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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to linguistics, the study of language, and language in multicultural urban settings, including topics such as children''s language acquisition, bilingual families and bilingual education, language and gender, different varieties of English and contemporary language use. The readings will draw on works in linguistics, literature, sociology, anthropology, and related topics. Students will improve critical reading and thinking skills and produce reflective and expository writing based on the readings in connection with their own experiences and backgrounds. Puerto Rican Culture and Folklore
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3.00 Credits
This course studies the emergence of a national culture, folklore and identity. Topics include the Taino, Spanish and African contributions to the creation of a Criollo personality and character and the Puerto Rican family, race relations, the Jibaro, religion, and the arts. It reviews customs, traditions, celebrations, dances, legends, songs, proverbs, and hero/underdog stories as well as the impact of the United States culture.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the role of economics, culture, and world diplomacy in the development of the Republic of Haiti since the Revolution of 1791. The impact of Haitian intellectual and popular thought on prose, poetry, and art is examined. Black Women in the Americas and
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3.00 Credits
The changing status of women in African traditional societies is compared with changes in the status of Black women in the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil. Peoples & Cultures of Latin America and the
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the diverse peoples and cultures that have populated Latin American and the Caribbean region since pre-Columbian times. It discusses the legacy of European colonization and the subsequent struggles for independence, formation of national identities and the quest for modernization today. The course will place particular emphasis on the production of social movements that respond to social inequality, and conflicting ideologies around ethnicity, race and gender among other factors. The readings illustrate case studies that examine a wide range of topics - ecological adaptation, food production, kinship and local politics, medical and religious beliefs and artistic expressions - from small -scale rural society to large complex urban centers throughout the continent. It will also explore how globalization, intense migration, and transnationalism have generated new notions of identity in the US today. The Roles of Women in
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3.00 Credits
This course analyzes the status and roles of women in cross-cultural perspective. Particular emphasis is given to the sociocultural forces underlying the women''s rights movements in the 19th century and the present resurgence of feminism.
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3.00 Credits
This image-based course will introduce graphic design as the foundation upon which effective visual communication is built. Investigation of the elements and principles of graphic design will lead to specific design problems and their solution. The development of ideas and the ability to communicate them effectively will be covered. Discussion of both vector and bitmap-based digital graphic platforms will begin progress toward industrystandard computer proficiency. Introduction to the
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3.00 Credits
This course includes formal anaylsis of selected works of art: painting, sculpture, and architecture. It is also an approach to art from the perspective of its socio-historical context, primarily in Western Culture.
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to basic color and compositional theories. Problems will be derived from these theories to give students a sound grasp of the use of color and design. In addition to being introduced to color compositional theories, students will become involved with color problems which demand the creative application of the principles of organization.
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2.00 Credits
This introduction to art principles and terms includes the study of the plastic arts: nature, content, and form. The meaning of illusion and abstraction, style and the changing concept of reality in art throughout history are explored. Selected paintings, sculpture, and architecture are examined.
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