HUM 1140 - Latin American Culture and Civilization
3 Credits
Provides a panoramic view of Latin America from Pre-Columbian times to the present. Highlights major events and figures, but also key issues such as race, ethnicity, gender, language, geography, religion, and class, and how they have shaped and continue to shape Latin American identities and experiences. Considers cultural production from a sociohistorical perspective.
Major Content Areas
Indigenous civilizations 10% Cultural, social, economic, and political history from Columbus to the present 70% Common customs and folklore 10% Paramount achievements in the arts10%
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate familiarity with indigenous civilizations. Analyze major historical events and their consequences. Analyze how race, ethnicity, gender, language, geography, religion, and class have shaped and continue to shape Latin American identities and experiences. Demonstrate familiarity with common customs and folklore. Demonstrate familiarity with some paramount achievements in the arts. Analyze differences and similarities between the cultures studied and one’s own.7. Demonstrate an understanding of the role one has in determining a common global future.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
06 - Humanities/Fine Arts 08 - Global Perspective
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