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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
CHLXD013.
Course Title (CB02)
The Chicanx and Latinx and the Arts
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2023
Course Description
This course is a survey and analysis of contemporary Chicanx and Latinx art, film, theater, music, and literature, and their relationship to the Chicanx and Latinx experiences.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course meets a general education requirement for °®¶¹´«Ã½, CSU GE, and IGETC and is CSU/UC transferable. It belongs on the Intercultural Studies AA degree. It was developed to provide students with an overview of the Chicanx and Latinx artistic expressions and their contributions to U.S. culture.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Formerly Statement
(Formerly ICS D033.)

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to both UC and CSU
°®¶¹´«Ã½ GEArea(s)StatusDetails
2GC1°®¶¹´«Ã½ GE Area C1 - ArtsApproved
CSU GEArea(s)StatusDetails
CGC1CSU GE Area C1 - ArtsApproved
IGETCArea(s)StatusDetails
IG3AIGETC Area 3A - ArtsApproved

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
4.0
Maximum Credit Units
4.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours4.08.0
Laboratory Hours0.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
48.0
Laboratory
0.0
Total
48.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
96.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
96.0

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

(See general education pages for the requirements this course meets.)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Guest Speakers

Discussion of assigned reading

Homework and extended projects

Collaborative projects

Discussion and problem solving performed in class

Quiz and examination review performed in class

Field observation and field trips

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

Assignments

  1. Reading assignments: Critical reading of textbooks, journals, magazines, newspapers, supplemental and library source material
  2. Written assignments
    1. Critical thinking essays with answers to be based on class materials, discussions and readings for emphasis of synthesis and interrelating concepts
    2. Directed term paper to analyze and synthesize a major issue relative to a major work depicting significant aspects of Chicanx and Latinx Art based on research.
  3. Collaborative group work where students will organize, prepare and present a major work related to Chicanx Latinx Art and demonstrate clarity and analytical quality of both written and oral work.

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Writing assignments such as a film critique paper or book reviews to evaluate student's ability to synthesize course materials and to discuss critical issues related to Chicanos/as and Latinos/as and Art.
  2. Directed research term paper to apply critical thinking skills in analyzing either a major issue relative to or a major cinematic work depicting significant aspects of Chicano and Latino culture with bibliographic information.
  3. Participation and contribution in classroom activities and discussion in which student abilities to interpret and process information will be applied.
  4. Final exam to evaluate mastery of key terms and concepts, and assess analytical skills pertaining to an examination of Chicanx/Latinx arts.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Goldman, Shifra M., et al. Tradition and Transformation: Chicana/o Art from the 1970s through the 1990s. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, 2015.
Tatum, Charles M. Chicano Popular Culture Que Hable El Pueblo, 2nd ed. The University of Arizona Press, 2017.
Jackson, Carlos Francisco. Chicana and Chicano Art: Protest Arte. Univ. of Arizona Press, 2009.
Curtis, Erin M., et al. ¡Murales Rebeldes!: L.A. Chicana/Chicano Murals under Siege. California Historical Society, 2017.
González Jennifer A., et al. Chicano and Chicana Art: a Critical Anthology. Duke University Press, 2019.

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
Berg, Charles Ramirez. Latino Images in Film: Stereotypes, Subversion, & Resistance. Austin: University of Texas Press. 2002
Gonzalez, Anita. Jarocho's Soul: Cultural Identity and Afro-Mexican Dance. Lanham. MD: University Press of America. 2004.
Noriega, Chon A. Chicanos and Film: Representation and Resistance. Duluth: University of Minnesota Press. 1993.
Broyles-Gonzales, Yolanda. El Teatro Campesino - Theater in the Chicano Movement. Austin: University of Texas Press. 1994.
Fregoso, Rosa Linda. Mexicana Encounters: The Making of the Social Identities on the Borderlands. University of California Press. 2003.
Berumen, Frank Javier Garica. Brown Celliod: Latino/a Film Icons and Images in the Hollywood Film Industry. New York: Vantage Press. 2003.
Herrera-Sobek, Maria. ed., Chicana Literary and Artistic Expressions Culture and Society Dialogue. Santa Barbara: The Center for Chicano Studies, University of California. 2000.
Herrera-Sobek, Maria. Northward Bound The Mexican Immigrant Experience in Ballad and Song. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 1993.
Huerta, Jorge. Necessary Theater: Six Plays About the Chicano Experience. Austin, YTX: Arte Publico Press. 1990.
_________ Dialogue. Santa Barbara: The Center for Chicano Studies, University of California. 2000.
Huerta, Jorge and Don B. Wilmeth, ed. Chicano Drama: Performance, Society and Myth. New York. Cambridge University Press 2000.
Kim, Sojin and Peter Quezada. Chicano Graffiti and Murals: The Neighborhood Art of Peter Quezada. University of Mississippi Press. 1996.
Lazo, Steven. Barrio Rhythm: Mexican American Music in Los Angeles. University of Illinois. 1993.
Marin, Cheech. Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge. Los Angeles. Bulfinch 2002.
Miller, Mary Ellen. The Art Of Mesoamerica from Olmecs to Aztecs. Revised London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. 1996.
__________ Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema. Duluth: University of Minnesota Press. 2001.
Pena, Manuel. The Texas-Mexican Conjunto: History of a Working-Class Music. Austin: University of Texas Press. 1985.
____________. Musica Tejana. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. 1999.
Reyes, David and Tom Waldman. Land of a Thousand Dances - Chicano Rock and Roll from Southern California. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. 1998.
Rodriguez, Clara Latin Looks: Images of Latinas and Latinos in the U.S. Media. Westview Press 1998.
Smith, Bradley. Mexico A History of Art. New York: Doubleday. 1968.
Sperling Cockcroft, Eva and Holly Barnett-Sanchez, ed. Signs From The Heart: California Chicano Murals. 2nd printing. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press. 1996.
Valdez, Luis. Zoot Suit and Other Plays. Houston, TX. Arte Publico Press University of Houston. 1992.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Develop fundamental skills necessary to assess, interpret and analyze art.
  • Develop and use interpretive skills to analyze the historical and social development of the Chicanx and Latinx experiences as depicted in various art fields
  • Assess the importance of values, beliefs, customs, and traditions reflected in the various fields of art by Chicanx and Latinx artists.
  • Compare and contrast modern and contemporary visual and performing art forms as created by Chicanx and Latinx artists.
  • Assess interprets and analyzes the contributions of Chicanx and Latinx people to American art forms.
  • Identify stereotypical misconceptions regarding the artistic and intellectual capacities of the Chicano/a and Latino/a in the creative arts.

