Description
Book SynopsisTraces the philosophy and historical development of the field of Chicana/o studies from precursor movements to the Civil Rights era to today, focusing its lens on the political machinations in higher education that sought to destroy the discipline.
Trade Review"No one knows trench warfare better than Rodolfo Acuña. And no one is better at describing it. An absorbing tale."
-- Richard Delgado * Seattle University *
"Pioneering Chicana/o studies activist Acuña has produced a rousing defense of Chicana/o studies past, present, and future. He argues persuasively that a main mission of Chicana/o studies has been, and must continue to be, to improve the educational and life opportunities of Chicanas and Chicanos. As anti-immigrant and, specifically, anti-Mexican fervor continues unabated nationwide, his urgent tone hardly seems unjustified. Recommended."
* Choice *
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The Making of Chicana/o Studies is the first major history of Chicano studies written by a founder of the field. Acuña has done a good job."
* Journal of American History *
"No one knows trench warfare better than Rodolfo Acuña. And no one is better at describing it. An absorbing tale."
-- Richard Delgado * Seattle University *
"Pioneering Chicana/o studies activist Acuña has produced a rousing defense of Chicana/o studies past, present, and future. He argues persuasively that a main mission of Chicana/o studies has been, and must continue to be, to improve the educational and life opportunities of Chicanas and Chicanos. As anti-immigrant and, specifically, anti-Mexican fervor continues unabated nationwide, his urgent tone hardly seems unjustified. Recommended."
* Choice *
"
The Making of Chicana/o Studies is the first major history of Chicano studies written by a founder of the field. Acuña has done a good job."
* Journal of American History *
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Becoming Chicana/o Studies
2. The Sixties and the Bean Count
3. From Student Power to Chicano Studies
4. In the Trenches of Academe
5. The Building of Chicano Studies
6. Growing a Program
7. The Mainstreaming of Chicano Studies
8. Getting It Right
9. Resisting Mainstreaming
Epilogue
Notes
Appendix: Academic Programs in Chicana/o Studies and Related Areas
Index
