upcoming spring course (indigenous artivism)
indi-4301-ade / socj- 5302- ade: indigenous artivism
start date/duration: july 2nd to august 13th, 2025
monday to thursday, 10:00 am to 1:00pm (online/zoom)
instructor: dr. juan sánchez
course description: at the confluence of creativity and advocacy, indigenous artivism envisions equality and land ethics. the main objective of this course is to suggest links between indigenous peoples from turtle island (north america), and abiayala (latin america) through contemporary indigenous artivist embroidery, muralism, hip-hop lyrics, performance, video and oraliture. some of the readings and videos will be in translation from spanish and native languages. interviews with the authors/artists and communities will enrich the discussions about personal experiences and specific local issues. this course may be interesting to the programs of indigenous learning, english, languages and literatures, american studies, international relations, visual arts, anthropology, sociology, geography, among others.
