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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
HUMAN 6 | Title:
AMERICAN CULTURES |
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| Full Title:
American Cultures |
| Last Reviewed:10/12/2020 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
HUMAN 31
Catalog Description:
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An interdisciplinary pluralistic exploration of American identity. The course will explore the cultural contributions of at least three ethnic groups, focusing on the visual arts, music, drama, film, literature and philosophical/religious thought in the United States. Course materials may be presented either chronologically or thematically.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An interdisciplinary pluralistic exploration of American identity, focusing on the visual arts, music, drama, film, literature, and philosophical/religious thought in the United States.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | E
G
| Humanities
American Cultures/Ethnic Studies
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Spring 1984 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Fall 1981 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course the students will be able to:
1. Analyze representative works of the visual arts, film, drama, music,
literature, and/or philosophy/religion from culturally diverse
groups within the United States.
2. Relate works to their historical and/or cultural context.
3. Compare and contrast the cultural experiences and cultural
expressions of three or more ethnic groups within the United States.
4. Examine their own ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences in
comparison with the ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences of other
cultural groups within the United States.
5. Demonstrate in writing the ability to analyze, compare and contrast,
to weigh arguments, to examine values, and to integrate materials
from several disciplines.
Topics and Scope
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1. Representative primary works of visual art, music, film, drama,
literature and philosophy/religion which represent a variety of
cultural expressions in the United States
from the earliest indigenous cultures to the present day.
2. Major theoretical or analytical issues relevant to understanding the
meaning of and dynamic interactions between race, ethnicity and
gender in the United States as it pertains to the Humanities.
3. The experiences and diversity of cultural expressions of at least
three of the following six ethnic groups:
African Americans, Native Indigenous Americans, Asian Americans,
Chicano/Latino Americans, European Americans, and Americans of
Middle Eastern origin as they pertain to the Humanities.
4. In addition, the course may examine how issues of class, sexual
orientation, age, religion, or disability impact cultural expression
or cultural participation in the United States as they pertain to
the Humanities.
5. Works which are chosen will be studied within their historical
and/or cultural context, and may be structured thematically or
chronologically.
Assignments:
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1. Reading and analysis of assigned primary texts (30-50 pgs. per week).
2. Reading assignments related to establishing historical or cultural
context.
3. Examinations, including quizzes, mid-term, final, and/or take-home
exam.
4. 3-5 written essays (1000 words) requiring students to analyze
representative works of literature, visual art, music, drama, film,
or philosophy/religion. Students will compare and contrast; examine
ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences; and/or to integrate two or
more disciplines pertaining to the study of the Humanities.
5. Participation in cultural activities, including museum visits,
concerts, poetry readings, lectures, and field trips (optional).
6. Creative projects (optional).
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
50 - 90% |
| Written homework, Essays | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 30% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Short essay | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 30% |
| Field trips, activities, creative projects (debates. visual journals) | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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INVISIBLE MAN, by Ralph Ellison, (Vintage; 2nd edition 1995)
BELOVED, by Toni Morrison, (Vintage International, 2004)
GRAND AVENUE: A NOVEL IN STORIES, by Greg Sarris, (Penguin, 1995)
CEREMONY by Leslie Marmon Silko, (Penguin Contemporary American Fiction
Series, 1988)
THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET , by Sandra Cisneros, (Vintage Contemporaries
1991.)
CHINA MEN, by Maxine Hong Kingston, (Vintage International, 1989)
Autobiographical texts such as:
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, by Benjamin Franklin, (Dover
Thrift Editions, 1996)
NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, by Frederick Douglass,
(Dover Thrift Editions, 1995)
BLACK ELK SPEAKS: BEING THE LIFE STORY OF A HOLY MAN OF THE OGLALA SIOUX,
by John G. Neihardt (University of Nebraska Press, 1971)
NEIHARDT (University of Nebraska Press, 1971)
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X (AS TOLD TO ALEX HALEY), by Alex Haley and
Malxolm X (Bantam, 1992)
THE WOMAN WARRIOR: MEMOIRS OF A GIRLHOOD AMONG GHOSTS, by Maxine Hong,
(Vintage International 1989)
HUNGER OF MEMORY, THE EDUCATION OF RICHARD RODRIGUEZ, by Richard
Rodriguez, (Bantam, 1983)
Texts reflecting immigrant experience such as:
THE JUNGLE: THE UNCENSORED ORIGINAL EDITION by Upton Sinclair, (Sharp
Press, 2003)
JASMINE, by Bharati Mukherjee, (Grove Press, 1999)
AMERICAN IS IN THE HEART: A PERSONAL HISTORY, by Carlos Bulosan,
(University of Washington Press, 1974)
THE KITE RUNNER, by Khaled Hosseini, (Riverhead Trade; Reprint, 2004)
Visual-arts related texts such as:
LUCY LIPPARD: MIXED BLESSINGS, (Pantheon, 1990)
AMERICAN VISIONS: THE EIPC HISTORY OF ART IN AMERICA, by Robert Hughes,
(Knopf, 1999)
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