Session Materials

** NO ASSIGNED MATERIALS FOR OUR CLASS MEETING**

Ahead of our meeting conduct Micro-Research to gather ideas for your class project

Look over the below sources to get some ideas for possible "case studies" for reparations focused on addressing structural inequalities in different contexts (or related to your topic - if interested). Identify 1-2 possible examples of efforts to raise awareness or address past harms from an intersectional, decolonial perspective.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

Explore Virtual Exhibit curated by Liliana Conlisk Gallegos: The Future Past v. Coloniality: Decolonial Media Art Beyond 530 Years
- Extra Credit Submission: Shared Worksheet (includes reflection questions and guidelines -submit by sharing reflections directly to the worksheet).
- Opportunity for 2.5 points towards portfolio grade (aka "make up" attendance). Points will be manually added to portfolio grade (may be applied later in the term, as most beneficial to your participation grade)

MEDIA SOURCES

Nación Qhara Qhara v. SSD/Colombia/España caso Galeon de San Jose
- Media Coverage: "On the Cover: The Story of a Galleon. The Warship Full of Gold and Silver that Everyone Demands"
  
  RTVE Noticias, YouTube, Oct 17, 2024. (coverage in Spanish, turn on captions AND auto translate to English to view subtitles - Access here)
Commentary (1 pg): Sánchez, John Antón, 2022. “Latin American Afro-descendants and reparative justice,” Latinoamérica21. 16 Sept., available at: https://latinoamerica21.com/en/latin-american-afro-descendants-and-restorative-justice/

VIRTUAL EXHIBITS (Fall 2023 & 2024)

Individual Exhibits (multiple submissions by same individual)

Japanese American Reparations, Anna
This exhibit focuses on the internment camps following the Pearl Harbor attack and the reparations that followed many years later.
Tijuana Gentrification Exhibit, Aranza Hurtado-Villarreal

Showcasing the gentrification in the Mexican city of Tijuana and its effects while also embracing the city's uniqueness and dismissing stereotypes as a form of reparation.

STUDENT PROJECTS

Teresa Gonzales (Fall 2024)

Group Exhibit: Cultural Reparations
Class Project Summary: My product is meant to raise awareness of the negative effects of linguistic assimilation in the United States. Proposition 227 was passed in California in 1998 to enforce an “English-only” policy in California public schools. Being forced to culturally and linguistically assimilate to a dominant culture creates intergenerational trauma for a marginalized group, which results in a loss of heritage, culture, and language, which is a form of oppression. This can lead to psychological stress, which I have found challenging to navigate as a daughter of a Mexican immigrant because I’m lost between borders, culturally and linguistically, and I feel alone trying to navigate it at times because there is a disconnect with my Mexican heritage. Linguistic assimilation is not beneficial for any group because it erases culture and language, which have dangerous implications. My slideshow is meant to engage the audience in a way that allows for historical context to build a foundation for why political reparations are necessary for the Latino/a population in California because Spanish is treated as a “transition” language. One that is meant to eventually be “shedded” so that English becomes the first language for future generations. Spanish is not treated as a language of importance and the lack of bilingual institutions that provide Spanish and English for children makes this apparent. My exhibit will benefit Mexican-Americans like myself who aren’t aware of the history of the struggle for linguistic and cultural autonomy that many immigrants still fight for.
Link to Google SlideShow

Thomas Cruz

Exhibit: Gentrification in Jalisco, Mexico
Final Project Summary: For this community flyer, I created it with the intention of capturing the audience’s view to the best of my extent, allowing for information to be easily accessible and legible in a concise but necessary manner. It discusses how gentrification is affecting and damaging Jalisco, Mexico in different aspects. The purpose of this flyer is to ensure that more audiences are aware of the circumstances at hand and educate themselves in their own actions and the impact they could be having as well in terms of diminishing cultures and the lives of those less fortunate in their own lands. This flyer is designed to be shared easily, including a QR code for an online version if printed out. The intended audience is for the general public, but I hope that activists take note of this flyer and take it to greater extents that could lead towards a movement that benefits Mexicans and allows for actual progress to be made on these issues before it becomes something that could not be repaired.
Link to Flyer

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Workshop slides

Google Slides (includes portfolio prompt)

Handouts:

Project Planning Worksheet Template (includes basic criteria and guidelines; see also assignment at bottom of week 4 module for additional instructions)
LATI 180 Tips for Identifying "Strong" Topics / Case Studies