Taught in Spanish at FLACSO Argentina (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Argentina). In this class, you’ll study contemporary Argentina from intercultural and multidisciplinary perspectives, introducing you to critical societal issues related to ethnicity, diversity, and social justice in the country.
We’ll focus on the history of waves of migration and their cultural impacts: the Afro-Argentine, indigenous heritage, and youth social movements that have arisen in the last ten years claiming the right to political participation and more equity and social justice. We’ll examine these questions:
- From what contexts did these social-political movements emerge?
- How did the movements develop and articulate their demands and strategies?
- What are the impacts of these social-political issues and movements on national events like soccer, public political demonstrations, and Carnival?
- What issues remain unresolved?
- What are the historical roots of elements of cultural heritage — such as Tango, Candombe, Murga — that now loom large in the Argentine national identity?
You’ll have a chance to to learn about these societal issues face to face from those directly involved, as you interview public policy makers, indigenous leaders, young feminists, and representatives of Afro-Argentine organizations, LGBTQ+ and women’s movements, among others.
Upon completion of this course, you’ll be able to:
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- Describe the main themes of Afro-descendant studies in Argentina and the Rio de La Plata Region
- Describe Argentina’s migratory processes and currents and apply them to an intercultural framework
- Contextualize and characterize the development of cultural, social diversity, and political fields in terms of intercultural and multicultural approaches
- Identify and use the proper tools to question the dominant narrative of the “white-European-hetero-patriarchal” Argentine nation and appraise the influence of transnational social-political movements
- Identify similarities and differences between the United States and Argentina.
Course note: For Syracuse students, this course counts toward the Spanish major or minor.
Prereq: SPA 202, four semesters of college-level Spanish, or the equivalent
Department: Spanish
Location: Santiago
Semester: Fall
Credits: 3
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