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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
HUM 23 | Title:
LATIN/CARIBBEAN CULTURE |
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| Full Title:
Culture and Values in Latin America and 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 |
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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 23
Catalog Description:
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An interdisciplinary exploration of the history, cultures, intellectual endeavors and societies in both Latin America and the Caribbean.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An interdisciplinary exploration of the history, cultures, intellectual endeavors and societies in both Latin America and the Caribbean.
(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
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Fall 2003 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 3B | Humanities | Fall 2003 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2003 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2003 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Analyze and critique the interaction between European cultures and the indigenous cultures of the Americas.
2. Identify the contributions of African and indigenous societies to the cultural formation of Latin America and the Caribbean.
3. Explore the nature of revolutions and struggles for civil rights in Latin America and the Caribbean and how it differs from those in the United States.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Analyze, compare, and contrast various forms of artistic and intellectual expression from
culturally diverse groups within Latin America and the Caribbean.
2. Address major theoretical or analytical issues relevant to class, ethnicity, and gender in the
Caribbean and Latin America.
3. Draw upon their own personal values and experiences to be able to compare or contrast with
cultural or ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean.
4. Discuss and critique representative primary works of visual art, music, and intellectual
expressions in the Caribbean and Latin America from the earliest indigenous cultures to the
present day.
Topics and Scope
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I. History of Indigenous Societies Prior to the European Contact and Settlement -
Pre-Columbian America
II. European Contact and Settlement
A. Resistance
B. Accommodation
III. Cultural Fusion
A. Indigenous experience
B. African experience
C. European experience
IV. Ethnicity, Interaction, and Class
A. Peninsulares
B. Criollos
C. Meztizos
D. Mulatos
V. Independence Movements in the Americas
A. Haiti
B. South America
C. Central America and the Caribbean
D. North America
VI. Nationalism and Self-Determination
VII. Racism, Cultural Awareness, and Identity
VIII. Revolutions and Struggles for Civil Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
IX. Contemporary Issues Affecting Latin America and the Caribbean
A. Political issues
B. Social inequality
C. Education
D. Unemployment
E. U.S. immigration policies
Assignments:
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1. Critical reading and analysis of assigned primary texts and other documents that provide
historical or cultural context
2. Examinations, including quizzes, mid-term, final, and/or take-home exam
3. Essays requiring students to examine or compare and contrast ideas, values, beliefs, politics
and experiences of societies in Latin America and the Caribbean using representative
works of art or intellectual expression (1,500 to 3,000 words)
4. Participation in cultural activities, including museum visits, concerts, poetry readings,
lectures, and (optional) field trips
5. Group work which may include oral presentation with analysis and critique of gender roles
and political models in Latin America and the Caribbean
6. Creative projects
7. Written homework
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
25 - 50% |
| Written homework, exams and 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
25 - 50% |
| Examinations | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 25% |
| Cultural activities and/or creative projects; group work | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Latin American Studies Representative Historical Narratives, novels and primary texts:
Bless Me Ultima. Anaya, Rudolfo. Warner Books. 1994 (classic)
Contemporary Maya Spirituality: The Ancient Ways Are Not Lost. Molesky-Poz, Jean. University of Texas Press. 2008 (classic)
The Distance Between Us: A Memoir. Grande, Reyna. Washington Square Press. 2013 (classic)
Exploring Mesoamerica (Places in Time). Pohl, John M.D. Oxford University Press. 2000 (classic)
Freedoms Given, Freedoms Won: Afro-Brazilians in Post Abolition Sao Paulo and Salvador. Butler, Kim D. Rutgers University Press. 1998 (classic)
I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala. Menchu, Rigoberta and Burgos-Debray, Elisabeth and Wright, Ann. Virso Press. 2010 (classic)
The Legend of Lord Eight Deer: An Epic of Ancient Mexico. Pohl, John M.D. Oxford University Press. 2002 (classic)
The Memory of Fire Trilogy. Galenao, Eduardo. Nation Books. 2010 (classic)
Narrative Mixtec Ceramics of Ancient Mexico. Pohl, John M.D. Stinehour Press. 2007 (classic)
Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent. Galeano, Eduardo. Monthly Review Press. 1997 (classic)
Rattlesnake. Arias, Arturo; Higgins, Sean; and Robbins, Jill. Curbstone Books. 2003 (classic)
The Rigoberta Menchu Controversy. Stoll, David and Arias, Arturo. University of Minnesota Press. 2001 (classic)
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