SPAN 308: Hist/Cultr Aztlan: SW US
Course Description:
Covers the story of indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States: Aztlán, the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican period, and the acquisition and settlement by the United States. Seeks the exposition of indigenous and Hispanic historical and cultural foundations of the region and the confluence with other Asian and European influences. Taught in English with Spanish readings for Spanish majors. Also available online. (Offered every fall semester and online as interest warrants).
Reflective Narrative:
This MLO is supposed to fulfill the Secondary Culture requirement in MLO 3. We learned about latino culture, and the manner of life in early America after the Mexican-American War. This course was able to give me an outlook on cultures other than my American culture, and also different from the Japanese culture in which I had majored.
This course required us to read the chapters from our required texts and answer the answer sheets the professor prepared for us on what we had read. We also did several projects throughout the semester. My first project was on Teotihuacan the Aztec city. This helped me to learn of the native Latin American aspects of the Mexican culture that we were started to discuss in the class. Then I also did another project on James Wilson Marshall and the role he played in the beginnings of California.
To be honest since the class had mentioned Aztlan I was hoping to learn more of the native tribes and people that lived in Latin America before the Spanish invasion.
Whatever further learning I would want to do I suppose it would have to be on my own time and my own searching. I honestly don’t think I would further pursue it all that much since this was secondary to my major though.
Covers the story of indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States: Aztlán, the Spanish colonial period, the Mexican period, and the acquisition and settlement by the United States. Seeks the exposition of indigenous and Hispanic historical and cultural foundations of the region and the confluence with other Asian and European influences. Taught in English with Spanish readings for Spanish majors. Also available online. (Offered every fall semester and online as interest warrants).
Reflective Narrative:
This MLO is supposed to fulfill the Secondary Culture requirement in MLO 3. We learned about latino culture, and the manner of life in early America after the Mexican-American War. This course was able to give me an outlook on cultures other than my American culture, and also different from the Japanese culture in which I had majored.
This course required us to read the chapters from our required texts and answer the answer sheets the professor prepared for us on what we had read. We also did several projects throughout the semester. My first project was on Teotihuacan the Aztec city. This helped me to learn of the native Latin American aspects of the Mexican culture that we were started to discuss in the class. Then I also did another project on James Wilson Marshall and the role he played in the beginnings of California.
To be honest since the class had mentioned Aztlan I was hoping to learn more of the native tribes and people that lived in Latin America before the Spanish invasion.
Whatever further learning I would want to do I suppose it would have to be on my own time and my own searching. I honestly don’t think I would further pursue it all that much since this was secondary to my major though.