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Petition
to Recover a Tract of Land
from the Marqués (Martín Cortés).
Atatepec, Morelos.
Mexico, 1549.
Manuscript on amate paper. Latin
American Library, Tulane University Select
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Committed to the importance
of international experience and reinforcing Tulane University's mission
to provide opportunities which help students gain understanding, acquire
knowledge and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent
and culturally diverse world, the Stone Center for Latin American Studies
strongly encourages students to avail themselves of a variety of overseas
programs, including several which are directly operated by Tulane. These
include summer, semester and year-long programs in Mexico, Central America,
the Caribbean and South America. Courses are taught in Spanish, Portuguese,
Kaqchikel Maya, and English, with offerings in Area Studies, Tropical
Ecology and Environment, Diaspora Studies, Business, Linguistics, Public
Health, Social Systems, Historic Preservation, Cultural Studies, International
Relations, Art, Anthropology, and more. The Stone
Center of Latin American Studies and Tulane's Center
for Global Education provide information on these Tulane-affiliated
programs as well as others and facilitate students’ access to such programs.
Academic
Year Programs
Tulane undergraduate
students have the opportunity to study for one or two semesters in Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, and Costa Rica through academic programs administered
by the Center for Global Education (http://global.tulane.edu/)
at the prestigious institutions below. Tulane credit and grades are
awarded for course work completed while studying for one year or one
semester at these institutions.
Argentina
Buenos Aires: IFSA-Butler/COPA
Buenos Aires: CIEE at FLACSO
Buenos Aires: Middlebury College in Latin America at Universidad de Buenos Aires
San Miguel de Tucumán: Middlebury College in Latin America
Brazil
Salvador da Bahia: CIEE Study Center
Salvador: School for International Training Public Health & Community Welfare
São Paulo: CIEE Study Center
Chile
Santiago de Chile: CIEE Study Center at Universidad de Chile (advanced)
Valparaíso: IFSA-Bulter Intermediate Language Program
Valparaíso: CIEE Study Center (advanced)
Costa Rica
San José: Organization for Tropical Studies Semester in Tropical Biology
San José: Organization for Tropical Studies Semester in Global Health
Cuba
Havana: Newcomb-Tulane JYA at Universidad de La Habana
Mexico
Guadalajara: Middlebury School in Latin America at Universidad de Guadaljara
Xalapa: Middlebury School in Latin America at Universidad de la Veracruzana
Uruguay
Montevideo: Middlebury School in Latin America at Universidad de la República
Students are immersed
in the respective Latin American country’s culture as they live and
study with other university students. A wide range of courses in the
Social Sciences and Humanities is available for academic credit.
Summer
2009 Programs
Please click on the following links for more information and applications:
Paraty and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil UPDATED
"Border Justice" US-Mexico Border CANCELLED for 2009, please contact Prof. Jimmy Huck for more information at: Jhuck@tulane.edu
Valparaíso, Chile
San José, Costa Rica
"Maya Language Study" Antigua, Guatelmala
Guadalajara, Mexico
The Stone Center for Latin American Studies offers Tulane undergraduate and graduate students, and their colleagues from other universities, the exciting opportunity to spend part of summer vacation in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico or on the U.S.-Mexico border. All of the Stone Center’s summer programs are designed to bring the participants closer to the region’s politics, society, history, and culture through intensive class work and stimulating explorations outside of the classroom. Tulane credit and grades are awarded for course work completed. Grades and credits are transferable according to each school’s policies.
Brazil (Paraty & Rio de Janeiro) – Communication, Media, and Culture
The Stone Center for Latin American Studies invites students interested in communication, media and Brazilian studies to participate in this three (or four) week summer program in Brazil during the summer of 2009. The program begins in the historical city of Paraty, a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Brazil's oldest settlements. The group begins its exploration of Brazil's history and culture in the city center, combining classroom work with field trips throughout the city and region. The second part of the program is in Rio de Janeiro, "A Cidade Maravilhosa", an exciting center for the arts, theater, music, exhibitions, street performances, and cultural debates. With its vibrant cultural life, famous beaches, gorgeous bay, and wonderful climate, Rio de Janeiro provides students with the ideal atmosphere for a full final immersion into Brazilian culture. Students may also enroll in an optional one credit Service Learning component of the program (which satisfies part of the public service requirement of the core curriculum). This will entail staying in Rio de Janeiro for an extra week and devoting approximately 40 hours to collaborating with a community television station. This program is scheduled for May 30 – June 20 (or June 26 for service learning component participants), 2009. For more information please click here. Cover part of your cost through the Stone Center's TULASO scholarship (click here for more info).
