MLO 3: Literary and Cultural Knowledge
Students develop a reasonable understanding of the ways of thinking (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), the behavioral practices (patterns of social interactions), and the cultural products – both tangible and intangible (for example, art, history, literature, music) — of Hispanic societies.
Courses Taken:
MLO 3 Narrative:
This Major Learning Outcome was very diverse in that the courses took me through the history of many different countries as well as the history of the marginalized communities with in the context of literature and their testimonies. On top of this, these courses exposed me to the art, literature and cultural movements found within Spanish speaking world. Although not all courses were instructed in Spanish, all of my literature and culture courses opened my mind up to new perceptions of the world.
My first semester I took a course on the History and Politics of the Latin America and this course surveyed the history of countries within Central and South America and the political movements and reformations of governments. The course started with the colonial era and worked it way to modern times where it described the “Pink Tide.” Throughout the course we would learn about the cultures of the countries and the typical occupations held within certain cities. What made this course interesting was that the professor focused on Central and South America and this was so unique compared to the history of Mexico I had taken multiple courses on.
My second semester I took two culture/literature based courses that brought me deeper into the history of the Southwestern United States and throughout the Latin America. My History of Aztlan course brought me closer to origins in Southwestern United States and the process the Spaniards took to over take the region including modern day California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. The class started with indiginous history, then went into the missionaries and expositions exploring the northern regions of Mexico and tied it into modern times. I learned alot about the expeditions, but also about how the European Pioneers abused their stay in Mexico and eventually took over the Southwest with the Treaty of Guadalupe. After gaining possession of the land American Pioneers neglected their promise to support Mexican citizens and took their properties out from under them. This sent Mexican Americans scrambling back to Mexico and struggling to live in the United States.
My other two courses were literature based, as I completed a course on the Introduction of Hispanic Literature and Hispanic Testimonies. The introduction course quickly took us through the history of literature movements and the authors who greatly demonstrated the literary styles of the time. This combined history and literature to help us gain a deeper understanding of the works we were reading. One of my favorite movements was “Generation 98’” which had to do with defeat Spain faces against the United States and many of the works of this era were written to modernize Spain. The course on Hispanic Testimonies brought forth the differences between fiction, autobiographies and testimonies and paired these concepts up with literature of marginalized groups. Some of these groups included slaves, indiginous peoples and student activists. The course brought forth the notion that not all history written and told is actually what occurred and the history of the marginalized peoples reveals real truth.
Courses Taken:
MLO 3 Narrative:
This Major Learning Outcome was very diverse in that the courses took me through the history of many different countries as well as the history of the marginalized communities with in the context of literature and their testimonies. On top of this, these courses exposed me to the art, literature and cultural movements found within Spanish speaking world. Although not all courses were instructed in Spanish, all of my literature and culture courses opened my mind up to new perceptions of the world.
My first semester I took a course on the History and Politics of the Latin America and this course surveyed the history of countries within Central and South America and the political movements and reformations of governments. The course started with the colonial era and worked it way to modern times where it described the “Pink Tide.” Throughout the course we would learn about the cultures of the countries and the typical occupations held within certain cities. What made this course interesting was that the professor focused on Central and South America and this was so unique compared to the history of Mexico I had taken multiple courses on.
My second semester I took two culture/literature based courses that brought me deeper into the history of the Southwestern United States and throughout the Latin America. My History of Aztlan course brought me closer to origins in Southwestern United States and the process the Spaniards took to over take the region including modern day California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. The class started with indiginous history, then went into the missionaries and expositions exploring the northern regions of Mexico and tied it into modern times. I learned alot about the expeditions, but also about how the European Pioneers abused their stay in Mexico and eventually took over the Southwest with the Treaty of Guadalupe. After gaining possession of the land American Pioneers neglected their promise to support Mexican citizens and took their properties out from under them. This sent Mexican Americans scrambling back to Mexico and struggling to live in the United States.
My other two courses were literature based, as I completed a course on the Introduction of Hispanic Literature and Hispanic Testimonies. The introduction course quickly took us through the history of literature movements and the authors who greatly demonstrated the literary styles of the time. This combined history and literature to help us gain a deeper understanding of the works we were reading. One of my favorite movements was “Generation 98’” which had to do with defeat Spain faces against the United States and many of the works of this era were written to modernize Spain. The course on Hispanic Testimonies brought forth the differences between fiction, autobiographies and testimonies and paired these concepts up with literature of marginalized groups. Some of these groups included slaves, indiginous peoples and student activists. The course brought forth the notion that not all history written and told is actually what occurred and the history of the marginalized peoples reveals real truth.