The third annual conference of the Master’s degree program in Dynamization of Basque Culture will be held in San Sebastian on March 21 and 22
The third annual conference of the Master’s degree program in Dynamization of Basque Culture will be held in San Sebastian on March 21 and 22
The third annual conference of the Master’s degree program in Dynamization of Basque Culture will be held in San Sebastian on March 21 and 22
During the conference, participants will focus on cultural activity and education from the perspectives of the Basque Country and the Basque language. In addition, Master’s students in Dynamization of Basque Culture will present their End-of-Degree projects at the conference, which will be held in San Sebastian.
On March 21 and 22, 2025, the Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences of Mondragon University will host the third annual conference of the Master’s degree program in Dynamization of Basque Culture. The conference will be held in San Sebastian, at the headquarters of the Royal Academy of the Basque Language. This year’s reflections will focus on cultural activity and education from the perspectives of the Basque Country and the Basque Language. First, in a research seminar on Friday, March 21, participants will work on establishing the bases for positioning popular cultural activity. Second, on Saturday, March 22, they will discuss ways to organize education to ensure the transmission of the Basque culture and the perspective of the Basque Country.
The conference will be held at the headquarters of the Royal Academy of the Basque Language in San Sebastian. It is open to the public, but interested parties must register in advance.
Registration: ‘Third Annual Conference of the Master’s Degree Program in Dynamization of Basque Culture’
Fruits of the Master’s degree program in Dynamization of Basque Culture
During the two days of the conference, graduates of the Master’s degree program in Dynamization of Basque Culture will present their End-of-Degree projects. The Master’s program directors have classified the works into two groups: works that analyze various challenges in Basque culture, and works that propose various ways to work on different aspects of Basque culture in education.
Friday, March 21
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Welcome
9:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Seminar: “Bases for positioning popular cultural activity”
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Lunch
4:00 - 6:30 p.m. Reports. “Proposals for cultural activities”
Josu Zubia: “The mirror of Basque magic. The tricks and subterfuges of a national conflict.”
Oihane Perea and Uxue Diaz: “Bertsolaritza in the Spanish-speaking world: keys to the past and the current situation. A proposal for the future based on the experience of Alava.”
Olatz Artola and Jone Exposito: “An in-depth feminist study of the contemporary Basque music scene of the last decade.”
David Izaga and Olatz Fernandez: “Creating a Basque cultural network.”
Jexux Mari Irazu: “Bertsolaritza in the age of Artificial Intelligence. A positioning exercise and roadmap proposal.”
Saturday, March 22
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Reports. “Proposals for cultural activities”
Elisabet Ezeiza: “KulturLab. A didactic proposal to strengthen adherence to the Basque language and Basque culture in the digital age.”
Irantzu Montalban and Joritz Zunzunegi: “Echoes in the villages: music and intergenerationality to strengthen Basque culture and community.”
Ane Sarasketa and Izaro Intsausti: “The experiences of Basque writers from the perspective of gender and intergenerationality.”
Jone Alzibararetxuluaga and Fernando de Lera: “A basic qualitative basket of Basque culture in formal education. Proposals for Primary Education and Compulsory Secondary Education.”
Julen Agirre: “Basque dance in formal education.”
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Coffee break
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Round table: Community development and education
Nora Salbotx. Principal of Amaiur School. Advocate for public, independent and feminist education.
Ane Ablanedo. Expert in innovative and alternative education and pedagogy. Author of the book Zapalduon pedagogia (Pedagogy of the oppressed).
Amaia Alberdi, Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences professor, and researcher in intercultural education, co-education and ecofeminist pedagogy.
Idurre Alonso, Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences professor, Doctor of Basque Philology, and instructor in the Master’s degree program in Dynamization of Basque Culture.
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Small group seminars
1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Closing remarks
