Assignment 2B

1. MoLAA stands for Museum of Latin American Art
2. The first video clip introduces the viewer to MoLAA, telling us about its history, vision for the future and the enlightening work it is now accomplishing.
The second video gives us a brief tour of the museum, highlighting some of the exhibits and the various works on display. Some of the photos are blurry and others are shown so quickly that you need to pause to get a good look at all of them.
The third video was un-viewable. It looks like the user who originally shared it had taken it down.
3. The first video introducing us to MoLAA taught us: 1. The Museum is 6 years old (as of 2007) and located in Long Beach, CA. It is not your typical uptight museum but rather one that invites the viewer to enjoy themselves and really dive into the various exhibits on display. 2. The founder, Robert Gumbiner decided now was the time to bestow America with a museum of contemporary Latin arts; especially America had never been introduced to such a concept. 3. The goal of the museum is not just to display art, but rather to educate the viewer about the history of the Latin culture and experience.
The second video was a slide show set to music that displayed various exhibits. The viewer got to see art in various forms and compositions including sculptures, paintings, drawings and photography. So of it was traditional, other compositions were quite modern in style. One item I did notice is that of the names that were displayed, they seemed to be male dominated. I know that there are many female artist who are worthy of display but for some reason, it seemed to be an unbalanced ratio.
The third clip again was not functioning.
4.
What is the least busy/best day to visit according to MoLAA?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcj6ld0gKck
Name two Artists whose art is at the Museum?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUaZHgJElTQ&feature=related
Who founded the Museum of Latin American Art?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcj6ld0gKck
5. From reading the MoLAA website, I learned that there are Over 900 works of art from various compositions that represent 340 Latin American artists from 20 countries within the four Spanish-Portuguese speaking Latin America countries in the regions of Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. We also learn that MoLAA is the only museum in the western United States that exclusively features contemporary Latin American art.

Assignment 2A

1. Interdisciplinary studies is a cross disciplinary form of study that allows a student to explore studies from various disciplines and combining them into one form of study.
http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?mid=2613
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdisciplinary

2. Latin America is the various regions throughout the america’s where the dominant language is Spanish and Portugese.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/latinout.htm

3. AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArubaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBermudaBoliviaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMexicoMontserratNetherlands AntillesNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and TobagoTurks and Caicos IslandsUruguayVenezuela
http://www.uis.unesco.org/profiles/EN/EDU/countries40314.html

4.
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands

http://www.caribbeanchoice.com/islands/main.asp


5. I didn’t realize how racially diverse Latin America is. According to Wikipedia there is quite a extensive list of various racial groups that comprise the region.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America#Racial_distribution

6.
http://www.tnstate.edu/interior.asp?mid=2613
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdisciplinary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/latinout.htm
http://www.uis.unesco.org/profiles/EN/EDU/countries40314.html
http://www.caribbeanchoice.com/islands/main.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America#Racial_distribution
These are reputable sources listed above and this is proven by the fact that multiple other sites and reference validate the information found on the sources listed above, but also they are reputable sources for countless other topics.

g. Using last week's assignments (When you login to class to submit your work, it can be found at the very top of the page, Assignments link), review Project 1 work submitted by your classmates. Browse through your classmates web pages. What do you notice in general. Choose any two classmates and tell us what you have in common with that classmate, worth 1 percent of total semester grade.

In reviewing last weeks submissions a couple of the items I notice is that while there are some who have a working knowledge of Latin America, there still acknowledge that like me, there is much to learn. There are also quite a few folks who are past the traditional age of college but are still working towards a degree. For me, that is encouraging because I'm in a similar circumstance.

Assignment 1C

Tell us their name and something about them.
Who I have learned from:
I have learned from and something about was Jessica Martin.
She is taking this class for reasons similar to why I’m taking this class. I see she is 100% Mexican and 100% proud with is cool. Like her, one of the things I think about when I think about Latin America is the hospitality and warm family environment – even to “outsiders”.

The other person I learned something about was Kim Pritchett. She’s taking this class because her boyfriend is latin which is cool. I don’t have a boyfriend but my wife is latin (South American) and her family always talks about their country. This class will help me bring something to the conversations – I hope.
2. Tell us 2 things from each person you learned regarding Paulo Freire.

One thing I overlooked that I did learn from Jessica’s post is that in addition to all of his accomplishments, he was a family man – father of five. That makes me wonder what became of his children. Did he instill his belief system in them and what have they done to perpetuate his teachings?

One thing that I didn’t necessarily not know – but is worth echoing from Kim’s post is that education is much more than just passively memorizing and learning. For me, my goal is to just finish school so I’ll quit banging my head on the proverbial glass ceiling. So I do go about doing a lot of memorization. What I realize is that to really learn and grow as a person, you have to understand something beyond what a textbook or website says. It’s about not only what it means, but what it means to you based on your experiences. That is learning.

Assignment 1b

One of the first things I believe are important to understand about Paulo is what he wrote about in his book, “Pedagogy of the Oppressed.” In that writing he outlined how the oppressed had to fight or struggle to overcome the oppressors. And it wasn’t just a matter of defeating the oppressors, but also a matter of defeating the mindset that had been branded into their own psyche.

Another item I think it is important to know about Paulo – and this is building upon the previous point – is that there is no incentive for the Oppressor to change or even want to change the status quo. I can’t help but think about the current election going on here in the United States. Although now we’re hearing one party pickup the slogan of change, I can’t help but make the connection between what I’ve learned from Mr. Freire and what I see/read/hear in the news. The people in charge have no reason to want to change the current trends. The people in charge are fat and happy. And while I hesitate to call people in the United States “oppressed”, the fact that so many – especially those who lack even minimal levels of education continue to rally behind and buy into the same old rhetoric is disturbing. This lesson renewed my zeal in changing my mindset and emerging from what I consider a relatively oppressed state of being.

Finally, Paulo’s belief that a teacher cannot simply pontificate a lesson to be effective but must engage and learn from his student as much as he/she teaches is in fact the most effective method. This has in fact been the trend with some of the most profound and effective men and women in history.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedagogy_of_the_Oppressed

http://www.comminit.com/en/node/27123/36

Assignment 1A

1. What is your first name only?
Daniel

2. Why are you taking this class and what do you hope to learn?
I’m taking this class to complete the GE requirements for transfer. I also have an interest in latin culture and look forward to exploring its history.

3. How far do you live from SRJC main campus?
According to Google Maps, I live exactly 2 miles from the Santa Rosa SRJC campus.

4. What do you think of when you think "Latin America and the Caribbean"?
I think of a festive and warm culture. Great food/music. Beautiful women and I do wonder about its history. I think it is interesting how there are what appear to be black/African people who are latin or speak perfect Spanish.

5. Have you created a blog or webpage in the past?
Yes