LALS 172: VisualizingHumanRights
University of California, Santa Cruz
Explores how visual artists take up the subject of human rights in response to urgent challenges facing Latina/o and Latin American communities across the Americas. Examines the imprint of film and media arts reshaping human-rights discourse. Considers persistent themes in Latina/o representation, including colonialism and state terrorism; self-representation and the rights of collectives (racial, ethnic, and sexual groups); social and economic rights. (Meets the methods requirement in Latin America and Latino studies.)
Average GPA: 3.82
Grade distribution records: 273 students across 6 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 109 | 39.9% |
| A | 118 | 43.2% |
| A- | 9 | 3.3% |
| B+ | 5 | 1.8% |
| B | 4 | 1.5% |
| C+ | 3 | 1.1% |
| C | 1 | 0.4% |
| C- | 3 | 1.1% |
| D+ | 1 | 0.4% |
| F | 5 | 1.8% |
| P | 3 | 1.1% |
| NP | 2 | 0.7% |
| W | 7 | 2.6% |
Based on 273 student grade records across 6 terms and 2 professors.
Instructors
- Shankari Patel 256 students, Average GPA 3.87
- Sylvanna M. Falcon 17 students, Average GPA 2.89