Decolonising the Teaching of Spanish Language and Culture: The Case of African Literature on Diasporas : WestminsterResearch

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Title	Decolonising the Teaching of Spanish Language and Culture: The Case of African Literature on Diasporas
Authors	Gonzalvez Dominguez, M-J.
Type	Conference keynote
Abstract	María-José teaches Spanish Language and Literature at the University of Westminster and at the Cervantes Institute in London. She is studying PhD at the University of Alcalá, in Spain. As a researcher, she is interested in literature, digital humanities and cross-cultural studies from a decolonised perspective. Her presentation will be on literature in Spanish written by authors on diaspora, discussed through the representation of space and migration in the novels ‘The Gurugu Pledge’, by Equatoguinean writer Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel, ‘Mayimbo’ by Equatoguinean writer Ángela Nzambi and ‘An Abandoned Plot’, by the Moroccan writer Mohamed El Morabet, followed by brief screening of a documentary. It argues that decolonising the teaching of Spanish language and culture is a necessary step towards creating a more inclusive and equitable educational system that requires a multi-faceted approach. One way to accomplish this goal is by incorporating African literature into the curriculum and analysing the impact of literary text and arts to (re)create new realities from a decolonised gaze. By decolonising the teaching of languages and its culture, educators can empower students to become more culturally aware and empathetic global citizens.
Keywords	Talk
	University of Westminster
	Doctoral Research Symposium
	Migration
	Diaspora
Year	2023
Conference	Doctoral Researcher Symposium on Migration and Diaspora
Published	2023

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