Be able to identify how historical social, economic, political, religious and ecological factors shape communities in the southwest borderlands region and those communities’ relation to the United States, Mexico, and the world.
Comprehend how people including but not limited to indigenous and immigrant communities in the Southwest use culture, art, and politics to conceptualize, reinforce, and contest the social and ecological factors that shape them and their communities.
Be able to analyze and compare the historic and contemporary cultural expressions of the Southwest.
Be able to apply knowledge of southwest studies through the conduct of interdisciplinary research method.
Course Description This course introduces the complex histories, social issues, and cultural experiences of peoples of the southwestern United States. Course materials and discussions also demonstrate the possibilities of interdisciplinary study of regional American culture. It is multicultural in content and multidisciplinary in methodology. We will examine cross-cultural relationships among the peoples of the Southwest within the framework of their expressions and experiences in art, culture, religion; social and political economy.