The undergraduates behind this research project, Julia Jacobs and Andrea Perney, are SPN 311 students that are working towards earning a minor in Spanish. This research project is focused on cultural rap groups in Latin America, and their relationships to discrimination and representation. For the research, the two undergraduates combed through many Spanish lyrics and […]
A56: Environmental Significance in Latin American Literature
Our general research area is culture and language. When we began our Spanish 311 class this semester, we learned about various indigenous people in South America and their cultures. My group felt that it was important that our studies made it outside of our classroom because what we are learning is so important to the […]
B47: The Sounds of South America
The research conducted in this study revolves specifically around music created by indigenous artists in order to spread a more positive outlook on their culture. We asked ourselves how this music can affect or strengthen their culture. In order to answer that question, we explored several videos and articles on one specific music group called […]
B68: Investigation on the Use of Music as a Relief Mechanism for People Under Social Distress With an Emphasis on Latin America
The social injustice and inequality experienced by Latin American people is a major issue reflected in society that deserves to be addressed. Latin American music artists including but not limited to Wayna Rap, Nación Rap, and Immortal Kultura have been addressing these issues through the lyrics of their songs. Music artists spread the message of […]
B69: Hip-Hop With Identity in Bolivia
Students in Professor Caroline Shipley’s SPN 311 class have watched, read, and listened to a wide variety of Latin American Indigenous literature, music, and poetry throughout the semester. Specifically, we have paid close attention to the new and growing Andean Hip-Hop movement that has large fan bases in countries like Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru. Our […]
A02-T: The Gauci Brothers’ Holy Land Model
The research project that I am presenting is part of an independent study course in Anthropology designed by Dr. James Bielo, entitled Materiality and the Circulation of Culture. The project entailed a critical reading of scholarship in anthropology, material religion, and museum studies; an analysis of >100 newspaper stories (1924-62) detailing a traveling Holy Land […]