LAS 200 - Latin American Women: Struggles and Literature

Credits: 5
Introduces the study of Latin American Women’s struggles through important literature produced by Latin American women, to explore the historical construction of masculinity and femininity in the region, the role of politics and ideologies in that construction, the intersection of gender, race, class, ethnicity and nationality and the social movements that have impacted the lives of women in the region. Previously HUMAN 200.

Enrollment Requirement: Eligible for ENGL& 101 or instructor consent.

Satisfies Requirement: Humanities/Fine Arts/English and Diversity
Course Fee: $5.00

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Discuss the intersections of gender, race, politics, power, social structures and history in Latin America.
Discuss the relation of Latin American women issues to the conquest and subsequent imperial domination’s in the region.
Understand the impacts of patriarchy/machismo, marianismo/malinchismo in gender relations in Latin America.
Assess how literature and art produced by Latin American women reflects, question and advance the causes of women.
Appraise the emergence of feminist ideas and organizations in Latin America, their conflicts with “First World Feminism,” and their relations with non-feminist women organizations.
Recognize and apply the basic principles and conventions of effective written communication about the subject.
Use their critical thinking abilities by examining the following elements of thought not only in the reading materials but also in the answers provided by other classmates: points of view, purpose, question at issue, implications and consequences, assumptions, concepts, conclusion and solutions.

Program Outcomes
Analyze cultural perspectives and values of a multicultural world.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.