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After a brief examination of Hispanic conquest and colonization, the course will emphasize the Chicano/Mexican American experience in the United States. Major themes will be expansionism, immigration, and economic development. Incorporated within this framework will be the different theories of internal colonialism, racism, and class segmentation. Special focus on the 1960's Chicano Movement will analyze the intellectual and cultural challenge to dominant group control. (Sp, alternate years)