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Chicana and Chicano Studies

Welcome to the Chicanx Studies Subject Guide. Use the left navigation links to learn about the kinds of Chicana/Chicano/Chicanx resources available to CSUN students and faculty.

Developing a Search Strategy

  • Make broad topics more focused
  • Topical focus makes research manageable
  • Your keywords should reflect the intersection of multiple topics 
Diagram depicting the intersection of three topics
Example: 
  • Broad Topics = Media, Violence, Children
  • Narrower Topic = Violence in the media
  • Focused Topic = Media violence and children
 
The intersection of your broad topics is your research focus. When searched together, these terms will yield more relevant results. 

Create a List of Similar Terms

From your broad topics, build a vocabulary of similar or related search terms you can substitute if needed when searching online...

  • media: television, film, music
  • violence: violation, offense, crime
  • children: teens, adolescents

These are your search terms you will use to locate information resources. Consult a thesaurus to add synonyms to these terms, if necessary.

Keywords for Chicana/o Studies

Chicano

Chicanos

Chicana

Chicanas

Chicanx

Latino 

Latinos

Latina

Latinas

Latinx 

Latine

Mexican-American

Central American 

South American 

 

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