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Study Abroad Opportunities in DAAS

Every spring and summer there are a variety of study abroad opportunities led by DAAS faculty. See the links below for last year's study abroad programs. For information about upcoming study abroad programs in DAAS, please see the DAAS Winter 2013 course guide as well as the Center for Global and Intercultural Study website.

2012 Pedagogy of Action in South Africa: Professor Nesha Haniff

Designed and led by Professor Nesha Haniff, the Pedagogy of Action Study Abroad Program is a year-long process of student education and transformation. Students begin by taking a class that is designed to orientate them for their study abroad.Once in South Africa, students teach an HIV module in communities throughout the country designed to educate people about HIV and AIDs. During the study abroad, students write dispatches documenting their experiences. Below you will find photos as well as all the dispatches released during spring semester 2012.

 

Professor Haniff will present her work at the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington D.C. and her presentation has been selected by the AIDS 2012 secretariat and the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)  to be videotaped and webcast. The date of the live webcast is Wednesday, July 25th from 2:30 to 4:00 PM. The title of her session is: Getting to Zero: Community Style, Zero New Infections, Zero Discrimination, Zero AIDS Related Deaths: How these Slogans and Communiqués Reflect the World of the Elites in the HIV Industrial Complex. To view the live webcast please go to: http://www.kff.org/. For further information on the conference, please visit: http://www.aids2012.org/ .

 



South Africa Study Abroad: Professor Damani Partridge

Check back for information about this study abroad program.

Ghana Study Abroad: Professor Kwasi Ampene

The Ghana Study Abroad 2012 is designed to provide hands-on and experiential learning for students to digitize and archive twelve years of VHS video documentation of festivals, rituals, and court ceremonies at the Manhyia Palace in Kumase, Ghana. As part of the experiential learning, there will be instruction in conversational Twi, the most commonly spoken language in and around Kumasi. Additional instructions on-site include guest lectures in music, ritual, Akan court traditions, social customs, African traditional religion, royal oratory, and micro-finance. Check out the group's blog here.

Tanzania Study Abroad: Professor Nyambura Mpesha

The Study Abroad in Tanzania gave students an opportunity to work in three institutions for children with disabilities. Preparations included on campus orientation before departure and on- site lectures.  Students observed how people with disability are treated in the community, participated in community events, assisted in classrooms and organized games with children.  Students had a direct experience of what it means to live and work within an intercultural setting. Travel exposed students to some of the heritage sites and natural wonders of Tanzania. In spite of challenges related to travel and food, TEAM TZ concluded that the GIEU Study Abroad in Tanzania afforded them a unique experience. Read about their experiences in the site blog: http://gieutanzania.wordpress.com.

StudioAFRICA: Professor Emeritus James Chaffers

StudioAFRICA . . . Bonding Across the Atlantic is a school of Architecture and Urban Design study abroad which is co-sponsored by DAAS. This year, students traveled to the burgeoning global metropolis of Accra on the Gulf of Guinea to traditional farmsteads in the north of Ghana. They studied the country's unique architecture and stunning landscapes and met a wide variety of people from fellow architecture students to chiefs.

Kenya Study Abroad: Professor Omolade Adunbi

Conservation and Development in Cultural Landscapes-Fieldwork in Kenya

This study abroad was led by DAAS's Asistant Professor Omolade Adunbi and Assistant Professor Bilal Butt of the School of Natural Resources and the Environment. Fifteen U-M students were joined by six University of Nairobi and one high school students.The group visited and camped in several areas including the Massai Mara National Reserve, Mpala in the Laikipia district as well as a homestay at Massai Bomas (Massai Households). During their study abroad, the students worked on individual research projects.