Splash Biography

CARLOS AGUILERA, ESP Teacher

Major: Not available.

College/Employer: UC Berkeley

Year of Graduation: Not available.

Brief Biographical Sketch:

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Past Classes

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O702: Politics in Today's World & Avatar the Last Airbender in Splash Spring 2021 (Mar. 13, 2021)

The course will examine the political elements portrayed in Avatar the Last Airbender. While the ATLA universe is a fictional world, the show depicts important themes that we see our modern society. This class will discuss and cover themes such as: imperialism, policing, and classism. We will examine political events from the cartoon and compare them to historical events from around the globe. Students will engage and think critically about events in the cartoon with the goal to provide perspective and better understand of how these events occur in the real world. *SPOILER ALERT* Content and storyline from the Avatar the Last Airbender will be revealed.