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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-6-1989 |
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HUM208
1993 Fall – 1998 Summer II |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Arts
and World Views of the Southwest |
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Examination of arts, ideas, and values of the Southwest
and their connection to a larger humanistic world view. Analysis of cultural,
environmental, and historical factors as they influence creative expressions.
Emphasis on critique of artistic expressions from both cultural and aesthetic
perspectives. Prerequisites: CRE101 or permission of Instructor.
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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HUM208 1993
Fall – 1998 Summer II |
Arts and World Views of the Southwest |
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Identify the hegemonic expressions in the humanities of
the Southwest. (I) |
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Identify the interaction of cultural factors as it affects
the creative works of the peoples of the Southwest. (II) |
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Discuss the alternative values and methods of
"knowing" inherent in the cultures of the Southwest. (II) |
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Critically
examine the issues of value relativity and universal human concerns through
discussions of Southwest humanities. (III) |
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Analyze values
and systems of knowledge which have direct application in comparisons and
contrasts to the cultures of the Southwest. (III) |
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Compare and contrast a variety of value systems and
critical Southwestern works. (IV) |
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Critique an
aesthetic expression representative of one or more of the Southwest cultures
showing some understanding of the culture that created it. (V) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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HUM208 1993
Fall – 1998 Summer II |
Arts and World Views of the Southwest |
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I. Aesthetic Expressions
(ways of perceiving/seeing) A. Meaning (evolutions of
ways of knowing) 1. Religious 2. Secular 3. Ontological 4. Relation of values to
ways of knowing B. Context 1. Use a. Treatment of object in
physical sense b. Art as artifact 2. Function (Values, myths,
and traditions) a. Ritual and the creative
process as art b. Art beyond the artifact C. Archetypal 1. Cross cultural, primal,
linear designs 2. Cross cultural images
and forms 3. Elemental images
(phenomenological) a. Earth b. Water c. Fire d. Sky 4. Human relations/images a. Human experience results
in similar problems b. Biophysical/natures of
how human body "imposes" patterns c. Psychological d. Evolutionary II. Evolution of Expression
(Confluence/synergy) A. Effects of changes in
environment, demography, and technology B. Intermingling of
skills/techniques of artists C. Borrowing of expressions
D. Changes of criteria for
critique III. Other Views of Values
and "Ways of Knowing" Applicable to Southwest Cultures A. Values and ways of
knowing reflected in the larger world view humanities B. Comparison/contrast of
larger world view of humanities to Southwest humanities C. Examine works of art
reflective of values IV. Aesthetic Expression
and Values in Southwestern Humanities A. Cultural values 1. Native Americans 2. Hispanics 3. Blacks 4. Euro-Americans 5. Asians 6. Other B. Aesthetic expressions of
values 1. Visual arts 2. Literature 3. Oral tradition 4. Architecture 5. Music 6. Dance 7. Drama/oral expression C. Creative processes and
products of Southwest 1. Terminology 2. Techniques and
Experiences |