Overview
Description
Survey of the culture of the Basque, including occupations, cultural institutions, oral traditions and art, as well as their transformations in emigrant settings such as the American West. (ANTH 614 and BASQ 671 are cross-listed; credits may be earned in one of the two.)
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring
Terms
spring
Related Courses
Cross Listed With BASQ 671
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- integrate and synthesize Core knowledge and thus be able to analyze complex moral, socio-political and cultural issues relating to Basques in the homeland (located in southwestern France and northern Spain) and the diaspora, especially in the American West.
- use advanced search strategies in library research databases and tools to find primary and secondary sources for the term paper.
- integrate and synthesize results from course-related reading/lectures/discussions in the term paper, film analysis, mid-term and final exam.
- identify and analyze the various, changeable components of Basque identity in the homeland and diaspora.