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The era of the zoot suit through theater. Key events before, during, and after the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial that resulted in the 1943 zoot suit riots in Los Angeles. Social, political, and cultural issues. How history can be retold through theater and how performance can speak to social issues. Sources include Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez.

Preference to freshmen. Docudrama as a form of dramatic writing which provides a social critique of current or historical events through creative documentation and dramatization. Sources include Chicana/o and Latina/o texts, Brecht, Teatro Campesino, and Culture Clash. Students produce a short docudrama.

Historical and contemporary experiences that have defined the status of Mexican-origin people living in the U.S. Topics include the U.S./Mexico border and the borderlands; immigration and anti-immigration sentiment; literary and cultural traditions; music; labor; historical perspectives on Mexicans in the U.S. and the Chicano movement; urban realities; gender relations; political and economic changes; and inter- and intra-group interactions. Sources include social science and humanities scholarship.

Language as it is implicated in migration and globalization. The effects of globalization processes on languages, the complexity of language use in migrant and indigenous minority contexts, the connectedness of today's societies brought about by the development of communication technologies. Individual and societal multilingualism; preservation and revival of endangered languages.

Indigenous technologies, philosophies, and aesthetics as expressed through performance, visual art, and the ceremonial practices of Chicana, indigenous, and African women artists and spirit practitioners in America.

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