I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Many Faces of Mexico
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SPAN 2420
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This interdisciplinary course explores the cultural, historical and social realities which together form contemporary Mexico. By studying the roots (Aztec, Toltec, Olmec, etc) through the Spanish colonization (Cortés to 1910) and current U.S./ Mexico relations (economic, social, immigration), we see the evolution of these two neighbor countries. Through comparing history, politics, economics and the sociological interrelationships, students will better understand the complexity of current U.S./ Mexico events and local community building with immigrant populations.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SPAN 2420 - Many Faces of Mexico
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SPAN 2420 - Many Faces of Mexico
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud State
|
HIST 354 01 Mexican Americans
|
3
|
|
Bemidji State
|
SPAN 4426 Latin Am Culture and Civilization
|
3
|
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
Latin American Studies Certificate
|
Certificate
|
MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
- Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts
- Goal 8 – Global Perspective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Express their ideas, processing the class and researched information in journal style, with opposing viewpoints presented with sources. |
| Apply ethical principles in decision-making |
Discuss personal situations resulting from governmental and political edicts resulting in choices of personal actions |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Identify and compare cultural myths, rituals, historical data and foreign relations and the resulting communication, or lack thereof, between Mexico and the U.S. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Identify four major historical figures in Mexico and their effect on present day political and social events. Example: (Cortés, Hidalgo, Santa Ana, Diaz…)
|
6
|
|
Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities. (Example: Discuss the importance of art / murals/ symbolism/ use as political tools) Examples: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Siquieros, Orozco… present day: Juan Acosta (St. Paul)
|
6
|
|
Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.
|
8
|
|
Relate main facts of Mexican myth/beliefs, from important cultural figures: La Malinche, La Virgen de Guadalupe, La Llorona, Sor Juana de la Cruz, The symbol on the Flag/Money; Juan Diego;
|
6
|
|
Identify current events, cause/effect; historical roots: Subjects include: Bilingual education; The Wall; Immigration and Naturalization; Drugs cartels; Terrorist?; Small town MN / Latino Immigration; NAFTA; The Zapatistas; Maquilas; Who has what job???; I.C.E, Company Raids
|
8
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.
