SAMPLE OF A LEARNING COMMUNITY

Class Number 33663:  "Global Concerns: War, Peace, Love & Hate," taught by Behavioral Sciences professor William Leslie

Guided by the themes of war, peace, love, and hate, we will use classical and contemporary philosophical and literary texts to develop critical thinking regarding issues of global concern.

To enroll, students must register in class number 33663 to guarantee enrollment in this Learning Community.  During the first week, the professors will assist each student in choosing any two of the following 3-unit classes, except not both Phil 255 and Eng 255.  Students will receive a total of 6 units of credit. 

Class Number 33664:  "Empower your Salsa: Dialogue, Discourse, and Liberation," taught by Chicano Studies professor Ricardo Mendoza, and Theater Arts professor Michael Mufson

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This flavorful Learning Community will burst with themes of community, diversity and liberation.  We will use the dynamic theatre games of Augusto Boal to bring the themes of Chicano Literature alive in the classroom.  In this Learning Community, we will approach issues such as assimilation, power, death, and crossing borders; all the elements that comprise our society of changing social dynamics.  Students will learn the power of self-expression in words and actions, tastes and sensations.  The cultural context of Chicano literature will provide a springboard to examine and experience the heterogeneous, interconnected nature of our classroom and the geographical community we all share.  In the spirit of transcending borders and definitions, we will enjoy poetry, contemporary music, art, film and food.

A recipe for Salsa:  Select eight varieties of chiles, a bunch of garlic and green onions.  Take a molcajete (grinding stone) and grind it all up.  Toast your chiles, onions, and tomatoes on an open fire until they start loosing their skin.  Put everything into the molcajete and grind it all up with the hand stone.

A recipe for Salsa Palomar: eight varieties of spicy students, a couple of green teachers, lots of juicy poetry, passionate plays, hot music and concentrated conversations all mixed together in a molcajete performance lab, D-10.

And finally, bring your own seasoning to EMPOWER YOUR SALSA!

To enroll, students must register in class number 33664 to guarantee enrollment in this Learning Community.  Students will receive a total of 6 units of credit.