SPAN 216 - Living on the Edge: Identities in Motion in Argentina and Uruguay
4 credits
Four weeks in Argentina and Uruguay
Professor Seth Michelson
Conducted in Spanish in Argentina and Uruguay, this course comprises a study of Argentine culture, language, and identity. Students will live in Buenos Aires with Spanish-speaking families while pursuing coursework on identity in local, national, and international contexts. More specifically, the coursework hinges on lively in-class discussions of assigned readings in the literature, politics, economics, and history of the region, with that coursework being continuously enriched by pertinent site visits to museums, plazas, tango houses, law centers, Chinatown, a literary press, soccer venues, and more. The group also will travel to Uruguay to study transnational spaces influencing the creation and transformation of identities, including a nineteenth-century meat market and a former political prison turned upscale mall. To reflect on the readings, excursions, and cultural events, students will maintain a daily journal in Spanish. Conducted in Spanish in Argentina and Uruguay, this course comprises a study of Argentine culture, language, and identity. Students will live in Buenos Aires with Spanish-speaking families while pursuing coursework on identity in local, national, and international contexts.
Pre-requisite: SPAN 162 or 164 or equivalent.
Program Fee (paid to W&L): $3,525. This includes accommodation (homestays in Buenos Aires), breakfast and dinner with host families (except Saturday dinners), site visits and cultural events (including transportation), Uruguay trip.
Estimated Other Expenses: Airfare - $1,500; intermittent subway and bus fares; trip to Ezeiza Airport for return flight to the U.S. - $100; daily lunches and Saturday dinners - $500; course packet and dictionary - $270.This is an estimate for round trip airfare to Argentina, curios, lunches, Saturday dinners, books.
For further details, please contact Professor Michelson at michelsons@wlu.edu.