Oct 24, 2011
Oct 24, 2011
Living in the Américas - Fall 2011
BAC Long Studio
Historic Research Assignments
The ‘Resources’ web page lists information about Puerto Rico available on the web:
Encilopedia de Puerto Rico;
Wikipedia Puerto Rico Portal; and
Welcome to Puerto Rico .
The studio has been divided into 5 groups of 2 to 3 researcher / presenters. Each group, working together and using these, and other, sources of their choosing, will present people and events from periods of Puerto Rico’s history.
Every member of the studio, after seeing the group presentations, will prepare an artwork, with commentary, in response to it.
The historic periods covered, with associated key words for exploration, are:
Precolumbian - to 1492
Presentation is Thursday, September, 1
Borinqén; Tainos, Ciboney, Guanajatabey, caves, engravings, petroglyphs, Caciques, Bohios, Cemis, Batey, Hamacas, Ceremonial plazas; Areyto; Guasabe, Jicaras
Conquest to last Governor Ponce de Leon (1492 - 1580)
Presentation is Thursday, September 8
Conquest,Taino decimation, Columbus, Juan Ponce de Leon, Caparra Village, Repartimiento; encomienda; Diego Salceda, Fortaleza
Captaincy General to Grito de Lares (1580 - 1868)
Presentation is Monday, September 12
African Slaves, Intermarriage, Sir Francis Drake, San Felipe del Morro fortress, Plaza de Armas, San Cristóbal Fortress, Puerta San Juan; British invation attempt. Latin American Wars of Independence, Puerto Rican representation in the Spanish Cortes; Cadiz Constitution - establishment, then revocation, then restitution; Royal Decree of Grace; Sugar and coffee, “El Jibaro,” by Alonso; El Grito de Lares.
Independence Fight to U.S. Possession (1868-1929)
Presentation is Thursday, September 15
Spanish American War, U.S. Invasion, Capitulation, Treaty of Paris, Foraker Act, Jones Act, Balzac vs. Porto Rico, Wall Street Crash,
Estado Libre Asociado (from 1930)
Presentation is Monday, September 19
Puerto Rican Reconstruction Administration; Bacardi y Compañía; Luis Muñoz Rivera; 1940 U.S. Nationality Act; Elective Governors Act; “La Ley de la Mordaza;” Caribe Hilton Hotel; Observatory of Arecibo; Navy Bombing on Vieques.
Reading Assignments
The readings are supplementary information to support the exploration assignments. The instructors will deliver .pdf copies of the material to the studio by e-mail.
1. Assigned September 29:
“Ancient Bornquen,” chapter 8 and 9
“Architectural Heritage of the Caribbean,”
part 1
2.Assigned September 1:
“Island of Lost Causes,” Esmeralda
Santiago
(in “Boricua” pages 23 to 28)
3.Assigned for Labor Day Weekend
Pages 2 to 27 of “An Anthology of Puerto
Rican Literature:” “Let me tell you a
story,””Revolt of the Broinquenos,” “The
Renegates,” and “Guanina.”
“Old San Juan,” pages 33 to 53 and 92 to
95.
4.Assigned September 8
“Hacienda Buena Vista,” Chapter 2,
Chapter 4, and Chapter 5
5.Assigned September 12
“Our New Possissions,” “The Healthiest
of the Antilles,” “Puerto Rico, Its Cities
and People,” “Literature, The Drama, and
Hotels.”
6.Assigned September 15
“An Anthology of Puerto Rican Culture,”
page 37 to 43 about the Jibaro, and from
page 45 onwards about Hostos,
Betances, the Grito de Lares, and the
Borinquena.
7.Assigned September 19
“Macho Camacho’s Beat.” (Readings
divided among the members of the studio
for a recitation on September 22).
Exploration Assignments:
The history and explorations assignments are in preparation for travel. In contrast to the historic research, which is chonological, The topics of the explorations are timeless.
Fall Syllabus*
*Always a work in progress.....
due September 29
due September 1
due September 8
due September 12
To Be Announced will be due September 15
due September 19
due September 19
Photos for Study