CCAS 169Representations of Indigenous Peoples in Americas
Chicana/o and Central American Studies · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Introduction to different forms of representation of indigenous peoples and their presence in Americas, with emphasis on Mesoamerica and Andes. How indigenous images are expressed, perceived, and constructed at point of contact with Europeans during development of indigenismo and in current period. Discussion of how these relate to Chicana/Chicano identity construction.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Strongly recommended requisite: course 101.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
CCAS 169
- CCAS 101Theoretical Concepts in Chicana/Chicano Studies
1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 3 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.
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What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.