BASQ – Basque Culture
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. integrate and synthesize Core knowledge and thus be able to analyze complex moral, socio-political and cultural issues relating to Basques in the homeland (located in southwestern France and northern Spain) and the diaspora, especially in the American West.
2. use advanced search strategies in library research databases and tools to find primary and secondary sources for the term paper.
3. integrate and synthesize results from course-related reading/lectures/discussions in the term paper, film analysis, mid-term and final exam.
4. identify and analyze the various, changeable components of Basque identity in the homeland and diaspora.
Kerri Lesh, PhD, CSW 