Chile (Valparaíso) – Development, Economy, and Society
The Stone Center for Latin American Studies invites students interested in the complex issues of development, economy, and society to participate in this exciting opportunity in the Southern Cone. The program is based in Valparaíso, the country’s most important port city, located in the Fifth Region on the coast due west of the capital of Santiago. All of the courses are taught by Chilean faculty at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) and includes field trips to local commercial centers, historic neighborhoods, and other venues to explore the interaction of economic policy with society and daily life. All students enroll in one required course - Economic Development of Latin America (in English) - and one course in Spanish (language, literature, or social science) for a total of 6-7 credits. Participating students have the unique opportunity to live with Chilean families. Daily contact with locals helps students practice the Spanish language and concepts studied in class. Group excursions include a weekend in Santiago with an opportunity to explore that city, the surrounding vineyards, and other aspects of the nation’s capital and commercial center. Dates for the 2009 program are: June 22–July 25, 2009. Click here for more information. You can now cover part of your cost through TULASO Scholarship for Summer Programs. Check it out!
Costa Rica (San José) – Ecology, Politics, and Environment
The Stone Center invites students to study the ecological wealth and political development of Costa Rica - perhaps the world’s most vibrant case study in environmental protection - and surrounding countries through the Tulane Summer in Costa Rica program. For four weeks, participants study and live at the prestigious Centro de Investigación y Adiestramiento Político Administrativo, a private environmental and public policy think tank located within minutes of downtown San José offering easy access to the rest of the country. Students enroll in two courses for a total of six credits: Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Tropical Forests (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology) and Governments of Central America & the Caribbean (Political Science). Both courses are taught in English. The dates for this 2009 program are June 28 – August 1, 2009. Click here for more information. You can now cover part of your cost through TULASO Scholarship for Summer Programs. Check it out!
Guatemala (Antigua) - Oxlajuj Aj: Kaqchikel Maya Intensive Language & Culture
The Stone Center for Latin American Studies offers an intensive six-week course in the vital Kaqchikel language and its culture, providing a unique opportunity to observe and study the complex process as a traditionally marginalized language is standardized for use in education and publication. Judith M. Maxwell, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Linguistics at Tulane, is co-director of the program and serves as a resource and guide for students. The program is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates with appropriate academic backgrounds and a working knowledge of Spanish. Students have the option of taking a three-credit version of the program by choosing either Beginning, Intermediate, or Advanced Kaqchikel Language for three credits each or the six-credit version including one of the referenced language courses plus a Kaqchikel Mayan Culture course for an additional three credits. Qualified graduate students are encouraged to apply for FLAS summer grant support <link to Summer FLAS description on Grants and Funding page> and students with FLAS Fellowships from other universities are welcome. This program is scheduled for June 22 – July 31, 2009. For more information, please visit http://www.tulane.edu/~maxwell/ or click here and submit all materials and requests to Natalia Porto.
Mexico (Guadalajara) - Mexican Culture and Politics
The Stone Center for Latin American Studies invites students to attend the Summer in Mexico program for five weeks of immersion in Guadalajara, Mexico’s second largest city and arguably its most beautiful. The program is open to both Spanish and non-Spanish-speaking students. All classes are held on the campus of the prestigious University of Guadalajara, founded in 1792 and the second largest university in Mexico. Students live and share their meals with local Mexican families through home-stays arranged by the University of Guadalajara, an immersion experience that offers rich opportunities for improving language skills and directly experiencing Mexican cultural traditions. All courses are taught by Mexican faculty of the University of Guadalajara, except for one special course which is taught (in English) by the Tulane Program Director. Students enroll in two classes (for 6-7 credits) offered in the following disciplines: Spanish, Political Science, Communications, and Latin American Studies. The 2009 dates for this program are: June 14 – July 18, 2009. Click here for information. You can now cover part of your cost through TULASO Scholarship for Summer Programs. Check it out!
Border Justice: Service Learning on the U.S.–Mexican Border
Tulane University’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies and the Center for Public Service invite you to participate in a unique Summer Program on the U.S.-Mexican border. Located on the El Paso/Ciudad Juárez border, the program will focus on issues of justice and injustice as they affect marginalized populations in this border region. The main feature of this program is the combination of academic study with intensive community service. All students participating in the program will engage in a substantive community service project that is directly linked to an academic course. Through the community service project, students will not only be providing invaluable assistance to their community partners, but will also acquire an experience that will enhance their classroom learning. The 2009 dates for this program are: May 17 – June 6, 2009. For more information please click here. Cover part of your cost through the Stone Center's TULASO scholarship (click here for more info).
