ActivismandSocialChangeinBrazilSCS3210/SCS4210/ECH4210

Prof.MegStalcupSpring/Summer2019

Classschedule: I.3Pre-departuremeetings:Jan,Feb,March

II.Inthefield:May13th–May31nd

Professor’sofficehours: FallSemester:Thursday12:30-14:20

WinterSemester:Wednesday12:30-14:20(andbyappointment)

OfficeFSS10008 613-562-5800ext.7679E-mail: mstalcup@uottawa.ca

Please put ‘Brazil course’ and your name in thesubjectheading

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OFFICIALCOURSEDESCRIPTIONThiscourseexaminesdifferentformsofinequalityinBrazilandsomeoftheresponsestothoseinequalitiesgivenbyactivists.Studentswilllearnaboutsignificanttheoreticalapproachestosocialandeconomicdisparity,whilestudyingfirsthandhowactivistsinBrazilhaveorganizedassociationsandsocialmovementstoalleviatepovertyandotherformsofsocialinjustice.Thecoursehasthreeinterrelatedgoals.1)Tobetterunderstandinequality,studentswillusethecitiesofSalvadordaBahiaandRiodeJaneiro,andaruralareanearItacaré,inthestateofBahia,ascasestudiesthatprovideempiricalknowledgeandspecificityinrelationtoglobaltrends;combiningfieldworkandcoursework,wewilldrawcomparisonsbetweenBrazilandotherinternationalsites.2)Thecoursewillinvitestudentstocreativelyexploreactivismasaresponsetoinequality.Towardstheseends,studentwilllearntothinkcriticallyaboutsomeofthethemesthatunderpininternationalactivism.Whilestudentsdeconstructcertainformsofactivismasproblematic,theywillalsoseekinspirationforbuildingamorejustsocietybylisteningcarefullyandlearningfromtheworkoftheBrazil-basedgroupsweencounter.3)Thisisaresearch-intensivecoursewhichwillallowstudentstolearnand/orhonethecoresocialscienceskillsofobservation,unstructuredinterviewing,writingfieldnotes,and,integratingthese,ethnography.Withintheembeddedstudyabroadcontextandthecondensedformat,itisalsoachanceforstudentstoengageinstimulatingandmemorablediscussionswitheachotheraboutapproachestoinequality,towardcriticalanalysisofwhattheyaresimultaneouslylearninginthefieldandintheinterdisciplinaryscholarshipaddressingpoverty.Incombination,studentswilldevelopfieldobservation,analysis,andwritingskillsinthefashionofprofessionalanthropologistsandotherethnographicresearchers.

SPECIFICCOURSEOBJECTIVES

• Learnaboutinterdisciplinaryscholarlydebatesondevelopmentandpoverty• Analyzeandcritiquemodelsthatunderpininternationalactivism

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• Applyscholarlyideastoon-the-groundrealitiesarticulatedbyBrazilianactivists• Developandpracticeethnographicresearchskillsthroughdailyobservations,

unstructuredinterviewing,takingfieldnotes,andintegratingtheseintoafinalcriticalessay.

TEACHINGMETHODSThis class combines teachingand learning strategies,with threepre-departure classesthat will include lectures, video screenings, practice exercises (for observation,unstructuredinterviewing,andwritingfieldnotes),andclassdiscussion;abookreview;fieldclassesthatwillincludevisitsandunstructuredinterviewingoflocalactivists,alongwith lectures, small group work, and discussion; and ethnographic observations andwrite-up.

ASSESSMENTMETHODS25% PriortodepartureforBrazil,youwillreadeitherDancingwiththeDevilin

theCityofGod:RiodeJaneiroontheBrinkorBlackWomenAgainsttheLandGrabandwillwriteanapproximately1000word,single-spacedcriticalreviewofthebook.Thereviewshouldstatethebook’smainargument(s),discusstheevidencethattheauthorusestosupportit,andaddressstrengthsandweaknesses.DetailedinstructionsareavailableonBrightspace.PleaseuploadthereviewbyMay12th(thedaybeforedeparture).

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20% Youwillkeepdailyfieldnotesofatleasttwosingle-spacedtypedpagesperdayforeverydayofourtrip,includingthetraveldays.Theideaisforyoutohaveaspacetodocumentobservationsofandunstructuredinterviewswiththeactivistswewillmeet,reflectontheseexperiences,andkeeparunningrecordthatcanbeusedtodevelopyourfinalcriticalessay.Inthisway,notesareintendedasaplaceforyoutobegintoworkoutsomeofthecomplexissueswewilladdressinthecourse.Asimplesummaryofwhatwedidonagivendaywillonlyyieldapassinggradeontheassignment.Youshouldbeusingyournotesasaplaceforcriticalreflection.Youcankeepyourfieldnotesinlong-handifyouwouldlike,butmustuploadthemstoBrightspacenolaterthanJune3rd.

