Histories of Resistance in Jamaica (Study Abroad Opportunity)
Study in Jamaica with Towson University during Spring Break 2024! Explore Jamaican literature, music, dance, and art by tracing the counter-cultural histories of Maroons (self-emancipated slaves), pirates, and Rastas. Through guest lectures, readings, performances, and site visits, students will consider how diverse ideas about race, spirituality, and class have shaped the culture and politics of Jamaica and the Caribbean. Highlights include a visit to Kingston’s Dub Club, Bob Marley’s Trench Town Culture Yard, and the Port Antonio seaside. Meet with Maroons in their communities, hike the Blue Mountains, tour the pirate city of Port Royal, view the street art of Fleet Street, and attend a Rasta session.
Participants will choose to take one of the following courses for 3 credits with D. Fran Botkin: ENGL 248 Literature of Global Experience (Core 12), ENGL 316 Writing about Literature (Core 9), or ENGL 494 Histories of Resistance in Jamaica.
The application deadline is October 15, 2023. Full program details and the application are available in Horizons.
For more information, contact Dr. Botkin. You can also contact the TU Study Abroad & Away Office by email, by calling 410-704-2451, or by online chat at towson.edu/abroad.
Tags: English, How Big Is Your World, Jamaica, Study Abroad
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