This five session mini-course will explore Mexican American Identity through its deep cultural roots, from indigenous civilizations of Anáhuac, to the migration and struggles of Aztlán, and into contemporary Chicano culture. Come to learn, reflect, and celebrate Mexican American cultural heritage through music, food, language, literature, and history. This course will be presented by Roberto Lopez.
December 5th at 4:30pm: Roots and Overview- From Anáhuac to Aztlán/ Raíces y Panorama General: De Anáhuac a Aztlán
January 2nd at 4:30pm: Music as Memory and Identity/ La Música como Memoria e Identidad
February 6th at 4:30pm: Foodways and Cultural Survival/ Tradiciones Culinarias y Supervivencia Cultural
March 6th at 4:30pm Language and Literature- From Nahuatl to Chicano Poetry/ Lengua y Literatura: Del Náhuatla a la Poesía Chicana
April 3rd at 4:30pm History, Resistance, and Chicano Culture/ Historia, Resistencia y Cultura Chicana
Este minicurso de cinco sesiones explorará la identidad Méxicoamericana a través de sus profundas raíces culturales, desde las civilizaciones indígenas de Anáhuac, hasta la migración y las luchas de Aztlán, y hacia la cultura chicana contemporánea. Ven a aprender, reflexionar y celebrar la herencia cultural Méxicoamericana a través de la música, la comida, el idioma, la literatura y la historia.
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