Civilizacion y cultura / Civilization and Culture

This video program on DVD accompanies the INTERMEDIATE SPANISH series and presents specially selected cultural topics relating directly to material covered in CIVILIZACION Y CULTURA. Specifically the video footage includes important historical and cultural milestones ranging from post-Franco era Spain and the Zapatista movement in Chiapas to a look at the first Latino Mayor of Los Angeles and much more. Corresponding activities found in CIVILIZACION Y CULTURA prepare students for viewing, review useful vocabulary, summarize the video, test comprehension and solicit individual reactions to the film. The video features the following segments: Guerra Civil espanola; La fiesta del sol de los incas: Inti Raymi; La religion en Espana; Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo; La primera presidenta chilena: Michelle Bachelet; El arte callejera en East Harlem; La vida de la poblacion indigena de la Ciudad de Mexico; La rebelion campesina en Chiapas; El arte sincretica en la Plaza de las Tres Culturas; El primer alcalde latino en Los Angeles: Antonio Villaraigosa; El Canal ahora es de Panama; and, El Dia de Independencia mexicana en Mexico y Nueva York.