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Aug 14, 2024
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2023-2024 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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SPA 245 - Hispanic Heritage in the Southwest: Culture and Language Description: A panorama of Hispanic heritage in the Southwestern U.S. Encompasses an analysis of society, culture, language, tradition, and their contributions to the development of the rich diversity of the Southwestern region.
General Education Competency: Diversity
Credits: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Hispanic stereotypes (origins and transformations)
- The "leyenda negra"
- Borderlands: history, culture, language
- Hispanic missionization
- Spanish colonialism
- Hispanic diaspora
- Continual process of Hispanic mestizaje and cultural adaptation
- Chicano culture
Learning Outcomes:
- Trace the origins and development of Hispanic stereotypes and their relationships to the "Leyenda Negra". (1,2)
- Debate the concept of "borderlands" both during the Spanish exploration/conquest period, and in the present Southwest. (3)
- Articulate consequences of the Hispanic missionary enterprise during the colonial era. (4,5)
- Identify basic elements of borderlands Spanish language in diverse contexts. (3)
- Analyze the effect of codeswitching and language shift on borderlands Spanish language constructions. (3)
- Elucidate the interconnectedness between borderlands Spanish language and Hispanic culture. (3)
- Identify key elements of the borderland Spanish lexicon in diverse contexts. (3)
- Analyze Hispanic diaspora since the colonial period (figures, motives, consequences). (6)
- Examine the implications of mestizaje and cultural adaptation currently occurring in the Southwest. (7)
- Define the chicano movement. (8)
- Exemplify the chicano movement through cultural products and practices (e.g., art, music, theater, dance, literature, and religion). (8)
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