AFR 300 - Heritage and Culture in Jamaica:A Wintersession Experience

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Wellesley College

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Steady NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. Jamaica is a country that provides a unique opportunity for the study of multiculturalism in action. Its national motto is ?Out of many, one people.? The study abroad Wintersession course in Jamaica will explore the history, culture, and political econ-omy of the country and promote an understanding of the Caribbean as a whole through seminars, participatory field research, and intern-ships. The program will give students an opportunity for total immersion in the Jamaican environment and for participation in several com-munity-based projects that will add experiential value to their classroom-based education . Not offered every year. Subject to approval of the Dean's Offic e. Prerequisite: By permission of the department. Application required. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 0 .5 AFR 301 Seminar. South Afri ca Stea dy NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. An examination of the degree of success or failure in social transformation from a racist, centralized, and oppressive apartheid system to a nonracial, democratic and participatory system that seeks to promote social and economic justice for all its citizens. Topics include the structural challenges to social transformation, socioeconomic development and resource distribution, the persistence of de fac to apartheid, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, increasing poverty among the African population, the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the impact of globalization, and South Africa's place in Africa and the world at lar ge. Prerequisite: A 200-level course of relevance to Africana Studies or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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