Fasnia hosts the course «"Versifiers: A tradition with a past, present and future"», jointly organized by the Vice-Rectorate for Culture and University Extension and the Fasnia City Council, within the program of University Extension Courses in the municipal area “City Councils 2026”, which will be held on April 23, 24 and 25, 2026.

Goals:

• To interest and provide students with knowledge of the role of popular poetry as a narrator of events and witness to the history of the Canary Islands.
• To interest and provide students with knowledge about the relationship between the décima and musical folklore in the Canary Islands and America.
• To highlight and involve students in the process of women's involvement in the field of décima and punto cubano, traditionally linked to the male gender.
• To provide students with knowledge about the potential of orality (and improvised poetry in particular) as an educational agent for emotional, linguistic and cognitive development.
• To provide students with knowledge and improvement on the structure of the décima, its creation and improvisation from different points of view and methodologies.

This course is aimed at the general public, although it may be of interest to educators or scholars of popular culture and folklore, as well as to people interested in approaching these areas in the Canary Islands.

Academic Director: Francisco Javier Díaz Díaz. Contracted Professor with a PhD. Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Operations Research, University of La Laguna.

Interview with the academic director

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE, COMPETENCE AND RECOGNITION BY ECTS CREDIT

The University of La Laguna, through the Vice-Rectorate for Culture and University Extension, will issue a certificate of attendance to all those who attend a minimum of 80% of the scheduled in-person class hours. Likewise, those who successfully complete the independent student work will receive a certificate of attendance and achievement, which is also recognized as an ECTS credit.

Check out the program and register here.

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Contact: extuni@ull.es