How have Chicana/o people been formed as racial subjects throughout the 20th and 21th Century, and how have they challenged and resisted these ideological discourses and legal barriers?

Your final is in two parts: 1) a chart and 2) a final essay. Both parts are to be uploaded as one
document with each part labeled and exported as a PDF.
Instructions: Put your name, date, Student ID #, Section # and name of your TA, and prompt
number in the header of the document. Respond to the prompt and follow these directions
carefully. Save as a vertical file and paginate the document. Respond to the prompt and follow
these directions carefully.
This is a take home exam. You may collaborate with others and seek out feedback, but you may
not submit identical chart. Each person’s example will be unique to their analysis, as will their
key quote. There are dozens of examples you could choose from, so be sure your work is your
own.
Part 1: CLI Chart (12.5 points)
A) a detailed CHI chart in which you specifically name the relevant forms of Capital (economic
goods/conditions), Law (legislation, enforcement, etc.), and Ideology (ideas/language/images)
that were used to racialize the Chicana/o/x subject in the 20th and 21st century. Each column
should contain a minimum of four full citation in each column.
Part 2-Final Essay (12.5 points)
The final consists of one 4-to-5-page paper re-using and expanding directly from your CLI
Chart in part one of the exam. The goal is to utilize more sources and expand your analysis into a
more formal essay structure. The paper must use quotations from, and properly cite, the
corresponding readings with page numbers.
The essay must therefore consist of an introductory paragraph with a clear and concise thesis
statement, a minimum of three body paragraphs utilizing at least six quotations total, and a
conclusion paragraph. Use at least four of the following readings: Pagan, Salt of the Earth,
Chacon & Davis (with a maximum of 2 readings) Haney Lopez, Rodriguez, and
Huntington. You may also use, Zinn and Harris, but are not required. Use spell check and edit
for grammar as they will count in the grading of your paper.
The final is to be uploaded to Canvas no later than 11:59pm on, March 20, 2023. Your paper
should be uploaded as a Microsoft Word Document or PDF and submitted in the Canvas
Assignment Portal (Pages files won’t be accepted).
The paper will engage deeply with the second half of the course readings to develop and support
your thesis. Outside sources will not be accepted for this paper. All sources must be
included in the Works Cited page.
A complete exam will meet the following requirements:
• The paper will be concise and thoughtful. It will have a solid thesis with thoughtful
analysis and proper citation of sources and a Works Cited page that follows MLA
format.
• The paper should be no longer than the page limit, excluding your Works Cited.
• The paper will be double-spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman (1″ margins).
• Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Students will be referred to Student Judicial Affairs
(http://sja.ucdavis.edu/files/cac.pdf).
PROMPT:
In this course we have examined the formation and development of Chicanas/os and Mexican
origin people historically, socially, politically, and economically by generally asking the
question:
How have Chicana/o people been formed as racial subjects throughout the
20th and 21th Century, and how have they challenged and resisted these ideological discourses
and legal barriers?
For this essay, you will narrate the development of the Chicana/o subject in a 4–5-page
essay addressing the historical interactions between Capital, Law, & Ideology. Choose one of
the two following prompts to answer.
1. How did the farmworkers movement, the education walkouts, and the movement
trials challenge the construction of the Chicana/o subject? How did Capital/Law/Ideology
produce this racial subject prior to 1960 (for example: the Braceros) and how have Chicana/os
put forward a new politicized identity.
2. Provide a historical account of the construction of a Chicana/o criminal subject throughout the
20th Century, focusing on zoot suiters, student protestors, strikers and immigrants/border
crossers. How did each of these racial subjects threaten the interests of capital and/or Anglo
society? What discourses circulated about them, and what forms of policing and violence did
they contend with?

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