Step 1: Please read this week's readings and watch the included lecture please take notes as you read and watch the lecture.
- Please read Chapter 5: Latinx FeminismsLinks to an external site. from our textbook.
- De Colores Ch 18-22 "No Taco Belles Here"
Step 2: Please answer two (2) questions to the with a 100 to 120 word response (about 4 sentences each).
Questions:
- Define Chicana feminisms and its relationship to U.S. Third World feminisms.
- How did Chicanas and Latinas challenge patriarchy, sexism, and homophobia in their ethnic nationalist movements and in the larger society?
- What are some of the key issues and movements that Chicana and Latina feminists have been involved in? What specific strategies did they utilize in their advocacy work?
- What are the history, characteristics, and contributions of Chicana/Latina studies?
- What are some ways you’ve seen patriarchy or machismo play out in your household? How have you negotiated family/cultural gender expectations? What about in the workplace?
Step 3: Pick a Chicana/Latina Activist, Organizer or Leader.
Introduction
For this assignment each of you will get to learn about one Chicana/Latina Leader in history. The purpose if for you to uncover the stories, impact and importance of learning about women leaders and their impact on the Chicanx/Latinx community today.
You will each pick a different Chicana/Latina leader. This person cannot include someone we have previously read about or talked about in a lecture (ex: Dolores Huerta, Luisa Moreno etc). If you need help finding a Ch/LX leader please reach out to me and we can come up with some.
Tips: Think about a time period you might be interested in (ex: during the 1930s or today) and search for Chicana/Latina leaders during that time period or think about a specific field for example: authors, political leaders, community organizers, artists, etc.
Research
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Engage in research for the Chicana/Latina leader you have selected and learn about them and their work. Use the following questions to guide your research, but feel free to include other important aspect of their life, impact and work.
Guiding Questions:
- Who are they? What can you tell us about their early life?
- What led them to become a leader?
- What kind of organizing did they do? What roles did they take on?
- What is the importance of their identity as Chicana/Latina? As a woman? As a Leader? (and other identities ex: queer, mother, worker)
- How did other external factors like: time period and politics effect their organizing?
- Who did they work with?
- What was the impact of their work?
- Why is important for us to know about them? Why do you think, their story is not being told or known?
- What is one interesting fact that you learned about them?
Note: make sure to cite your sources- at least 2 sources (no Wikipedia- if you start at Wikipedia, go to the references then go from there)
Written Report or Video
Put it all together! For this assignment, you have two options on how you submit the assignment. Review the options and pick the one that is most interesting to you.
- Create a 1-2 page report about the Chicana/Latina leader you learned about. The written report must include at least 1 picture and should be 300-500 words. Sample file of Luisa MorenoDownload Sample file of Luisa Moreno
- Please use MLA in-text citations at the end of a sentence where applicable. For Example, (Author's Last Name page#) (Anzaldúa, 7) and cite your sources.
- Record a 5-7 minute video speaking about the Chicana/Latina leader you learned about. For this assignment, you can use slides or simply record yourself speaking.
Submit
You will submit this assignment by Sunday at 11:59 pm.
Helpful Resources
If you have any questions or need support, please visit me at my office hours or send me canvas message.I
Reading and Writing Tutorial Services at SJCC (scroll down)Links to an external site.
Purdue Writing LabLinks to an external site.
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