Chicana and Chicano Studies 138 - Writing through Iconography:Codices,Sculpture,and Architecture

Institution:

University of California-Los Angeles

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Description:

Seminar, four hours. Introduction to Nahuatl philosophy through pictographic writing systems of pre-Hispanic Mexican art and to Nahuatl culture through examples of its sculptures, codices, and ancient archaeological sites. Exposure to beginning Nahuatl language total immersion experience through vocabulary of ancient calendar, greetings, songs, and rituals. Discussions of reading materials, as well as glyph-drawing. Reading of works of both pioneering philosophers of mid-20th century and current researchers of iconography and oral tradition. How ancients' worldview can be relevant to address dire problems in world of today. P/NP or letter grading.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucla.edu/

Phone Number:

(310) 825-4321

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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