| source City University of New York (X) |
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department Latin American Studies (X) |
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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This course studies the history of Puerto Rico from the pre-Columbian period to the end of the 19th century. Consideration will be given to political, social, cultural, and economic factors contributing to the emergence of national consciousness in the 19th century and to the events leading to the Spanish-American War in 1898.
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This course studies the historical conditions of Puerto Rico in the 20th century. The transition from a Spanish colony to an American possession is examined. The events and forces that created the present Puerto Rico are studied and analyzed in perspective. The alternatives to the problem of status-commonwealth, statehood, and independence-are studied.
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This course studies the history of the Dominican Republic from the pre-Columbian and Colonial periods to the present. It deals with the geographical, political, social, and economic factors that form the Dominican nation. Emphasis is given to relations with Haiti and North America. The course also analyzes the position of the Dominican Republic in the community of Latin American nations as well as its place in today's world.
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This course studies the history and development of Puerto Rican music, beginning with an analysis of the role of music in each of the three cultures (Arawak, Spanish, and West African) that comprise the Puerto Rican society. The characteristics of each one of these music's, the relationship between music and social organization, and the presence of these characteristics in the music of the Colonial period are examined. The growth of the Puerto Rican society during the 18th and 19th centuries and its resulting social divisions are studied as the groundwork to analyze the relation between music and social class. The marked influence of West African rhythms in the contemporary music of the Caribbean and the connection between music and national identity are also studied. Lectures are supplemented with tapes, phonograph records, and live performances.
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This course is an analysis of the political movements and parties of Puerto Rican communities in the U.S.A.; the relationships of these movements and parties toward political development in Puerto Rico; the role of the Puerto Rican in both traditional and radical political movements in the U.S.A.; and how political participation in the American process has come to contribute to a sense of community identity among Puerto Ricans in the U.S.A.
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This course studies the peculiar characteristics of the Puerto Rican migration to the U.S. It analyzes the processes of assimilation and adaptation to the American society as opposed to the identity and preservation of Puerto Rican cultural values. The problems of education, housing, health services, family and community, employment, and economic development are given special attention as they relate to the unique experience of the Puerto Rican in the U.S.A.
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This is an intensive study of a group of Puerto Rican writers and their reactions to different periods in the history of their country. The course includes both oral and written analyses of the important works of Eugenio Maria de Hostos, Jose de Diego, Antonio S. Pedreira, Julia de Burgos, J. L. Gonzalez, Luis R. Sanchez, and other selected writers. Each writer is studied as a man/woman reflected in his/her works-his/her unique reactions to the circumstances in which he/she has lived.
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This course studies the Puerto Rican family as the primary unit of Puerto Rican society, reflecting the patterns and dynamics of that society. It examines the variations in family structure that have evolved from the Taino, Spanish and African cultures. The historical and economic changes that have transformed Puerto Rican society are analyzed with emphasis on their effect on the family structure. The experience of migration and its impact on the Puerto Rican family are considered. Attention is given to the problems facing the family as the unit of migration.
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This course is a study of the drama written in Puerto Rico during the Spanish Colonial period, its relation to the development of a national identity and its links to the developing drama in Latin America. The course also studies the contemporary dramatic expression both on the island and in the U.S.A., and analyzes the different aspects and problems of a dramatic production. Actors, directors and playwrights are invited for discussions and students are required to see and study local productions.
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This course analyzes the history and effects of American economic policies on contemporary Puerto Rico. Economic conditions before the American occupation are examined with the objective of comparing them with the conditions and changes after 1898. The period of sugar as a monoculture is studied as well as the great depression and its impact on Puerto Rico. The coming to power of the Popular Party, with its politics of land reform and economic development, are examined. The economic and social planning that have brought about modern Puerto Rico are analyzed.
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This course is a survey of Puerto Rican literature from the Spanish colonial period through the 19th century. It includes a study of the first literary expressions (both in prose and verse), a history of the various literary movements, and representative authors and their works. Written critical analyses and oral reports on selected work are required.
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This course covers the contemporary literary expression in Puerto Rico. Authors such as Luis Pales Matos, Julia de Burgos, Diaz Alfaro, and other short story writers are studied and evaluated. The course studies and analyzes the modern novel as a reflection of the present Puerto Rican society.