20% Onceduringthecourse,youwillberesponsibleforleadingdiscussionon

oneofthechaptersandvideosinEncounteringPoverty.Youandyourgroupwillequitablydividethelabourofleadingdiscussion.Eachofyouisexpectedtotalkforthesameamountoftimeinclassandtoengageyourpeersinasustaineddiscussionofthematerial.Wewilltalkmoreaboutcriteriafordiscussionleadingatthethirdpre-departureclasssessionandtherewillbeadiscussionhandoutonBrightspaceforadditionalguidelines.

35% FinalEssay.Youwillwriteupyourobservationsandfieldnotes,and

developthemintoacriticalessayattheendofthecourse,whichwillbetypedanduploadedtoBrightspacenolaterthanJune10th.Theessayshouldbeatleasteightpagesdouble-spaced.Inyouressayyouwillcriticallyreflectonthemajorthemesoftheclass,anduseyourexperiencestodiscussoneofthesethemesindepth.YoumustmakereferencetoallofourreadingsaswellastoyourethnographicobservationsinBrazil.Seefinalessayhandoutformoredetailsandgradingcriteria.

ComponentsofFinalGradeNote:Allevaluationcomponentsmustbecompletedtoreceiveagrade intheclass. Ifany component ismissing, the studentwill receive an incomplete (EIN), regardless ofthepointtotal.

Evaluationformat Weight DateFirstAssignment 25% May12thonBrightspaceLeadGroupDiscussion 20% OnceinBrazil,dateTBDFieldnotes 20% June3rdonBrightspaceFinalEssay 35% June10thonBrightspace

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REQUIREDTEXTSBarbassa,Juliana.2015.DancingwiththeDevilintheCityofGod:RiodeJaneiroontheBrink.SimonandSchuster.Perry,Keisha-Khan.2013.BlackWomenAgainsttheLandGrab.Minneapolis:UniversityofMinnesotaPress.Roy,Negron-Gonzales,Opoku-Agyemang,andTalwalker.2016.EncounteringPoverty:ThinkingandActinginanUnequalWorld.Oakland:UniversityofCaliforniaPress.SCHEDULEI.PRE-DEPARTUREJanuarymeeting1(3hours):Introductiontothecourse,thecourselogistics,andrequirements.FebruaryMeeting2:(3hours):IntroductiontoResearchMethodologyMeeting on ethnographic observation and writing, to prepare students for theobservationstheywillbeconductinginBrazil.MarchMeeting3:(3hours):ThematicIntroduction:Meeting to introduce students to Brazilian history and culture in the regions wewillvisit,withafocusonsignificantsocialmovements.II.INTHEFIELDAcronyms[-/-/-/]B=BreakfastL=LunchD=Dinner Week1MONMAY13:OTTAWA–TUEMAY14:SALVADOR[-/-/-]

ArriveatSalvador

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4pm:HealthandSafetyOrientationathostel

FreeTime

OvernightatPousadaPapayaVerdehttp://bit.ly/2wd7moD

WEDMAY15:SALVADOR[B/-/D]

Breakfastataccommodation

10a-12pm:CLASS

ReadChapter#1ofEncounteringPoverty• WatchPrequelvideothe#GlobalPOVProject:"CanYourPointofViewChange

theWorld?"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RhU4gQ6b5c• Discussionleaders:Group1(max.threestudents)

Lunchonyourown

2pm:PelourinhoforaguidedwalkingtourofSalvador’shistoriccenter

4pm:LectureatSteveBikoCulturalInstitute,aneducationalinstitutefocusedonpreparingstudentsforhighereducation

6pm:BahiaBalletFolkloreShowatMiguelSantanaTheater

8pm:CookingdemonstrationfollowedbydinneratUauaRestaurant

THUMAY16:SALVADOR[B/L/-]

Breakfastataccommodation

9am:VisitCandombleTerreiro;lectureonAfrican-derivedreligionsandblackactivisminBrazil

12:00pm:Grouplunchatlocalrestaurant

Classwork• Watch:The#GlobalPOVProject:"AreSlumstheGlobalUrbanFuture?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xk7dr3VG6s

• WatchThe#GlobalPOVProject:"WhoisDependentonWelfare"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rtySUhuokM

3pm:PercussionworkshopanddiscussionwithlocalactivistsattheArteConsciente,agrassrootssocialprojectbornoutofaneedtoaddressneighborhooddeclineduetodrugsandviolenceinSaramandaiafavela

