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| Campus | Bryn Mawr |
| Semester | Fall 2022 |
| Registration ID | SPANB241001 |
| Course Title | Poetics of Social Justice |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Latin American, Iberian, and Latinx Studies |
| Instructor | Arribas,Inés |
| Times and Days | MWF 12:10pm-01:00pm
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| Room Location | TAYF |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1927 This course, conducted in Spanish, is organized around political, cultural and social issues that concern ethnic minorities in Spain, particularly the Roma (gitanos) and the immigrants from Latin America and Africa. We will start by placing in its historical context the question of race and racism in Spain as a sociopolitical construct and a system of oppression. When studying the Roma people, we will discuss how flamenco art is a direct response to issues of discrimination and persecution, a means of resistance and a form of activism. At the same time that we will learn the basics of flamenco dance, we will consider the role of this art in areas such as religion, politics, and studies of race and gender. Our approach to immigration issues will consider topics of power relations, race, gender and class under new lenses such as decolonization, human rights and social justice. The readings in this course will include a diversity of original materials (plays, narrations, poetry, testimonies, newspaper articles, documentaries or films). Students will write reflections, analysis and responses on these texts, which will then be transformed into creative writing pieces such as dialogues, poems, short stories, blogs and other creative expressions, which will be shared with the class though presentations and performance. Approach: Cross-Cultural Analysis (CC); Enrollment Cap: 15; If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Senior; Major/Minor/Concentration; Junior; Permission of Instructor |
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