.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #2
Chapter 2. The of the Santera

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #3
Chapter 3. The Indita Genre of New Mexico: Gender and Cultural Identification.
Chapter 4. Danger. Children at Play: Patriarchal Ideology and the Construction of Gender in Spanish Language. Hispanic/Chicano Children’s Songs and Games.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each.

Week #4
Chapter 5. Caminando con la Llorona: Traditional and Contemporary Narratives.
Chapter 6. Indianizing Catholicism: Chicana/India/Mexicana Indigenous Spiritual Practices in Our Image.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter 7. Las Que Menos Queria el Nino: Women of the Fedencista Movement.
Chapter 8. Transgressing the Taboo: A Chicana’s Voice in the Mariachi World.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each.

Week #6
Chapter 9. Meeting La Cantante through Verse, Song, and Performance.
Chapter 10. Ranchera Music and the Legendary Lydia Mendoza: Performing Social Location and Relations.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each.

Week #7
Chapter 11. Mounting Traditions: The Origin and Evolution of La Escaramuza Charra.
Chapter 12. Cruzando Fronteras: Remapping Selena’s

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each.

Week #8
Chapter 13. Goldie Garcia: La Reina de South Broadway.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper