| Chicano Studies 102 Student Messages Updated: July 23, 2007 Week 1, Monday, June 18 Welcome and Course Requirements Text: Pursuing Power: Latinos and the Political System Grading Scheme: 30 points class participation 70 ponts four (4) page critique on two articles Week 2, Monday, June 25 Round table discussion Peter Skerry's E Pluribus Hispanic. All students should identify at least four (4) points from the article for discussion purposes. Week 3, Monday, July 2 Please be prepared to discuss John Garcia's article: Political Participation: Resources & Involvment among Latinos in the American Political System. Of course, identify four (4) points from the article for discussion purposes. Week 4, Monday, July 9 Please read Save the Baby, Change the Bathwater, and Scrub the Tub: Latino Electoral Participation after Twenty Years of Voting Rights Act Coverage, de la Garza & deSippio; yes, identify four (4) points! Moreover, read: Voting Rights of Whites Violated Week 4, Wednesday, July 11 Possible Video: Fighting for Political Power Lecture: Who Do You Hire? NO Class Discussion Click here for instructions for critical analysis Week 5, Monday, July 16 Who Do You Hire? Lecture and Round Table discussion Latinos and the Affirmative Action Debate: Wedge or Coalition Issue? F. Chris Garcia Week 6, Monday, July 23 Please read: City of Modesto wants District Elections Please read: Los Republicanos Affirmative Action: Video and Concluding comments Lecture on: Immigration (no round table discussion) Week 6, Wednesday, July 25 Round-Table Discussion: Immigration: You Can't Stop the Wind. Please read The Engine of Latino Growth, Louis Desipio Week 7, Monday, July 30th Round table: Continue with immigration theme Latino Political Analysis:Please click here to review midterm 2006 elections. Week 8, Wednesday, August 1st Writing workshop/potluck August 6 Last Roundtable discussion. All papers will be due via email by August 10. Again, papers must be turned in via the internet--no exceptions! Latinos and Language Policy: The Politics of Culture |