CSLOs

  • Distinguish, understand and evaluate the principals, qualities and characteristics of the politically-based themes found within Chicanx and Latinx Art.

  • Distinguish and understand the concept rascuachismo and assess its impact on the sense of aesthetics within Chicanx and Latinx Art.

  • Gain experience by researching and engaging with local organizations which offer events that center and support Latinx artists.

Outline

  1. Develop fundamental skills necessary to assess, interpret and analyze art.
    1. Identify and describe the language of art
      1. Elements
      2. Composition
      3. Content
    2. Identify and describe the various forms of visual art
      1. Drawing
      2. Painting
      3. Printmaking
      4. Sculpture
      5. Architecture
      6. Camera art
      7. Crafts and design
    3. Identify and describe the various forms of performance art
      1. Performance Art
      2. Theater
      3. Music
    4. Identify and describe the historic purposes of Art
      1. Art as Religious expression
      2. Art as a Political statement
      3. Art as a collective statement
      4. Art as a statement of Gender
      5. Art as Individualistic/Personal expression
  2. Develop and use interpretive skills to analyze the historical and social development of the Chicanx and Latinx experiences as depicted in various art fields
    1. Examine the historical syncretism in art
      1. The art of Native Indigenous cultures
      2. The art of Iberian European culture
      3. The artist creations of the Mestizo/Mulatto culture
    2. Examine the syncretism in music
      1. Indian - past and present
      2. Spanish - colonial influences
      3. Mestizo/Mulatto/Latino synthesis
    3. Examine the history of Theatre (teatro)
      1. Definitions and models
      2. Rituals and symbols
    4. Examine the history of Chicanx and Latinx film and camera art
      1. Definitions and formats
        1. Mainstream feature
        2. Documentaries
        3. Short films
      2. Influence of Mexican and Latina American Cinema
      3. Chicano/a and films
      4. Latino/a and film
    5. Examine the history of Pre-Columbian, Colonial Spanish, Mexican and Latin American literature and relative forms
      1. Poetry
      2. Novel
      3. Folklore
  3. Assess the importance of values, beliefs, customs, and traditions reflected in the various fields of art by Chicanx and Latinx artists.
    1. Cultural Patterns in art
      1. Values
      2. Beliefs
      3. Norms
    2. Religion in art
      1. Rituals
      2. Symbols and shrines
      3. Images and iconography
    3. Social institutions and related traditions in art
      1. Family - Extended
      2. Tribe, Clan, Gang
        1. Rites and rituals
        2. Turf and territory
        3. Recognition and Identity
        4. In-group/ out-group
      3. Political Institutions
        1. Art as a political tool
        2. Art produced as a result of involvement with the justice system
        3. Art produced in support or opposition of political policies
        4. Art produced for community education/unity
      4. Economic Institutions
        1. Participation with the labor system
        2. Employment and work-related
        3. Legal condition associated with work
        4. The interrelationship of traditional art forms and economic systems
  4. Compare and contrast modern and contemporary visual and performing art forms as created by Chicanx and Latinx artists.
    1. Analyze and interpret contemporary public visual art formats
      1. Mural and poster art
      2. Tagging and graffiti
      3. Adaptation of Mexican Rasquachismo
      4. Vehicle art
      5. Artifactual codes and works
      6. Camera art subject/composition and themes
        1. Anthropological and Folkloric
        2. Political Discontent and Reform
        3. Literary, Musical, and Artistic
        4. Undocumented Workers, Farm laborers, and Migrant Workers
        5. The Liberated Male
        6. Documentaries, Short Films, and Videos by Chicanas
        7. Documentaries, Short Films, and Videos by the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Chicano/a and Latino/a artist
    2. Analyze the evolution of performing arts
      1. Chicano music composition
        1. Regional development - Urban versus rural
        2. Traditional folkloric
        3. Progressive/Transitional
        4. Pan-Ethnic/Intercultural influences
        5. Contemporary
        6. La voz de la mujer - the women's voice in music
      2. Theatre composition
        1. Folk La carpas - social satire
        2. EPIC and Guerilla theatre - art for a purpose
        3. Urban themes
        4. Feminist themes
  5. Assess interprets and analyzes the contributions of Chicanx and Latinx people to American art forms.
    1. Examine the major works of key Chicano/a and Latino/a artists recognized by mainstream America
    2. Examine the major trends and themes originating from Chicano/a and Latino/a visual and performing arts within mainstream American Art.
  6. Identify stereotypical misconceptions regarding the artistic and intellectual capacities of the Chicano/a and Latino/a in the creative arts.
    1. Examine the surface views that appear to prevail about Chicanx and Latinx artists
      1. Simplistic stereotypes
      2. Character types
      3. Images and representations
    2. Examine the biases that have created these misrepresentations.
      1. Ethnocentrism
      2. Racism, and sexism
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