Macalester Moodle

The course focuses on access to water as a case to learn about how racialized populations have been historically marginalized in the Twin Cities. In doing so, the class will study the ways Latinx women navigate and resist such marginalization in their role of caring for others in their families. Theoretically, we will engage with the concept of “environmental suffering” (Auyero and Swistun 2007) and extend it to analyze racial marginalization to analyze how racialization constrains Latinx women’s life chances, and of their families. The course will include two visits to Latinx neighborhoods to learn about local women’s stories. Also, we will partner with COPAL MN to learn about the experiences of current Latinx communities’ experiences regarding women’s water use. Specifically, we will support COPAL MN’s storytelling work in the Twin Cities. Thus, as part of their final project, students will complete an oral history project that will be part of the archive COPAL MN is compiling.

Making Theatre is a messy business. In this studio course there are no scripts, no lines and no stage directions. We will invent everything ourselves by learning how to play with skill. We will explore improvisation, games, object manipulation, masks and the haphazard world of the clown. Training includes basic acrobatics, balancing and juggling. The goal of the course is to encourage curiosity, and to engage the student as creator, designer, and performer.