Dinneronyourown

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FRIMAY17:SALVADOR–ITACARE{5HRS}[B/L/-]

Breakfastataccommodation

8am:Transferviaboat/privatecoachtoItacaré

12:00pmJatimaneQuilombolacommunitylectureandlunch(http://bit.ly/2ymXYzp)

Dinneronyourown

OvernightatHostelOPharolhttps://bit.ly/2He1p0e

SATMAY18:ITACARE[B/-/-]

Breakfastataccommodation;healthandsafetyorientation

9a-12p:CLASS

ReadChapter#2EncounteringPovertyandwatchThe#GlobalPOVProject:"WhoSeesPoverty?"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg0MgrF_DLs

• Discussionleaders:Group2(max.threestudents)

3pm:Walkdowntoport;lectureoncommunitydevelopmentontheRiodeContasviatraditionalcanoeride

SUNMAY19:ITACARE–TABOQUINHAS[B/L/-]

Breakfastataccommodation

7:30amTransferviaprivatecoachtoTaboquinhas{1hr};4-5kmhike

VisitanagriculturalprojectoftheMovimentoMecenasdaVida(www.mecenasdavida.org.br);lecturewithlocalactivist.Hikeback.

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12:00pm:VisittheVilaRosacocoaplantationandlearnabouttheproductionandprocessingofcocoa;grouplunchincluded

SunsetandMoonriseExperience–UnstructuredInterviewtimewithEnglish-speakingBahiaCoordinator

3pm:Barracãod'Angola,alocalculturalcenter–Percussionandcapoeiraworkshop

Dinneronyourown

MONMAY20:ITACARÉ–SERRAGRANDE[B/L/-]

Breakfastataccommodation

9a-12p:CLASSataccommodation

ReadChapter#3Watchthe#GlobalPOVProject:"CanWeShopToEndPoverty?"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpuf-N66CGI

• Discussionleaders:Group3(max.threestudents)

TransferstoSerraGrandeHomestayswithlocalfamilies

WelcomelunchwithFamilies

Dinneronyourown.

TUEMAY21:SERRAGRANDE[B/-/-]

Breakfastataccommodation

AMLecturewithamemberofTaboa(http://taboa.org.br/),anon-profitthatfosterscommunitydevelopmentinitiativesinordertobuildthesustainabilityofthelocal

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community

6pm:AttendaworkshopattheCircodaLuaCircusSchool(https://www.circodalua.org/)

Lunchanddinneronyourown.

WEDMAY22:SERRAGRANDE[B/-/-]

Breakfastataccommodation

9a-12p:CLASS

• ReadChapter4• WatchThe#GlobalPOVProject:"CanExpertsSolvePoverty?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jqEj8XUPlk

• Discussionleaders:Group4(maxthreestudents)

PMMeetwithanactivistfromtheInstitutoFlorestaViva,anorganizationtheworkstopreservetheAtlanticForestinthesouthernBahiaregion.Hikeandlecture.

Lunchanddinneronyourown.

THUMAY23:SERRAGRANDE[B/-/-]

Breakfastataccommodation

9am:Visit toDendêdaSerraRuralSchool(www.dendeserra.org.br),aWaldorfschoolcreated to support children of low-income families in the Bahia region; participate ingroupservicelearningproject.PMAfternoonlectureonsocio-ecologicalhistoryofmataatlântica(Atlanticrainforest)withalocalanthropologist.Lunchanddinneronyourown.

FRIMAY24:SERRAGRANDE–RIODEJANEIRO[B/-/-]

9a-12p:CLASS

• ReadChapter5andwatch• The#GlobalPOVProject:"IsPrivilegePoverty?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRCrvChWDsM

• Discussionleaders:Group5(max.threestudents)

12:00pm:PrivatetransfertoIlhéusairporttocatchflighttoRiodeJaneiro(departs2:50pm,arrives8:35pm)

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OvernightatIpanemaBeachHouse(www.hostelimpanemabeach)

SATMAY25:RIODEJANEIRO[B/-/-]

Breakfastataccommodation;healthandsafetyorientation

9amGuidedvisittotheInstitutoPretosNovos,anarchaeologicalsiteandculturalcenterthathighlightsthestruggleofenslavedAfricansinthecountry;walkingtouroftheValongoWharf

1pmVisittheMuseudoAmanha(MuseumofTomorrow),focusonenvironmentandinnovativeandsustainabledesignandcities

8:30pm:SambaatTrapicheGamboa(* fee not included, to be paid upon entry).

