Reading Rock in Puerto Rico
Graduate MA Candidate in English Education and INGL 3202 instructor, Karrieann Soto Vega has been exploring the possibilities of incorporating rock music and videos as texts in the undergraduate classroom and in fostering literacy practices more generally. For her MAEE thesis research, she conducted a pilot study of rock and reading with INGL 3104 students last semester, and this semester is presently collecting data while implementing a rock-based curriculum unit in INGL 3202. Karrieann warmly welcomes you and your students to attend a series of Reading Rock in PR workshops emphasizing the use of rock as a resource in literature-based composition courses. This series will offer a unique opportunity for you and your students to engage with local artists involved with the production of rock music in Puerto Rico. The three-part series will involve presentations by two rock groups, Octavo Día (on October 6th) and Blindfold Drive (on October 10th), as well as the formal discussion and partial viewing of a recent documentary, La escena, about the punk scene in Puerto Rico with guest speaker and documentary producer Prof. Guillermo Gómez Álvarez (on October 8th). Each of the workshops will take place in the Anfiteatro Figueroa Chapel from 3:30-4:30. Take advantage of this one-of-a-kind opportunity to rock (and work) with your students in an alternative setting! Feel free to distribute this flyer in your classes and across the campus.
