Dr. Américo Paredes: Chicano Studies, Ethnographic Analysis, and Poetic Activism (Unit)

Dr. Américo Paredes: Chicano Studies, Ethnographic Analysis, and Poetic Activism (Unit)

Students will learn about Chicano Studies pioneer Américo Paredes through his literature and activism. Students will learn about ethnography as a research method and form of analysis. Students will come away with a historical perspective of the value of oral transmission of heritage such as the corrido, oral histories, and poetry. Students will compose a poem or song and combine it with images to create a digital video or interview a family member or community elder to document local history.

Printmaking of the Past, Present, and Future: The Legacy of Sam Z. Coronado (Unit)

Printmaking of the Past, Present, and Future: The Legacy of Sam Z. Coronado (Unit)

Students will learn about Austin printmaker and arts activist, Sam Z. Coronado. Lessons contextualize and connect Coronado’s work to the history of printmaking and Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada. Students will create their own print based on a social/political issue of their choice and compose an artist statement that describes their work.