9/12/2024 3:51:15 PM	HUMAN 6 Course Outline as of Fall 2009	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  HUMAN 6	Title:  AMERICAN CULTURES
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
		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:

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:

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
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Spring 1984
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	3B	Humanities		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

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

Upon completion of this course the students will be able to:

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

2. Compare and contrast the cultural experiences and cultural expressions of three or more ethnic groups within the United  States.

3. 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.

4. Demonstrate in writing the ability to analyze, compare and contrast, weigh arguments, examine values, and integrate materials from several disciplines.

Topics and Scope

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:

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:

Beloved.  Morrison, Toni.  Vintage International:  2004

 

Ceremony.  Silko, Leslie Marmon.  Penguin Contemporary American Fiction  Series:  1988

 

China Men.   Kingston, Maxine Hong.  Vintage International: 1989

 

Grand Avenue:  A Novel in Stories, 1995. Sarris, Greg.  Penguin: 1995

 

The House on Mango Street.   Cisneros, Sandra.  Vintage Contemporaries:  1991

 

Invisible Man, 2nd edition.  Ellison, Ralph.  Vintage:  1995

 

Autobiographical texts such as:

 

The Autogiography of Benjamin Franklin. Franklin, Benjamin.  Dover Thrift Editions:  1996

 

The Autobiography of Malcolm X (As Told to Alex Haley).  Haley, Alex and Malcolm X.  Bantam:  1992

 

Black Elk Speaks:  Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux.  Neihardt, John G.  University of Nebraska Press:  1971

 

Hunger of Memory, The Education of Richard Rodriguez.  Rodriguez, Richard.  Bantam:  1983

 

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.  Douglass, Frederick.  Dover Thrift Editions:  1995

 

The Woman Warrior:  Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts.    Hong, Maxine.  Vintage International:  1989

 

Texts reflecting immigrant experience such as:

 

America is in the Heart:  A Personal History.   Bulosan, Carlos and McWilliams, Carey.  University of Washington Press:  1974

 

Jasmine.  Mukherjee, Bharati.  Grove Press:  1999

 

The Jungle:  The Uncensored Original Edition.   Sinclair, Upton.  Sharp  Press:  2003

 

The Kite Runner.    Hosseini,  Khaled.  Riverhead Trade:  Reprint, 2004

 

Visual-arts related texts such as:

 

American Visions:  The Epic History of Art in America.  Hughes, Robert.  Knopf:  1999

 

Mixed Blessings:  New Art in a Multicultural America.   Lippard, Lucy.  Pantheon:  1990

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