12/21/2024 5:34:47 PM	INTDIS 4 Course Outline as of Fall 2008	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  INTDIS 4	Title:  LATIN/CARIBBEAN CULTURE
Full Title:  Culture & Values in Latin America & the Caribbean
Last Reviewed:2/24/2020

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
		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: 

Catalog Description:

An interdisciplinary exploration of cultural and intellectual endeavors in both Latin America and the Caribbean.  The course will explore the cultural contributions of racial or ethnic groups, focusing on the visual arts, music, drama, film, literature and philosophical/religious thought within a cultural context of the combined area of the Caribbean and Latin America. 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:

An interdisciplinary exploration of cultural and intellectual endeavors in both Latin America and the Caribbean focusing on the visual arts, music, drama, film, literature, and philosophical/religious thought.  

(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 2003	Inactive:
Area:	E H	Humanities Global Perspective and Environmental Literacy
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 2003
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 2003
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2003	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2003	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of this course, 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 Latin America and the Caribbean.

2.     Relate works to their historical and/or cultural context.

3.    Compare and contrast the cultural experiences and cultural

     expressions of three or more cultural groups in Latin America and

     the Caribbean.

4.    Participate in cultural activities outside of class by attendance at

     museum visits, lectures, forums, performances, films, poetry

     readings, etc. as well as scheduled field trips.

5     Examine their own ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences in

     comparison with the ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences of other

     cultural or ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean.

6.    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

1.    The course will focus on representative primary works of visual art,

     music, film, drama, literature and philosophy/religion which

     represent a variety of cultural expressions in the Caribbean and

     Latin America from the earliest indigenous cultures to the present

     day.

2.    The course will address major theoretical or analytical issues

     relevant to understanding the meaning of and dynamic interactions

     between race, ethnicity and gender in the Caribbean and Latin

     America.

3.    In addition, the course may examine how issues of class, sexual

     orientation, age, religion, or disability impact cultural expression

     or cultural participation in the Caribbean and Latin America.

4.    Works which are chosen will be studied within their historical

     and/or cultural context.

5.    The course may be structured either thematically or chronologically.

6.    The course may be team taught or supplemented by lectures or

     presentations from a variety of disciplines related to the study of

     the Caribbean and Latin American cultures.  

Assignments:

1.  Careful reading and analysis of assigned primary texts.

2.  Reading assignments related to establishing historical or cultural

   context.

3.  Examinations, including quizzes, mid-term, final, and/or take-home

   exam.

4.  Written essays requiring students to analyze representative works of

   literature, visual art, music, drama, film, or philosophy/religion.

5.  Written essays requiring students to compare and contrast; examine

   ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences; and/or to integrate two or

   more disciplines.

6.  Participation in cultural activities, including museum visits,

   concerts, poetry readings, lectures, and field trips (optional field

   trips).

7.  Creative projects (optional, depending on instructor).  

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 30 - 60%
Written homework, term papers
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 30 - 50%
Multiple choice, true/false, matching items, short answer and essay exams
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 30%
Field trips, cultural activities, and/or creative projects

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Latin American Studies

Representative Texts:

Historical Narratives:

 

Rattlesnake.  Arias, Arturo, Higgins, Sean, and Robbins, Jill.  2003.

Contemporary Maya Spirituality:  The Ancient Ways Are Not Lost.  Molesky-Poz, Jean.

2006.

Exploring Mesoamerica (Places in Time).  Pohl, John M.D.  2000.

Narrative Mixtec Ceramics of Ancient Mexico.  Pohl, John M.D.  2007.

The Legend of Lord Eight Deer:  An Epic of Ancient Mexico,  Pohl, John M.D.  2002.

Freedoms Given, Freedoms Won:  Afro-Brazilians in Post Abolition Sao Paulo and Salvador.  Butler, Kim D.  1998.

I, Rigoberta Menchu:  An Indian Woman in Guatemala.  Menchu, Rigoberta, Burgos-Debray, Elisabeth, and Wright, Ann.  1987.

The Rigoberta Menchu Controversy.  Stoll, David and Arias, Arturo.  2001.  

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