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All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
4 Units
(Formerly ICS 96.)
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An interdisciplinary, multi-perspective, critical analysis and comparative study of the broad range of contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues in various contexts including biomedical, sociological, political, cultural, economic, racial and sexual. This course will explore the relationship between LGBTQ individuals and the social and political constructs of gender, sexuality, citizenship, and identity as they relate to social and political institutions and national ideologies. The values, experience, and cultural contributions of LGBTQ individuals in the United States will be identified, examined, and authenticated.
ICS 27 Grassroots Democracy: 4 Units Leadership and Power
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ICS 27H or POLI 17 or POLI 17H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. (Also listed as POLI 17. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Applied and theoretical training for students of social justice, this course is a multidisciplinary exploration of social change and popular democratic action with a focus on the meaning and development of political power in modern democracies. Topics to be explored include: gender and race sensitive approaches to leadership style, institutional and mass forums for civic engagement, mass recruitment and mobilization, consciousness development, democratic ethics, and strategic and tactical action.
ICS 32 Chicanx and Latinx History 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course examines the history of the Chicanx and Latinx people, surveying pre-Columbian origins, with an emphasis on the period since 1848 in the United States Southwest.
ICS 33 The Chicanx and Latinx and the Arts 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is a survey and analysis of contemporary Chicanx and Latinx art, film, theater, music, and literature, and their relationship to the Chicanx and Latinx experiences.
ICS 35 Chicano/a, Latino/a Literature 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course will survey Chicano/a, Latino/a literature in its various forms, with emphasis on contemporary authors, from the 1940s to the present.
ICS 36 Grassroots Democracy: Social 4 Units Movements Since the 1960s
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as POLI 16. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Applied and theoretical learning for students of social justice, this course is a comparative survey of protest movements since the 1960s. An introductory, comparative, and interdisciplinary study of Mexican American, African American, Asian American, and white working class social and political struggles from 1960 to the present. The course traces the development of protest movements in response to racial, class, gender, ecological and political inequality in the context of U.S. politics and history. The course critically examines the internal and external factors contributing to the rise and fall of social and political movements with special attention to the conjuncture of ecology, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, class, and sexual orientation in contemporary U.S. politics.
ICS 37 Ancient Peoples of Mesoamerica 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This is an introductory survey of the development of pre-contact Mesoamerican indigenous cultures, concluding with the Spanish invasion, conquest, and colonization of the Aztecs, Maya, and Zapotec peoples. The course commences with the earliest known evidence of human occupation in Mesoamerica, progressing through the development of agriculturally-based societies.
ICS 38A Colonial Latin American History 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as HIST 7A. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course examines Colonial Latin America and its role in the Atlantic world (to 1825) including the independence movements. Themes in the course cover social, intellectual, and cultural developments, the impact of poverty, race and gender relations, and popular culture.
ICS 38B Modern Latin American History 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
(Also listed as HIST 7B. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course examines Latin American history from post-colonialism to the present (1810 to the present) and focuses on understanding the region as a diverse geographic, political, and social reality. Special attention will be given to the contributions of various peoples and cultures, human communities in arts and literature.
ICS 41 Native American Contemporary Society 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course is an exploration of contemporary Native American perspectives about economic, political, legal, and cultural changes impacting tribal cultures in the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will analyze issues regarding identity, the role of the federal government, economic development, health, cultural loss and preservation, reservation vs. urban communities, and sovereignty and self-determination.
I ICS 26 Introduction to Lesbian, Gay,
ICS 27H
Grassroots Democracy:
4 Units
Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies
Leadership and Power - HONORS
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ICS 27 or POLI 17 or POLI 17H.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. (Also listed as POLI 17H. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Applied and theoretical training for students of social justice, this course is a multidisciplinary exploration of social change and popular democratic action with a focus on the meaning and development of political power in modern democracies. Topics to be explored include: gender and race sensitive approaches to leadership style, institutional and mass forums for civic engagement, mass recruitment and mobilization, consciousness development, democratic ethics, and strategic and tactical action. As an honors course the students will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain deeper insight into the issues raised in this class.
ICS 29 Cultural Pluralism and American Law and Justice
4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5. (Also listed as ADMJ 29. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An interdisciplinary study of marginalized peoples and their relationship to the law. Examines the legal perspective on cultural diversity in the United States by examining groups based on race, ethnicity, gender, class, religious background, disability, and sexual orientation. Analyzes how these groups interact with mainstream society through American law, concentrating on both historical and contemporary state and federal legislation and court rulings. Analyzes how the courts play a role in determining the status of minority groups. Analyzes the effect of law on cultural pluralism and cultural diversity in the United States.
ICS 30 Introduction to Chicanx and Latinx 4 Units Studies
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course explores the Chicanx and Latinx experience with emphasis on the cultural and historical development, and the socioeconomic and political status of their contemporary communities.
ICS 31 Chicanx Culture 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or (EWRT 1AS and EWRT 1AT) or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
This course explores the origins and development of the Chicanx culture with an emphasis on the values, religions, philosophies, and lifestyles of Chicanx people. The course will introduce students to issues regarding identity, language, music, food, traditions, festivals, literature, and art with an emphasis on the sociopolitical and cultural dynamics.
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