ILRLR 2070

ILRLR 2070

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

Topics change depending on semester and instructor.

When Offered Fall or spring.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: 15 ILR Sophomores or permission of the instructor.

Satisfies Requirement Satisfies the ILR Advanced Writing requirement.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Mexican Labor and Working-Class History in the US

  • 14609 ILRLR 2070   LEC 001

    • TR Ives Hall 103
    • Martinez-Matsuda, V

  • This course explores the varied experiences of ethnic Mexican workers in the United States from the early Industrial Period to the contemporary debates concerning the transnational effects of migrant labor. We will examine the ways ethnic Mexican men and women have organized at a regional, national, and international level, and in both rural and urban settings, for fair employment and civil rights. Close attention will be given to several historical factors that have helped shape Mexican American working-class identity. Ultimately, the course will determine how ethnic Mexican workers have contested their purported role as ¿cheap¿ and ¿tractable¿ labor to demand better wages, working conditions, and an end to the socio-economic discrimination they encountered. As this course is a writing seminar, we will spend a lot of in-class time discussing the material we read from both an analytical and writing-structure standpoint. Students will also be required to critique and revise their own writing.