Professor Naomi Wood, PG300 “Portuguese for Spanish Speakers”

Arrival in Salvador, Brazil: August 26

Through an immersive language experience, students will study Brazilian Portuguese language and Bahian culture. This is an accelerated introduction to Portuguese language. Students with intermediate level Spanish, French, or Italian are eligible. Students who have studied Portuguese language prior will be placed into a higher level language section. Prerequisite: SP201, placement into SP305 or Consent of Instructor.

Fulfills 1 unit of the language study requirement.

Professor Naomi Wood and Feva Omo Iyanu, PG308  “Bahian Social Movements ”

This co-taught course focuses on social movements with roots in Afro-Diasporic knowledges and arts from the early twentieth century to the present. From the early roots of samba music and dance, to Abdias Nascimento and the Teatro Experimental Negro (TEN), Tiffany Odara and trans-rights in Candomblé, and queer painter and street artist Ani Ganzala, students will learn about the history of key social movements and debates through the proliferation of Afro-Brazilian arts-activism in the northeastern region of Brazil. Students are not required to speak advanced Portuguese but will be continue language study through ongoing courses and bilingual reading options.

Fulfills 1 unit of the language study requirement. Fulfills the Equity & Power - Global requirement (pending).

Professor Ángela Castro, SP312 “Oral Practice and Composition Abroad: Afroméxico: Literature, visual art, and cinema”

Arrival in Mérida, México: October 23

This course explores literature, cinema, and visual arts written and produced by Afro-Mexican writers and artists. We will read the work of Aleida Violeta Vázquez and Malaika Daren and study the meaning of “la tercera raíz.” Students will have a weeklong workshop & festival with Afro-Mérida artists to look at diasporic movements in the Yucatán region.  

Fulfills 1 unit of the language study requirement.  Fulfills the Equity & Power - Global requirement (pending).

Fall Break: Nov 20-24

Professor Mónica Sánchez, SP308/TH200 “Topics in Theatre: Hidden Theatre: Translating Place. An investigation of how theatre and performance inform and are informed by the quotidian rhythms, rituals, history, individuals, and communities in and around Mérida.”

Fulfills 1 unit of the language study requirement. Fulfills 1 unit of the Creative Process Gen. Ed requirement