The AfroLatinidades Advanced Mentoring and Summer Research Program’s activities include:
Jun 16-19, 2022
Move-In to UCSB Student Housing & Pre-Institute Group Activities (Kayaking)
Jun 20-Jul 29, 2022
Week 1 (Jun 20-25)
Course 1: AfroLatinx Literature & Art (Kiley Acosta, PhD)
Course 2: AfroLatinidades Theory & Criticism (Ben Olguín, PhD)
Poetry Workshop with Rick Benjamin; GRE Prep Session; Field Trip: Surfing
Week 2 (Jun 27-Jul 2)
Course 1: AfroLatinx Literature & Art (Kiley Acosta, PhD)
Course 2: AfroLatinidades Theory & Criticism (Ben Olguín, PhD)
GRE Prep Session; Field Trip: Mission Tour
Week 3 (Jul 4-9)
Course 1: AfroLatinx Literature & Art (Kiley Acosta, PhD)
Course 2: AfroLatinidades Theory & Criticism (Ben Olguín, PhD)
GRE Prep Session; Field Trip: Beach Cook Out
Week 4 (Jul 11-16)
Course 1: AfroLatinx Literature & Art (Kiley Acosta, PhD)
Course 2: AfroLatinidades Theory & Criticism (Ben Olguín, PhD)
GRE Prep Session; Field Trip (with UCSB & HBCU faculty): UCLA
Week 5 (Jul 18-23)
Course 1: AfroLatinx Literature & Art (Kiley Acosta, PhD)
Course 2: AfroLatinidades Theory & Criticism (Ben Olguín, PhD)
GRE Prep Session; Field Trip (with UCSB & HBCU faculty): UC Riverside
Week 6: (Jul 25-30)
Course 1: AfroLatinx Literature & Art (Kiley Acosta, PhD)
Course 2: AfroLatinidades Theory & Criticism (Ben Olguín, PhD)
Intern Presentations & Summer Institute Close
For more information about the ongoing and planned activities of the UCSB AfroLatinidades Institute, please see the institute website at: https://afrolatinidades.wordpress.com.