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1.25 Credits
Comprehensive seminar on notions of the sacred, dealing with the complexities of magic and religious themes in the Americas as seen from an anthropological perspective. Topics include both popular religion as well as non-Christian religious practices. Based on recent anthropological literature, as well as new developments concerning rituals related to the sacred (spiritualism, voodoo, santeria, magical curing, spirit possession, glossolalia, earth feeding, rituals of reciprocity). (General Education Code(s): E.) G. Delgado-P
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1.25 Credits
Examines the cultural practices and expressions of four early California populations-indigenous, Spanish, Mex-ican/Californio, and immigrant Anglo-Americans-from 1770-1850-and how this led to formation of current cultural practic es. J. Burton-Carvaj
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1.25 Credits
Intensive weekly sessions contextualize, view and analyze a dozen classical fictional films from Latin America (1960s-1990s). (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal
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1.25 Credits
Surveys the range of documentary practices designed as catalysts for and interventions in processes of social change from the 1950s to the present, with particular emphasis on sociological and political filmmaking. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal
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1.25 Credits
Examines how Watsonville (U.S.) and Irapuato (Mexico) are being restructured by national development, North American economic integration (NAFTA), and global capitalism. Explores the relentless penetration of market imperatives, their impact on the communities, and community response; costs/benefits of being abandoned by or being attractive to global capital; and how people are surviving-scrambling to find jobs, keeping families together, and engaging in binational strategies for survival. Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor; concurrent enrollment in laboratory course 126B. Enrollment restricted to sophomores and juniors. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): IS, E.) J. Borrego
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1.25 Credits
Weekly Wednesday evening seminar in Watsonville allows students to interact with local workers, organizers, immigration and citizenship NGO's, affordable housing non-profits, entrepreneurs, large commercial developers, county planners, city managers, PVUSD educators, health activists, politicians, commercial and organic farmers, food processing owners/plant managers, and environmentalists, in order to develop a deeper understanding of the past, present, and future of the community and the region. Class will present findings and interact with panel of community members on a Saturday morning during first weekend of spring quarter. Prerequisite(s): concurrent enrollment in course 126A. Enrollment restricted to sophomores and juniors. Enrollment limited to 25. (General Education Code(s): IS, E.) J. Borrego
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1.25 Credits
Surveys a century of film production in Mexico, concentrating on major works by leading directors and emphasizing the two most popular forms-comedy and melodrama-in the context of constructions of national identity from 1931, the beginning of the sound era, to the present. Knowledge of Spanish highly recommended. (General Education Code(s): E. ) J. Burton-Carvajal
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1.25 Credits
Explores the history and practice of Latino media in the U.S. with an emphasis on work created by, for, with, and about Latino constituencies. Course highlights the role that media plays in struggles for social change, political enfranchisement, creative self-expression, and cultural development. Course content varies with instructor. (Also offered as Writing 128. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment limited to 39. (General Education Code(s): E.) The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Focuses on the work of a dozen major Latin American and Latina filmmakers from Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, and the U.S., including María Luisa Bemberg, María Navaro, Matilde Landeta, Lourdes Portillo, concentrating on films of the last two decades. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Burton-Carvajal, R. Fregoso
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1.25 Credits
Focuses on political, social, economic, and environmental changes in rural Mexico from the 1910 revolution through the Zapatista rebellion. Emphasizes the interaction between the state, markets, and rural civil society, covering agrarian reform, agricultural policy, grassroots development initiatives, democratization, indigenous movements, natural resource management, and migration. Previous completion of course 100A and/or course 80D recommended. Prerequisite(s): Previous completion of course 100A and/or course 80D recommended. Enrollment restricted to juniors and seniors. Sophomores may enroll with permission from instructor. (General Education Code(s): E.) J. Fox
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