• Program Dates: May 15 - June 15, 2013

• Course Description

A. On Denison's Campus

 

To help students reflect critically on seminal issues of slavery,  race, and identity in Martinique, we will have monthly meetings during the spring semester.

Students will also develop a short proposal for an individual field project related to their interests.  Topics should examine social, political, ecological, or economic issues, or modes of cultural expression such as painting, ceramics, dance, music, cinema, and literature.

 

B. In Martinique:

     1) Students will attend class at the university 5 days per week where they will experience several teaching formats (e.g. lectures by prominent faculty guest-speakers, discussion-based French language sessions).

     2) Students will work on their individual field project, and will meet with the Denison program director for a bi-weekly seminar focusing on their project.

• Credits and Prerequisites

Students will earn 4 Denison credits. Participants must have completed French 214 or obtained the program directors' permission.

• Cultural Activities

During our stay, students will participate in guided fieldtrips to discover various aspects of the island’s landscape, and visit several local museums.

• Housing

Students will live with local host families, carefully selected by the Université des Antilles' CIRECCA's director, so that they can truly experience a linguistic and cultural immersion.

• Meals

On weekdays, students will have breakfast and dinner with their host families. They will eat lunch at the University cafeteria.

On weekends and holidays, host families will provide all 3 meals.

• Insurance

Students must have health insurance that will cover them while abroad.