SPAN 59: US/MÉXICO BORDER
University of California, Santa Barbara
The class purpose is to survey the Mexico/U.S border region’s cultural prod uction of the past century. It pays special attention to aesthetic and ideo logical discourses that nurture artistic and political ties required to res ist state violence at and across the U.S.-Mexico border. It takes an interd isciplinary approach to understand the sociopolitical realities of the most populated merging points between Latin America and the United States. Mate rial includes readings from different disciplines as well as cultural produ ctions: film, visual arts, literature, music, podcasts and performance art — to offer a rich and diverse examination of cultural manifestations and so cio-political movements from a transborder perspective. Taught in English.
Average GPA: 3.49
Grade distribution records: 67 students across 2 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 19 | 28.4% |
| A | 18 | 26.9% |
| A- | 12 | 17.9% |
| B+ | 4 | 6.0% |
| B | 4 | 6.0% |
| B- | 4 | 6.0% |
| C+ | 1 | 1.5% |
| C | 1 | 1.5% |
| D | 1 | 1.5% |
| F | 3 | 4.5% |
Based on 67 student grade records across 2 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Ramirez Pimie 67 students, Average GPA 3.49