SBS 348: Maya Civilization
Examines the art, ideology, society, and culture of the ancient Maya dynastic tradition in comparative and cross-cultural terms and from the perspective of landmark archaeological projects, ethnohistorical studies, and glyph interpretation. Studies their respective significance in deciphering the larger Maya life way. Will review recent advancements in Maya glyph translation, astronomy, calendrical computation, as well as the literary, artistic, and historical traditions as conveyed through ancient texts and monuments.
Reflective Narrative
Maya Civilization is not only a relevant topic to my own personal heritage but also a class that I chose as my secondary culture class. I felt this would be interesting as it would connect my family's culture, my american culture and my study of Japanese culture together. I could see many relationships in various concepts in the course and with knowledge of Native Americans in the USA and also Mesoamericans I was able to understand a lot of the early history of the Japanese, I had new ideas and words that I could use to describe their daily lives and invention. In order to assess the information we were studying, our teacher assigned two kinda of reflections - site reports and major deliverables. Site reports were summaries of what we learned in class through hands-on work , lecture or viewing films. The major deliverables were longer papers which asked us to think critically about what we had learned in class and expand our thoughts. For the final students were able to write an essay or present an art based project. My group chose to present an art based project centered on Shinto Spirits and Mayan Spirits and Gods. The cross-cultural study in this course served to strengthen my personal views on my culture and also prepared me for future classes in my upper-division courses that explore Japanese history.
Example Work:
Maya Civilization Group Midterm - Mayan Bloodletting and Rituals
Maya Civilization Group Final PPT- Shinto & Maya
Reflective Narrative
Maya Civilization is not only a relevant topic to my own personal heritage but also a class that I chose as my secondary culture class. I felt this would be interesting as it would connect my family's culture, my american culture and my study of Japanese culture together. I could see many relationships in various concepts in the course and with knowledge of Native Americans in the USA and also Mesoamericans I was able to understand a lot of the early history of the Japanese, I had new ideas and words that I could use to describe their daily lives and invention. In order to assess the information we were studying, our teacher assigned two kinda of reflections - site reports and major deliverables. Site reports were summaries of what we learned in class through hands-on work , lecture or viewing films. The major deliverables were longer papers which asked us to think critically about what we had learned in class and expand our thoughts. For the final students were able to write an essay or present an art based project. My group chose to present an art based project centered on Shinto Spirits and Mayan Spirits and Gods. The cross-cultural study in this course served to strengthen my personal views on my culture and also prepared me for future classes in my upper-division courses that explore Japanese history.
Example Work:
Maya Civilization Group Midterm - Mayan Bloodletting and Rituals
Maya Civilization Group Final PPT- Shinto & Maya