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Map Of South America
Perspectives on South America: Reminiscence of the University of Dayton Global Education Seminar
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Perspectives on South America: Reminiscence of the University of Dayton Global Education Seminar
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Maps Of Argentina And Peru
Perspectives on South America: Reminiscence of the University of Dayton Global Education Seminar
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Humility, Otherness, And Immersion: Reflections On Traveling In South America, Tereza M. Szeghi
Humility, Otherness, And Immersion: Reflections On Traveling In South America, Tereza M. Szeghi
Perspectives on South America: Reminiscence of the University of Dayton Global Education Seminar
This chapter addresses the nature of academic travel and some of the professional and personal dividends the 2013 University of Dayton Global Education Seminar trip to Argentina and Peru offered. It examines the power dynamics involved when entering unfamiliar nations and spaces in the interest of research, along with the shifting nature of identity in the context of such travel. It suggests that the lines between academic travel and tourism are fluid and contingent, and asserts that one of the merits of engaging in this form of travel (among others) is that it invites self-awareness about one’s place in the …
Philosophical Ruminations On Political Tourism, Ernesto Rosen Velásquez
Philosophical Ruminations On Political Tourism, Ernesto Rosen Velásquez
Perspectives on South America: Reminiscence of the University of Dayton Global Education Seminar
In my piece I reflect on a few aspects of our cohorts in-country- experience in some regions of Argentina and Peru. In particular issues of political sensibilities and spontaneous political mobilization are discussed. Some observations about different senses of what a free university might potentially mean are also noted. Furthermore, as a way of framing different kinds of activities a distinction between two kinds of projects are made: projects that follow a logic of inclusion and projects that recognize alterity. These two kinds of projects are tied respectively to two conflicting views of the good life: vivir mejor (living better) …
Journeying Through South America, Julius A. Amin
Journeying Through South America, Julius A. Amin
Perspectives on South America: Reminiscence of the University of Dayton Global Education Seminar
The Global Education Seminar offered opportunities to faculty to experience life in another culture with hopes of returning to campus to educate colleagues and students. This article argues that travels to Argentina and Peru accomplished some of that objective. Among the educational aspects, the experience addresses the question: “what does it mean to be black in those countries?” The conclusion was revealing in several ways, and among them was that racism was displayed in different ways in different societies. Additionally, the experience helped to reinforce the differences between cultural immersion and tourism. In the end the experience enriched participants’ knowledge …
Testimonies Of Second-Year Students At The Virgin Of Miracles Of Caacupe School
Testimonies Of Second-Year Students At The Virgin Of Miracles Of Caacupe School
Perspectives on South America: Reminiscence of the University of Dayton Global Education Seminar
During the visit to Argentina and Peru faculty from the University of Dayton visited and exchanged ideas with students from a variety of schools and the conversation below was an example of those discussions. In the final analysis, those discussions showed that irrespective of where people live, they all dream of a better life.
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Perspectives on South America: Reminiscence of the University of Dayton Global Education Seminar
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