The TULASO Scholarship, initiated in 2005, was designed to provideundergraduate students with the opportunity to travel to Latin America and the Caribbean on Stone Center summer programs. The scholarship is sponsored by the Tulane Undergraduate Latin American Studies Organization (TULASO), the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, and the Honors Program. This is a unique program in which Latin American Studies students, members of TULASO, administer the competition, evaluate the applications and decide on award recipients. All full-time, continuing Tulane undergraduate students applying for a Stone Center Summer Program are eligible for the TULASO Scholarship. The competition is held in late March. TULASO will award six $500.00 prizes.
Deadline to submit applications is March 30, 2009. Click here for more information for summer 2009.
Future/Past Programs
Cuba ( Havana) – Cuban Culture and Society
Since 1997, Tulane’s Summer in Cuba program has offered undergraduate students a unique opportunity for an in-depth learning experience in our closest Caribbean neighbor. Based in Havana, Cuba’s vibrant capital and the cultural and economic center of the island, the program provides participants with accommodations in the heart of the city - offering many opportunities for language and cultural immersion outside the classroom. Classes are hosted by the University of Havana, an internationally prestigious Cuban academic institution. Course offerings include: Afro-Cuban Heritage: History and Culture, Cuban Culture and Society, Urban Landscape: Imagining Havana, Spanish, and Cuban Literature. With the exception of Spanish language studies and the Cuban Literature course, all classes are taught in English unless otherwise noted and are complemented by readings and field trips. This program is sponsored by the Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute of the Stone Center for Latin American Studies. Please note that this program has been temporarily discontinued as of June 30, 2004. For more information, please consult the " Programs in Cuba" page at the Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute web site.
Cuba (Havana)
– International Public Health
This summer program is open to graduate students seeking on-site experience
with public health issues in developing countries. The course will expose
students to multiple aspects of the Cuban health system. It will take
place in the unique social and political environment of Havana, and
involve daily lectures by various health authorities in the country,
and several visits to important sites relevant to the health system.
It will challenge students to critically evaluate current issues in
Cuban development that affect its population's health status. In addition,
students will gain an applied understanding of the current methods used
to measure social change within Cuba. Contact Prof. Katherine Macintyre
(kmacint@tulane.edu) in the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
for more information. Please note that this program has
been temporarily discontinued as of June 30, 2004.
Dominican Republic
The Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies are pleased to offer students the opportunity to study in the Dominican Republic during a three-week summer program. Participating students will have a unique opportunity to observe and study the history, culture, social structures, institutions, and landscape (built and natural) of the Dominican Republic in the context of the Caribbean. Guest lectures by local specialists in conjunction with extensive field trips throughout the country will enhance the two courses offered, Dominican Culture and Society in a Caribbean Context and Urban Forms and Vernacular Landscapes in the Caribbean. Classes will be held in different locations throughout the Dominican Republic and students will be housed in hotels throughout the island. Associate Provost Ana López , who is also the director of the Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute, will lead the program. A faculty member of the LAS Communication department, Prof. López’s research focuses on Latin American and Caribbean film and popular culture. The co-director of the program is Prof. Mark Thomas, who teaches historical preservation and landscape architecture in the Tulane School of Architecture. Please note that this program will not be available in summer 2008, but will be offered again in upcoming years.
Peru (Norte
Chico Region) – Archaeology and Cultural History
Through Tulane’s Archaeological Program in Peru, the Stone Center
for Latin American Studies offers students the opportunity to study
in the Norte Chico region of Peru, an area that has gained recent fame
for its prehistoric complexity and late Chimu occupation. The recent
discovery of early evidence of social complexity in the region, dating
to approximately 2900 years ago, makes this an ideal time for students
to explore this prehistoric culture . El Norte Chico region is located
200 kilometers north of Lima, the nation’s capital, and is famous not
only for its early monumental architecture, but also for its impressive
Chimu occupation that includes large walled fortresses. As part of this
archaeological field school, students will be exposed to the prehistoric
Peruvian cultures that once occupied this area and will be taught archaeological
field survey methods and analysis techniques. Kit Nelson, Assistant
Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University and a specialist in the
late Pre-ceramic and Early Initial Period of Peru, leads the program.
Please consult the “Summer in Peru” web site at http://www.tulane.edu/~knelson1/fieldschool/index.htm
or contact the Stone Center’s Summer Program Coordination Office at
the Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute (rtsclas@tulane.edu) for more
information. Please note that this
program will not be available in summer 2008.
International
Business and Administration Programs
The Goldring
Institute of International Business offers a variety of programs
for undergraduate and graduate students at the following universities:
- Instituto Tecnologico
Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM), Mexico City, Mexico
- Instituto Tecnologico
y de Estudios (ITESM), Monterrey, Mexico
- Universidad de los
Andes, Bogota, Colombia
- Universidad de Chile,
Santiago, Chile
- Universidad del
Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Fundacao Getulio
Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil
- IESA, Caracas, Venezuela
Please contact the
Goldring Institute
for more information. |
