CCAS 20
Central American Studies: Histories and Cultures
Description: (Formerly numbered Chicana and Chicano Studies 20.) Lecture, one hour; discussion, one hour. Survey of histories of Central Americans from time of independence movements of early 18th century to present. Major topics include local indigeneities, independence movements, 19th- and 20th-century dependency, state-nation and identity formation, politics of mestizaje, Indigenous resistance, imperialism and economic growth, relations with U.S., politics of development, and contemporary social movements. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2025 - Super easy ge for diversity requirement. Grades consists of weekly reflections in class (which you can lowkey write anything and get full points) 3 take home quizzes, and a final project. The quizzes were super easy and most answers are on the slides from lecture which are posted. The final project is a really simple art piece about a topic in class. As long as you go to class to do the reflection you will get an A
Fall 2025 - Super easy ge for diversity requirement. Grades consists of weekly reflections in class (which you can lowkey write anything and get full points) 3 take home quizzes, and a final project. The quizzes were super easy and most answers are on the slides from lecture which are posted. The final project is a really simple art piece about a topic in class. As long as you go to class to do the reflection you will get an A
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Fall 2024 - Not a so-called "easy" GE imo. Tests are essay questions mostly, and there is 1 homework assignment (about 1 page written about an article) every week, so you should really plan on attending lecture and paying attention if you want to do well. Boj Lopez is very very serious in my opinion, and wasn't the most approachable. Luckily the TA's are amazing and discussion sections are helpful and IMO very necessary in understanding it all. I got an A becuase I tried and studied but you could also easily pass it if you just pay attention lol. Mostly reviews basic history topics but the content is genuinely so interesting if you care to learn more about our history just outside the US.
Fall 2024 - Not a so-called "easy" GE imo. Tests are essay questions mostly, and there is 1 homework assignment (about 1 page written about an article) every week, so you should really plan on attending lecture and paying attention if you want to do well. Boj Lopez is very very serious in my opinion, and wasn't the most approachable. Luckily the TA's are amazing and discussion sections are helpful and IMO very necessary in understanding it all. I got an A becuase I tried and studied but you could also easily pass it if you just pay attention lol. Mostly reviews basic history topics but the content is genuinely so interesting if you care to learn more about our history just outside the US.
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