Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course will examine Day of the Dead to include Indigenous/Mesoamerican origins, traditions, worldview, evolution and contemporary expressions of Day of the Dead within U.S. society as well as transnationally. Emphasis will be on exploring the social, political, cultural and spiritual meanings of Day of the Dead celebrations with areas of focus to include cross-cultural and transnational perspectives on death and ritual; examination of the role and influence of media, commercialization and globalization on the growth and transformation of Day of the Dead celebrations in the U.S. and transnationally; subsequent impact on Raza culture and ethnic identity as well as U.S. society, culture, and political expression. Included will be an analysis of various traditional and cultural arts as part of ritual, testimonios (oral history), liberation and resistance. 