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Paradigm Shifts and Shifting Boundaries University of California, San Diego "Towards a New Chicana/o History," the title of this conference, excellently summarizes the theoretical tensions and philosophical divides that have developed in the field of Chicano history over the last 40 years. What is Chicano history? Who and what are its proper frames of reference? Forty years ago, the answers to these questions were simple
and clear. Chicanos were men. As Mexican-American civil rights
activism metamorphosed into the militant nationalism of the Chicano
Movement, between 1955 and 1970, Chicanos were defined as immigrant
working men of Mexican peasant origin. They were heroic, indefatigable
men, struggling against an exploitative capitalist labor regime;
never mind that more than half of all Mexican emigrants to the
United States since 1945 had been women. This demographic reality
rarely precipitated scholarly reflection. "Man" was
the universal subject of historical inquiry, and as the persons
who populated the professorate, men unhesitantly dictated what
was worthy of study as Chicano. Hardcopy Price: $0.00
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