|
8
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
I. Pre-Cortés Time
A. Toltec, Olmec, Tarahuamara, Otomi, Zapotec, Maya (small groups)
B. Aztec Empire: Nomads to Empire
II. Cortés: The Arrival of the Spaniards
A. Beliefs in Quetzalcoatl / Moctezuma
B. La Malinche – La Marina (symbolic ‘mother of the Mestizo’
|
|
III. Racial divisions in ‘Nuevo España’
A. Penisulares, Criollos, Mestizos, Mulatos, Zambos
B. Race and Social class
C. Compare with the 13 colonies for similarities and differences
|
|
IV. Revolution
A. Hidalgo and Morelos
B. Iturbide and Santa Ana
C. The Alamo/ Texas Annexation / Manifest Destiny
1. Political cartoons as propaganda
2. Songs and poems as ‘seeds of prejudice’
3. Research for current evidence of ‘planting divisions’
|
|
V. Constitution of 1917
A. Compare to U.S.
B. Take 10 articles and discern why important in light of history
|
|
VI. U.S. / Mexico in the early 1900’s
A. The Braceros
B. Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers
C. Dolores Huerta
|
|
VII. Chicano Culture
A. Use of Art and Murals
1. Diego Rivera, Orozco, Siquieros
2. Frida Kahlo
B. Locally; Juan Acosta
|
|
VIII. Living Wage
A. NAFTA and combined economies
B. Living Wage compared (workers rights)
C. Maquilas and the border
|
|
IX. Mexican family customs:
A. Stages of life (naming, baptisms, graduations, marriage, death)
B. Holidays: Dia de los Muertos, Easter, Christmas
|
|
X. Current events/ issues
A. Immigration rights
B. Bilingual education/ immersion
C. The Wall; State and Federal laws
D. Militarization of the border
|
|
XI. The present and the future?
|
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Many Faces of Mexico
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SPAN 2420
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This interdisciplinary course explores the cultural, historical and social realities which together form contemporary Mexico. By studying the roots (Aztec, Toltec, Olmec, etc) through the Spanish colonization (Cortés to 1910) and current U.S./ Mexico relations (economic, social, immigration), we see the evolution of these two neighbor countries. Through comparing history, politics, economics and the sociological interrelationships, students will better understand the complexity of current U.S./ Mexico events and local community building with immigrant populations.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SPAN 2420 - Many Faces of Mexico
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SPAN 2420 - Many Faces of Mexico
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud State
|
HIST 354 01 Mexican Americans
|
3
|
|
Bemidji State
|
SPAN 4426 Latin Am Culture and Civilization
|
3
|
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
Latin American Studies Certificate
|
Certificate
|
2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
- Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts
- Goal 8 – Global Perspective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Express their ideas, processing the class and researched information in journal style, with opposing viewpoints presented with sources. |
| Apply ethical principles in decision-making |
Discuss personal situations resulting from governmental and political edicts resulting in choices of personal actions |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Identify and compare cultural myths, rituals, historical data and foreign relations and the resulting communication, or lack thereof, between Mexico and the U.S. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Identify four major historical figures in Mexico and their effect on present day political and social events. Example: (Cortés, Hidalgo, Santa Ana, Diaz…)
|
6
|
|
Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities. (Example: Discuss the importance of art / murals/ symbolism/ use as political tools) Examples: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Siquieros, Orozco… present day: Juan Acosta (St. Paul)
|
6
|
|
Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.
|
8
|
|
Relate main facts of Mexican myth/beliefs, from important cultural figures: La Malinche, La Virgen de Guadalupe, La Llorona, Sor Juana de la Cruz, The symbol on the Flag/Money; Juan Diego;
|
6
|
|
Identify current events, cause/effect; historical roots: Subjects include: Bilingual education; The Wall; Immigration and Naturalization; Drugs cartels; Terrorist?; Small town MN / Latino Immigration; NAFTA; The Zapatistas; Maquilas; Who has what job???; I.C.E, Company Raids
|
8
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.
|
8
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
I. Pre-Cortés Time
A. Toltec, Olmec, Tarahuamara, Otomi, Zapotec, Maya (small groups)
B. Aztec Empire: Nomads to Empire
II. Cortés: The Arrival of the Spaniards
A. Beliefs in Quetzalcoatl / Moctezuma
B. La Malinche – La Marina (symbolic ‘mother of the Mestizo’
|
|
III. Racial divisions in ‘Nuevo España’
A. Penisulares, Criollos, Mestizos, Mulatos, Zambos
B. Race and Social class
C. Compare with the 13 colonies for similarities and differences
|
|
IV. Revolution
A. Hidalgo and Morelos
B. Iturbide and Santa Ana
C. The Alamo/ Texas Annexation / Manifest Destiny
1. Political cartoons as propaganda
2. Songs and poems as ‘seeds of prejudice’
3. Research for current evidence of ‘planting divisions’
|
|
V. Constitution of 1917
A. Compare to U.S.
B. Take 10 articles and discern why important in light of history
|
|
VI. U.S. / Mexico in the early 1900’s
A. The Braceros
B. Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers
C. Dolores Huerta
|
|
VII. Chicano Culture
A. Use of Art and Murals
1. Diego Rivera, Orozco, Siquieros
2. Frida Kahlo
B. Locally; Juan Acosta
|
|
VIII. Living Wage
A. NAFTA and combined economies
B. Living Wage compared (workers rights)
C. Maquilas and the border
|
|
IX. Mexican family customs:
A. Stages of life (naming, baptisms, graduations, marriage, death)
B. Holidays: Dia de los Muertos, Easter, Christmas
|
|
X. Current events/ issues
A. Immigration rights
B. Bilingual education/ immersion
C. The Wall; State and Federal laws
D. Militarization of the border
|
|
XI. The present and the future?
|