AMST 30612 - Mestizo Stories

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

Mestisaje (racial-cultural blending) is a foundational paradigm for understanding Latino history, culture and politics. The course Mestizo Stories provides students a wide-ranging, inter-discipline introduction to the subject of mestisaje. Jose Vasconcelor's influential book La Raza Cósmica (The Cosmic Races) will be the conceptual anchor for analysis and interpretation. The book will be augmented by films, videos, recordings and assigned readings exploring three core areas of concerns: 1) The historical origins of mestizo/a identity and cultural production; 2) The experience and narratives of mestisaje in the United States; and 3) The global implications of mestisaje as a transcendent social and cultural manifestation. Students are expected to be critical readers of the assigned texts, which will be primarily in English though some will be in Spanish or bi-lingual. Active participation in class discussions is also essential. Students are also expected to present a PowerPoint presentation on a selected aspect of mestisaje from a wide range of humanities and social science topics to be investigated. The oral-visual presentation will become the basis for a written research paper. Mestizo Stories will explore visual, musical, literary and performative texts of human agency, resistance and survival.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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