Geology-Physics 250 - La Frontera:Cultural Identities on the Mexican-U.S.Borderland

Institution:

St Lawrence University

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Description:

This course investigates the cultural expressions derived from the interactions among people on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border. The goal is to understand the different ways in which immigration, drug smuggling and transnational industries affect the everyday lives of borderlanders through historical and critical approaches to the cultural expressions (music, images or other forms of discourse) that have served as mechanisms to mediate the contradictions arising out of the border. Also offered through Caribbean and Latin American Studies, Native American Studies and U.S. Cultural and Ethnic Studies.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stlawu.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 229-5011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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