History and Culture
Culture´s influence in Colombian history
General Objective: This course will focus on how culture shaped and was shaped by historical events in Colombia, since colonization until today. We will look at culture and history from a variety of perspectives including politics, business, and education.
Themes:
Key concepts in cultural studies
Theoretical perspectives to explain cultural differences
Statistical evidence to support theories of cultural categorization
Explanation of historical moments according to cultural traits of protagonists
Legislative and private sector initiatives to adapt culture in an internationalized Colombia
Methodology
Professor lecture and presentation
reading of selected scholarly articles
reading of selected new media articles and cases
active discussion and debate of readings
Evaluation
50% active class participation
25% brief case write-ups
25% quizzes