Spanish Studies in Buenos Aires and Cordoba, Argentina
Summer Semester
DATES:May 21 - June 8, 2010
PRICE: $2,300 not including airfare + regular GSU tuition & fees
Application Deadline: February 5, 2010
Georgia State University’s Summer Program in Human Rights in Argentina is an exciting 2 ½ week examination of Argentina’s transition from dictatorship to democracy after undergoing the most traumatic period in its history: The military dictatorship in which 30,000 people were abducted, tortured, and killed in secret detention places.
The program is conducted in ENGLISH and no
knowledge of Spanish is required to participate.
Students will spend the first 10 days in the city of
Cordoba (the second largest city in Argentina),
which in the 1970s was one of the major sites where
thousands disappeared and gross violations of human
rights took place. During that time, students will
attend morning lectures taught by professors from the
National University of Cordoba from departments
such as History, Political Science, and Psychology, as
well as by human rights activists and other persons
familiar with the topic. Afternoon visits and field
trips relevant to the program will include a visit to the
Cabildo (the old City Hall building) which housed
the D2 Police Intelligence Unit, La Perla former
concentration camp, and the San Vicente Cemetery
memorial and mass grave. Some afternoons, as well
as one full weekend will be spent visiting tourist sites
in the area, such as the city of Alta Gracia with Che
Guevara’s house and museum, the German settlers’
town of General Belgrano, and the colonial Jesuit
Estancias. The last week of the program will be
spent in Buenos Aires (the capital and largest city in
Argentina), where students will visit offices of human
rights organizations, such as the Mothers of Plaza de
Mayo, former secret detention centers the ESMA and
El Atletico, and the Parque de la Memoria memorial
wall and sculpture garden.
This interdisciplinary program is suited for students in the literature/ culture concentration of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, and students pursuing a certificate degree in Latin American Studies through the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies. The program is also suited for students in departments such as Anthropology, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology who have an interest in international approaches within their disciplines.
For more information, contact:
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