las3cub cuba and its revolutions
CUBA AND ITS REVOLUTIONS, 1895 - 2017
LAS3CUB
Not currently offered
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
This subject combines the study of Cuban history with summer-semester travel to Cuba. Students in this subject examine the origins of: the revolutionary war for independence from Spain (1895-1898); the abortive political revolution of 1933; and the Cuban Revolution 1959-2017. As we explore Havana and Cuba, students examine nine key themes and eras in Cuban history: the 1895-1898 Independence War and the beginnings of US military; political and economic intervention; the abortive 1933 revolution; the urban and guerrilla war against the Batista regime (1952-1959); Fidel Castro and Che Guevara; women and the Cuban Revolution; land reform and literacy campaigns; film and revolution; US responses to the Revolution; the impact of the collapse of the Soviet Union; and the normalization of Cuban-U.S relations (2014-present).
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorRalph Newmark
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Students enrolling in this travel-&-study subject in Cuba need to have completed a second-year subject in any one subject in either Anthropology, History, International Relations, Latin American Studies, Politics, Sociology or Spanish.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Students enrol in this subject just like any other La Trobe subject, but they must also register their interest with the travel provider, Australians Studying Abroad and with the subject coordinator, Adrian Jones. Participants may also qualify for a LTU Study-Abroad subsidy and/or for OS-FEE-HELP.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics | Prescribed | Aviva Chomsky, Pamela Maria Smorkaloff, Barry Carr | Duke University Press |
| Readings | Cuba between Reform and Revolution | Prescribed | Louis Perez | Oxford University Press |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. KNOWLEDGE: Demonstrate an understanding of at least one period or culture of the past.
- Activities:
- Lectures, Talks, Tutorials, Travel experiences and conversations, Essays, and a drawing or photomontage.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
02. KNOWLEDGE: Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of conceptual approaches to interpreting the past.
- Activities:
- Lectures, Talks, Tutorials, Travel experiences and conversations, Essays.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
03. KNOWLEDGE: Show how history and historians shape the present and can contribute to envisaging new futures.
- Activities:
- Lectures, Talks, Tutorials, Travel experiences and conversations, Essays.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
04. COMMUNICATION: Construct an evidence-based argument or narrative in audio, digital, oral, visual or written form.
- Activities:
- Lectures, Talks, Tutorials, Essays.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
05. ANALYSIS: Analyse historical evidence, scholarship and changing representations of the past.
- Activities:
- Lectures, Talks, Tutorials, Travel experiences and conversations, Essays.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
06. REFLECTION: Identify and reflect critically upon the knowledge and skills developed in their study of history.
- Activities:
- Talks, Tutorials, Travel experiences and conversations, Essays.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence,Adaptability Skills,Study and Learning Skills)
- Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)
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