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nicaragua
Dates: March 18-29, 2009
Professors: Dr. Abigail Adams, Professor, Anthropology Adams@ccsu.edu or (860) 832-2616
Dr. Sarah Stookey, Associate Professor, Management stookeysab@ccsu.edu or (860) 832-3284
Courses: Anthropology 451: Field School in Cultural Anthropology, 3-6 credits International Business 495: Field Studies in International Business, 3 credits International Studies 490: Field Studies Abroad, 3-6 credits
Travel Program Registration Deadline: December 1, 2008 Scholarship Application Deadline: December 1, 2008
Scholarships: Students participating in any course abroad program may apply to the Center for International Education for scholarship assistance. Matriculated status at CCSU and a minimum GPA of 2.50 are required and scholarships will not normally exceed $500.
Travel Cost: The cost of the travel program, exclusive of tuition and fees, is approx- imately $1,995 per person.
Note: Students must separately register and pay for the academic course(s) associated with this Course Abroad Program. Full-time student Spring course registration is handled by the Registrar's office; part-time student Spring registration is handled in the Enrollment Center in Willard Hall.
Globalization and gender on the ground in nicaragua This program is a critical component for students who wish to develop the skills and experience for future cross-cultural work. Nicaragua is a setting that welcomes CCSU students in anthropology, business, engineering and technology, geography, political science, psychology, history, international studies, Latin American studies, public health, Spanish, and more!
The course’s title, “Globalization and Gender on the Ground in Nicaragua,” refers to the unique socio-economic history of Nicaragua. Nicaragua is notable as the most recent country in the hemisphere that underwent a socialist revolution, then a neo-liberal revolution, and is now establishing a mixed economy all in the midst of thirty years of social revolution affecting gender, class and ethnic relations. The region of Esteli, where our program focuses, provides an acute lens on the results of that history. Located on the Pan-American highway, Esteli has a long history of agricultural and economic globalization, dating even before the export coffee economy established in the late 1800s. Its unique economy includes the production of top-quality cigar-wrapper tobacco (like the Connecticut valley!) brought to the region by exiles from Castro’s Cuba, a variety of agricultural cooperatives, several maquiladoras or assembly plants, ecotourism, and some of the longest-standing Fair Trade coffee export arrangements. The program will begin in Connecticut, where students will study Nicaragua’s culture, economy and history, and prepare for the study abroad. In Nicaragua, the group will be based in the beautiful highland region of Esteli, in the country’s north-west. The group will travel within the region and explore Nicaragua’s socio-economic diversity, including the indigenous communities there, the Pacific coast and its challenges, and the capital city of Managua. The program includes a service learning project, working and living with the residents of Esteli in neighborhood beautification, as well as a visit to Hartford’s Sister City of Ocotal, where the people of central Connecticut have helped establish a very successful micro-enterprise loan program. The service learning project and sister-city visit will facilitate our immersion in the community, as will the home-stays with local Esteli host families. Accompanied by the on-site Study Abroad program’s topical briefing lectures/seminars, the course work includes readings, a cross-cultural journal, field exercises and notes, and individual research in both Connecticut and Nicaragua. The course will end with the post-fieldwork second half of the semester in Connecticut to complete library research and write-ups, and share our slides, culture shock and ways of incorporating the study abroad experience into our “States-side” work and lives. The cost of the program includes round-trip economy class airfare, airport transfers, a combination of home-stay and hotel accommodations, all meals, ground transportation and entrance fees to required sites.
Statement of Responsibility, Release and Indemnification
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