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This course studies the short story as a major form of literary expression in the Spanish speaking countries of the Caribbean: Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. It studies the development of the short story beginning with Indian legends recreated by Spaniards during the early Colonial period. Examples of short stories written during the different literary movements are studied and analyzed. The relationship between the writer and society is analyzed as well as the common history, culture, and socio-economic problems which are reflected in each story.
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This is a summer course taught abroad in a Latin American or Caribbean country. It offers the student the opportunity to travel, to share, to live and to study in another country. From a global perspective, this course explores the history and culture of a selected Latin American or Caribbean country by focusing on religion, homeland, art, family, identity, film, economic development, social and political movements and environment as they are presented as major themes of current research and in the tangible appreciation of the student.
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This is a summer course taught abroad in a Latin American or Caribbean country. It offers the student the opportunity to travel, to share, to live, and to study in another country. From a global perspective, this course explores the history and culture of a selected Latin American or Caribbean country by focusing on religion, homeloand, art, family, identity, film, economic development, social and political movements and environment as they are presented as major themes of current research and in the tangible appreciation of the student.
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In this course, students learn about contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures by reading and discussing politics, customs, art, music, and cinema. Students will analyze film clips and music, evaluate performances, and conduct online research into selected cultural topics.
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The student will discuss the geography of the island; the events that led to the advent of Spain in America; the Spanish conquest and colonization of Borinquen; the later transformation of the island from an unprofitable mine to a military garrison by the end of the 16th century; the factors leading to the economic, military, and population deterioration of the island during the 17th century. The student will discuss and analyze the turn of events that improved conditions on the island during the 18th century, especially the reforms promoted by Marshall O'Reilly.
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The student will recall and evaluate the events that led to the emergence of political and national consciousness of the Puerto Ricans during the 19th century. The student will discuss the political and economic transformations that led to the Grito de Lares, the abolition of slavery, and the triumph of autonomismo later in the century. The student will state and explain the events leading to, and the result of, the American invasion of Puerto Rico. The student will also discuss the politics and society of the island under the Foraker and Jones Organic Acts, the "desperate thirties," the Nationalist Movement, Operation Bootstrap, the proclamation of the Commonwealth (ELA), the church and state struggle of 1960, and the defeat and re-emergence of the Populares.
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The student will discuss the geography of Hispaniola. The student will also discuss and analyze: the events that led to the arrival of Spain in America; the subsequent Spanish conquest and colonization; the relations of Santo Domingo, Haiti, and France; the historical turn of events in the 19th century; the political and economic factors that led to U.S. intervention, the new "caudillismo" and the Trujillo regime.
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The student will discuss the concept of history and its application to the historical and geographical reality of the Caribbean. The varied colonial developments of the area and their effects upon the development of a modern Caribbean community will be analyzed. The student will compare the historical and geographical differences of the area in order to develop personal interpretations of the Caribbean reality based upon careful analysis. The student will also compile facts, categorize, explain, analyze, and summarize historical events in the different written assignments that will be given.
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The student will discuss the concepts of history and civilization in order to apply these concepts to the realities of Pre-Colombian America. The student will study and explain the historical development of colonial Latin America, its foundation, growth, and institutions. The student will be able to appraise the effects of colonial policies upon later growth and developments in Latin America.
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The student will summarize colonial developments and view their effects upon the revolutionary struggle. The student will identify the different historical states of independent Latin America, analyzing the roles of revolution and reaction upon growth and stagnation. The student will view historical developments in 20th century Latin America, and will be able to relate and integrate national events and regional variables.
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The student will discuss and analyze the concepts of society and culture and relate them to Puerto Rico, the development of the Puerto Rican society, and its culture and human elements; the process of birth of the Puerto Rican nation; and the colonial society approach to the study of Puerto Rican society and culture; the dynamics of sociocultural change in Puerto Rico; the struggle for survival of the Puerto Rican national identity; and Puerto Rico's political culture, economic dependency, family, religion, racial prejudice, social class, poverty, migration, and public opinion.
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The student will trace the history of the African from the arrival in Puerto Rico to the present. S/he will discuss cultural, social, and political contributions of Africans, as well as institutionalized discrimination and prejudices. The student will identify and analyze the evidence of the African presence in Puerto Rico and its influence and contributions to religion, language, foods, folklore, music, dance, and art.
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