HIST 644A - U.S.-Mexico Borderlands

(3 units)

U.S.-Mexico borderlands as a space and place of change and movement for disparate groups, including Mexicans, Native Americans, white Americans, African Americans, and South and East Asians from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The course explores borderlands history through lenses of race, gender, (im)migration, labor, transborder alliances, civil rights, violence, and political economy.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe the various forms racism and exclusion have taken in the United States since 1848.
2. analyze and synthesize primary, secondary, and cultural sources.
3. find and use historical scholarship and sources to answer a research question.
4. present ideas in a clear and persuasive manner both orally and in writing, in accordance with the ethical principles governing scholarly inquiry.
5. use relevant scholarship and historical evidence to analyze the experiences and struggles of various peoples within and beyond the U.S.-Mexico border.
6. analyze and evaluate the theories regarding the conceptualization of the border and borderlands.
7. identify scholarly literature on important themes and topics in Border Studies.

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