Instructor: Dr. Alexandra Rosado Roman | Partner: Pacific School of Religion (PSR)
Learning Pillar: Contemplative Activism | Rigor Level: Medium
Welcome
This course is one part of nine in the Theological Education for Leadership (TEL) Learning Path offered by PSR. It is one quarter of the full-term course of the same name and is considered the introduction to the introductory overview of Contextual Thinking. Grounded in Afro-feminist, activism, decolonial theories, and queer perspectives, this course equips participants with indispensable tools and language to narrate their stories, identify their location and contextualize them in light of their communities. It endeavors to foster meaningful discussions on racial injustice, inequality, storytelling, and empowerment.
Learning Objectives
In this TEL course, you will learn:
Apply contextually based approaches to social issues, integrating skills and resources for effective communication, particularly as it related to colonialism, decolonialism, strong emotions and artivism.
Cultivate spiritual practices that shape and sustain their work for racial justice.
Lead communities in reflection about race and its intersections in diverse communities.
Dr. Alexandra Rosado-Román is an Afro-Caribbean social ethicist whose research interests span Feminist Decolonial Theories, Diaspora Studies, and Spiritualities. As a scholar-activist, she's committed to unraveling colonial constructs' intricate workings—race, class, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and citizenship—and their impact on racialized women in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Alexandra is an Assistant Professor of Gender Studies and Caribbean Decolonial Ethics at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. She's an integral part of a Bomba (Indigenous & Afro Puerto Rican music/dance) community dedicated to preserving and promoting Puerto Rican culture.
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