Info Session: Summer Study in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Attend an information session—with pizza—on the faculty-led summer study abroad program in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, "African Diaspora in the Americas," taught by Associate Professor João Vargas (African and African Diaspora Studies). RSVP requested to carla.silva@austin.utexas.edu.

Course dates (subject to change) are June 8 through July 17, 2015. Application deadline is Feb. 15. During the program, students will volunteer with the NGO Criola and its affiliates. Criola serves black women, teenagers and girls in Rio de Janeiro. Students receive credit for ANT 324L/391 African Diaspora in the Americas or ANT 379/391 Field Research in Social Anthropology. Scholarships available through CoLA, AADS, LLILAS and others.

Associate Professor Vargas is a native Brazilian who has worked for over 15 years on gendered dynamics of race in both Brazil and the United States. He has collaborated with Criola on this program for almost a decade.

Monday, January 26, 2015 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Sid Richardson Hall (SRH), Hackett Room, 1.313
2300 RED RIVER ST., Austin, Texas 78712

Event Type

Academics, Arts & Humanities, World & Culture

Departments

All Departments

Target Audience

Students

Cost

Free; pizza served

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