MLO 3: Literary and Cultural Knowledge
The student develops 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 cultures.
● The student completes between two and six courses (depending on his or her choice of emphasis, as either in language and linguistics knowledge or literary and cultural knowledge) in Hispanic literature, culture or society. General areas to choose from are: literature, the social sciences (anthropology, geography, history, political systems), art history, music history, religion or other non-Spanish courses specific to Hispanic culture or society.
Due to the fact that my emphasis within the Spanish major is on literary and cultural knowledge, I have taken six courses that satisfy this MLO: Span 304, Span 307, Span 309, Span 310, Span 322, and Span 365. In general, I really enjoyed these courses, especially Span 307 and 309, which were history and politics of Mexico and history and politics of Latin America. I enjoy history, and it was rewarding for me to get to learn about the histories of so many different countries. Mexico's history intrigued me the most. In particular, I found the revolution of 1910-1920, and it's characters, fascinating. I almost did my capstone project on something related to the revolution, I never figured out exactly what. In Span 307, we watched a documentary about the revolution called, "The Storm that Swept Mexico." This film really spurred my interest in the revolution, and I have since watched it out of pure enjoyment. The efforts and actions of Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa were noble and admirable (though Villa's March, 1916 raid of Colombus, New Mexico which left 19 dead, is a notable exception). The other four classes that I took to satisfy this MLO were literary classes, my favorite of which was Span 365, the Chicano novel. We got the opportunity to read some really good books in this class. My two favorites were Bless Me, Ultima and Desert Blood. Although there is certainly more to learn when it comes to this MLO, I feel the classes I took covered the requirement very well. I will continue to develop my cultural knowledge of Latin American countries by visiting them, and by interacting with the people of those countries that reside here in our community.
● The student completes between two and six courses (depending on his or her choice of emphasis, as either in language and linguistics knowledge or literary and cultural knowledge) in Hispanic literature, culture or society. General areas to choose from are: literature, the social sciences (anthropology, geography, history, political systems), art history, music history, religion or other non-Spanish courses specific to Hispanic culture or society.
Due to the fact that my emphasis within the Spanish major is on literary and cultural knowledge, I have taken six courses that satisfy this MLO: Span 304, Span 307, Span 309, Span 310, Span 322, and Span 365. In general, I really enjoyed these courses, especially Span 307 and 309, which were history and politics of Mexico and history and politics of Latin America. I enjoy history, and it was rewarding for me to get to learn about the histories of so many different countries. Mexico's history intrigued me the most. In particular, I found the revolution of 1910-1920, and it's characters, fascinating. I almost did my capstone project on something related to the revolution, I never figured out exactly what. In Span 307, we watched a documentary about the revolution called, "The Storm that Swept Mexico." This film really spurred my interest in the revolution, and I have since watched it out of pure enjoyment. The efforts and actions of Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa were noble and admirable (though Villa's March, 1916 raid of Colombus, New Mexico which left 19 dead, is a notable exception). The other four classes that I took to satisfy this MLO were literary classes, my favorite of which was Span 365, the Chicano novel. We got the opportunity to read some really good books in this class. My two favorites were Bless Me, Ultima and Desert Blood. Although there is certainly more to learn when it comes to this MLO, I feel the classes I took covered the requirement very well. I will continue to develop my cultural knowledge of Latin American countries by visiting them, and by interacting with the people of those countries that reside here in our community.