Study Abroad
Summer 2020: "Inequality and Activism in Brazil"
This program has been canceled for Summer 2020.
Learning will take place both inside and outside the classroom as we explore the Africana experience in Brazil. Nearly 40% of African captives during the centuries long European slave trade were destined for Brazil. Today, Brazil has the largest population of African people outside of Africa. The largest concentration of African Brazilians live in the state of Bahia.
We will also examine the different forms of inequality in Brazil, learning theoretical approaches to social and economic disparity, meeting with local activists at grassroots NGOs, and exploring what might be done to alleviate poverty, as well as other forms of social injustice worldwide.
Course number options (select one): AFRAS 300/ANTH 442/SOC 352/GENS 450 (3 units)
Location: Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
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Email: Dr. Adisa A. Alkebulan, [email protected]
Program Brochure: Add your name to the inquiry list under Apply Now!
Alternative Spring Break in Ethiopia
This program has been canceled for Spring 2020.
The focus of this course is to highlight the historic significance of Ethiopia to Africana people worldwide. While abroad, you will be placed on a team to work in communities performing short-term projects while learning about such issues as cultural, resistance to enslavement, poverty, gender issues, educational and cultural literacy, and resistance to colonialism in Ethiopia. These experiences are designed to heighten social awareness and promote life-long social action.
Course Requirements
This program is an international experience embedded into a Spring 2020 course - AFRAS 499. Students will be required to attend class meetings throughout the spring semester as arranged by the instructor. Before travel, participants will attend lectures and discussions concerning history and culture. While in Ethiopia, participants will attend all tours, lectures, nightly debriefing sessions and other cultural events. Students will chronicle their experience through journals and similar writing or creative activities. All students will participate in the service learning experiences planned. Upon return, every student will make at least one approved presentation to a campus or community group about the trip.
This program is an international experience embedded into a Spring 2020 course - AFRAS 499. Students will be required to attend class meetings throughout the spring semester as arranged by the instructor. Before travel, participants will attend lectures and discussions concerning history and culture. While in Ethiopia, participants will attend all tours, lectures, nightly debriefing sessions and other cultural events. Students will chronicle their experience through journals and similar writing or creative activities. All students will participate in the service learning experiences planned. Upon return, every student will make at least one approved presentation to a campus or community group about the trip.
Course number options (select one): ANTH 442/SOC 352/GENS 450/AFRAS 300 (3 units)
Location: Addis Ababa and Axum, Ethiopia
Learn More
Email: Dr. Adisa A. Alkebulan, [email protected]
Program Brochure: Add your name to the inquiry list under Apply Now!
