DAN 272Y - Intensive Course Abroad ()

(GEN. ED. #3)

Courses include a pre-departure or post-departure discussion (or both) in the fall or spring term and a three-week intensive course abroad in the winter or summer.

HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE IN WEST AFRICA (1.5/3/1.5) (THE 272Y) The course encompasses a pre-program course, an international field experience, and a post program course on arts, culture, and history in West Africa. The preparatory program will examine the social, economic, political, and cultural issues of Ghana, Togo, and Benin-three African countries with rich cultural heritages and successful, vibrant contemporary societies. The international field experience in these countries will include workshops, lectures, stays with host families, and field trips. Upon return, the students will complete a research paper and a service-learning component in the form of a lecture-demonstration for local elementary schools, presented during Black History Month, using skills and experiences acquired in West Africa. Variable semesters.

THE SCOTTISH CONNECTION: A CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC IMMERSION (1.5/-3) An intensive international dance experience in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland. Students will experience daily instruction in a number of dance forms ranging from European contemporary dance to traditional Scottish dance, view and examine dance/movement theatre/events/happenings as part of the Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe Festival, as well as examine the historical, aesthetic, theoretical, philosophical, and critical issues concerning dance in the British Isles and Europe. This course requires a pre-course in the spring semester. Prerequisite: DAN 217. Summer 2015 and alternate years. Rich, Woodson.