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Study in Mexico - Intensive FieldworkProgram Information | Location Information | Courses Available | Eligibility | Costs | Deadlines & Dates | Orientation | Housing | What's Next? | Photos | Helpful Links
Program Information Explore social, socioeconomic, environmental, human rights, and political issues with special focus on gender and the indigenous people in Mexico. Witness the effects of free trade and globalization on women, workers, farmers, indigenous people and the environment in Mexico. Thirteen years after the passage of NAFTA, examine the impact of the free trade agreement between Mexico and the United States, a developing country and the world’s largest economy. Meet people from Mexico who are working for change. Learn together with people from Mexico and the United States as they challenge economic injustice. This is an educational endeavor that will provide you with face-to-face experiences with people in Mexico. The program will be led by Susan Pelayo-Woodward, Director of the Hispanic/Latino/Chicana Learning Resource Center and teaches in the Women’s Studies Department at the University of Minnesota Duluth. She is a native of Mexico City and has led three previous Witness for Peace delegations to Mexico. Additional instructor and orientation leader for the course is Cindy Christian.
Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, is the political, financial and cultural center of Mexico. Located in the Valley of Mexico with a population of over 8.7 million the city was originally established by the Aztecs in 1325. Current day Mexico City offers a picturesque city with mountains and multiple lakes. A great diversity offered in activities, cuisine, and architecture help to make this a contemporary cosmopolitan city. Chiapas State, located in the south-eastern region of Mexico, is bordered by the states of Tabasco to the north, Veracruz to the northwest, and Oaxaca to the west. Chiapas has an area of 74,211 km2 (28,653 sq mi). The 2005 census population was 4,293,459 people. The state capital city is Tuxtla Gutiйrrez; other cities and towns in Chiapas include San Cristobal de las Casas, Comitбn, and Tapachula. Chiapas is home to the ancient Maya ruins of Palenque, Yaxchilan, Bonampak, Chinkultic, and Tonina. For more information, click here. Throughout Mexico there are ongoing economic and social concerns including low real wages, underemployment for a large segment of the population, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely Amerindian population in the impoverished southern states.
Courses Available The program has a full schedule in Mexico. Students will visit historical sites, the museum of Frida Kahlo and the National Museum of Anthropology. Additionally there will be a one-day excursion to the pyramids of Teotihuacán and the archaeological site of Palenque. You will travel to Mexico City, San Cristobal de las Casas, Acteal and the community of San Caralampio in the state of Chiapas. As a part of the Witness for Peace Delegation the group will:
Eligibility
Costs The program package includes:
Items not included are the cost of obtaining a passport and personal spending money. It is recommended that all participants bring additional money for personal and miscellaneous expenses. Fluctuating currency exchange rates may increase or decrease the cost of your international experience. Financial aid may be applied toward the cost of the program if you are enrolled as a full-time student. There are several study abroad scholarships for University of Minnesota students.
Deadlines & Dates The tentative program date is January 1 - 16, 2009.
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Housing
What's Next? Contact Susan Pelayo-Woodward for program questions. For application/registration and location questions, contact Leigh Neys at (218) 726-7053 or email: lneys@d.umn.edu
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