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What:
Politics, Development and the City is
a fall semester field study and seminar
program in Guatemala and Cuba.
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Hands-on
Experience
Students engage in conversations with
Latin American faculty and guest lecturers,
activists and leaders from local communities.
Learning is brought to life through small
group field projects and experiences with
organizations and communities in rural
and urban settings working on urban issues.
Students observe, interview, and make
direct contact with local citizens and
organizations to better understand local
conditions and efforts to bring about
change. Each student also completes an
independent study project on a topic of
personal choice, based on field research.
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When:
Late August to
mid-December, 2004
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Cost:
$11,600
($12,400
for non-member schools)
Includes
tuition, lodging, food stipend, health
insurance,and field ground travel expenses.
Does not include international airfare
to Guatemala and Ecuador, books, passport,
visa and personal expenses. There is an
$800 discount for students from member
schools. Click
here for scholarship and financial aid
information.
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Prerequisites:
The equivalent of two years of college
Spanish is required. Completion of the
first year of college. The program is
open to all majors. It may be of special
interest to students concerned about diversity,
development, participation and ethics.
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Interested?
Click
here to request more information.
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THE
IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION COMES TO LIFE
Guatemala City is undergoing fast-paced
change to a large metropolitan area with
a new public transportation system, shopping
centers and growing visibility for the arts.
As a country, Guatemala is a unique political
arena, where a “multilingual and pluri-cultural”
nation is being created under the guiding
principles of a 1996 peace agreement. It
is also a place well known for its colorful
textiles and folk art, rich Mayan ancestral
ceremonies and lively local markets.
This program explores historical and current
issues related to rural-urban migration,
industrialization, government policies and
effects on human communities. Students compare
and critique theories of development and
then explore their usefulness and limitations
in understanding the region and its global
context. A “Spanish in the Field”
course facilitates significant language
learning directly related to current issues
and field experiences of the program.
The field excursion to Cuba offers comparisons
and contrasts to the realities in Central
America. Exploring issues of migration,
housing, urban renewal, social movements
and social change from the point of view
of common people makes for an incomparable
learning experience in Cuba, particularly
when comparing the colonial cities of Antigua,
Guatemala and Old Havana.
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"My
experience was both emotionally and intellectually
demanding, and the most rewarding of my life."
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