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Faculty Leaders: Karen Spira (Modern Language Studies Department) & Rachel Riskind (Psychology Department)
Prerequisites: Instructor Permission
Number of Credits Offered: 4
Course Description:
Mexican Childhoods is a team-taught, interdisciplinary course that explores empirical research on childhood and artistic representations of childhoods in Mexico, in addition to oral and literary cultures of Mexican childhoods. The course brings into focus Mexico, a country whose culture and history have important implications for life in the U.S... The course includes a weeklong immersion in Oaxaca, Mexico, allowing students to witness varied experiences and representations of Mexican childhoods while learning from local experts.
Some of the topics covered in this course will include: concepts of death in Mexican childhoods, the oral culture of Mexican childhoods (including riddles and folktales), diversity of caregiving practices, intergenerational transmission of cultural practices (indigenous, elite, religious, etc.), children’s rights, and experiences of migrantes retornados (Mexican and Mexican-heritage children who have moved from the U.S. to Mexico).
Students will be living with host families, who will be providing breakfast, lunches, and many dinners! All other meals, transportation, and excursion costs are covered by the program.
This course fulfills the MLS 210 requirement for Modern Language Studies majors or counts as an elective for Psychology majors/minors.
Estimated Cost:
Financial aid is available for all students participating in the Mexican Childhoods study abroad program, with awards ranging from $185 to full coverage of $875. This support is designed to make the program accessible to all students, regardless of financial background
Eligibility:
Students must be enrolled full-time and in good academic and judicial standing. Successful applicants will have completed their application by the posted due date and have also completed an interview with the faculty leaders. Completion of an application does not guarantee approval to enroll in the course.
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