SUNMAY26:RIODEJANEIRO[B/-/-]

Breakfastataccommodation

9am:Meetinganddiscussionwithsocialmediaactivists

PM–freeafternoontocatchuponnotes,reading,explorelocalneighborhood

MONMAY27:RIODEJANEIRO[B/-/-]

Breakfastataccommodation

9am:GuidedexcursiontoCorcovadoMountainandclimbthe223stepstotheviewingdeckatthefootoftheChristRedeemerStatue

2:30pm:GuidedvisittotheCidadedoSamba,wheresambaschoolsmaketheirallegories;lectureonthehistoryofsambaandcarnivalparadeswithAcadêmicosdaGrandeRio,amajorsambaschooloftheCity,includingPimpolhosdaGrandeRio,ayouthschoolandsocialprojectrunbyGrandeRiosince2002.

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LunchandDinneronyourown

TUEMAY28:RIODEJANEIRO[B/L/-]

7:30am-6pm:TravelDuquedeCaxias{1hr}tovisitSinaldoVale,organizationfocusingonreforestationandfoodsecurityforday-longworkshop.

Grouplunchprovided

WEDMAY29:RIODEJANEIRO[B/-/-]

9a-12p:CLASS(incommonareaoffacultyhotel;requires15-minutewalk)

ReadChapter6andwatchThe#GlobalPOVProject:"WillHopeEndInequality?"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmtfIWLvt_Q

• Discussion:collective

2:30pm:HistoricallectureandguidedexcursiontoPãodeAçucar(SugarLoaf)andtheRioBotanicalGardens

6pm:GroupFarewelldinnerattraditionalrestaurantChurrascariaCarretão(http://clubecarretao.com.br/

THUMAY30:RIODEJANEIRO-OTTAWA[B/-/-]

Breakfastataccommodation.Morningatleisure.Lunchonyourown.TransfertoairporttocatchflightbacktoOttawa,oryourowntravelplans.

FRIMAY31:ARRIVEOTTAWA[-/-/-]

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CLASSROOMGROUNDRULESClassroomDiscussionsandIn-classWorkYoulearnalotwhenyoutalkaboutthings,questionthem,andrephraseideasorclaimsin yourwords. Iwill actively encourage student questions, class discussions andhaveincludedonemajorgrouppresentationaspartofyourgrade.Thinkabouthowyoucanuse theseperiodsof time tohelp yourself learn thematerial, and to teach it to yourpeers.Participatingintheclassthiswaywillmaketheclassexperiencemoreeffective,moreinteresting,morefun,andmoremeaningfulforallinvolved.GreenClassroomFor ecological reasons and those of everyone’s convenience, especially given travel, Iavoidpaperwhenpossible.Youwill receiveonepapercopyof thesyllabus,but itwillalso be available as a PDF, along with other course documents (such as assignmentinstructions),andyourreadingswillbeavailableonlinethroughthelibrary(ingeneral,youcansearchforthetitleandthearticlewillpopup)orasindicatedonthesyllabus.Thisalsomeans thatyouwill turn in formalassignmentsviaourBrightspacesite.Youwillreceiveyourcommentsandgradesonline.However,in-classworkwilloftenrequireapieceofpaperandpenorpencil, soyoushouldbepreparedwithboth forourpre-departuresessions,andforourclassesinBrazil.EmailEtiquetteEmailisthequickestwaytoreachme,shouldyouhaveaquestionaboutclassmaterialsor assignments. Include your name and put ‘Brazil course’ in the subject line. Ratherthan‘hey’or‘Ms.’or‘Miss’pleasebeginyouremailwith‘DearProfessorStalcup’.LecturePowerPointSlidesInordertodowellinthiscourse,youwillneedtoattendthepre-departureclassesandtakegoodnotes.Tohelpyousucceed,Iwillsharemylectureslidesfortheday,usuallyaheadoftime,butsometimesIwanttorevisethemslightlyoraddnotesbasedonourdiscussions.LaptopUseEvery time you check your email, amessage, or something else online, you lose thethread of the lecture or class discussion for at least several minutes. I will almostcertainly say something during this time that will be crucial. However, it is almostimpossiblenottojustchecksomethingquicklyorrespondtoafriendifyouareonline.ItypicallywanderaroundtheclassroomandifIseeyoudoinganythingonline,Iamlikelytocauseasceneanditwillbeembarrassingforusboth.Thesekindsofactivitieswillnothelpwithyourgrade.Youshouldturnoffyourwificonnectioninclass,whetherweareinOttawaorsomewhereinBrazil.SmartphoneuseEverythingIwroteaboutlaptopsisalsotrueforcellphones.Formostofyou,thereisnoneed for a cell phone during class time. If I notice that you are using one during thelecture, I may ask you to leave. Please do not do this so that we all can avoidembarrassment. If there is an exceptional reason on a given day when you need to

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