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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

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

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) …

List Of Contributors

Perspectives on South America: Reminiscence of the University of Dayton Global Education Seminar

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Swenson Center Report, Dr. Christopher Strunk

Swenson Center Faculty Research Stipend Reports

As a migration scholar, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to spend a week this summer conducting research in the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center. During my three years at Augustana, my students and I have explored urban development and recent patterns of immigrant and refugee settlement in the Quad Cities. In places like the Floreciente neighborhood of Moline, located about a mile from Augustana’s campus on the west side of the city, the Mexican and Mexican American community is transforming a landscape that had already been influenced by a much earlier wave of migration from Sweden.

Ala Latino Americans: 500 Years Of History Grant - Eventos, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Latino Americans Documents

PDF document created from the ALA Latino Americans: 500 Years of History Grant web page created by the University of Northern Iowa Rod Library.

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Latino Americans Documents

PDF document created from the ALA Latino Americans: 500 Years of History Grant web page created by the University of Northern Iowa Rod Library.

The Effects Of Surf-Driven Development On The Local Population Of Playa Gigante, Nicaragua, Nicholas Harrison William Earhart

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In many of the world's developing countries, tourism is starting to play a more important role in the improvements of the local and national economies. One of these countries that have started to view tourism as a way to alleviate poverty throughout the country is Nicaragua. With miles of beaches, large swaths of pristine rainforests and beautiful volcanoes, Nicaragua has plenty to offer to travelers from all over the world. One of the sectors of tourism that has rapidly expanded in recent years is that which caters specifically to North American and European surfing tourists, who travel to Nicaragua for …

Ua68/2 Potter College Of Arts & Letters Interdisciplinary Studies, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Interdisciplinary Studies which include:

• African American Studies
• Asian Studies
• Canadian Studies
• Film Studies
• Latin American Studies

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Latino Americans Documents

PDF document created from the ALA Latino Americans: 500 Years of History Grant web page created by the University of Northern Iowa Rod Library.

Constructing ‘Farmer’ And ‘State’ Identities In Moral Discourses About Semi-Subsistence Agriculture In North-East Brazil, Karen E. Pennesi

Anthropology Publications

Anthropological analysis elucidates how discourses about agriculture in one North-east Brazilian community reflect relational roles of citizens and the state, the position of farmers in society, and the relationship of individuals to their work. In these discourses, farmers are positioned as moral, hard-working, autonomous citizens, justifying their participation in low-paying activities. The declining numbers of agricultural workers is explained as a result of individual laziness or government irresponsibility. In using these discourses to take stances publicly on agricultural issues, speakers assign responsibilities and moral status to agents. In constructing rural identities, such moral discourses emphasise the symbolic value of subsistence …

Perspectivas Culturais Na Comunicação Climática (Cultural Perspectives On Climate Communication), Karen E. Pennesi

Anthropology Publications

Este artigo considera que a previsão climática deve ser interpretada dentro de contextos sociais, culturais e linguísticos. Dentro de uma perspectiva antropológica baseada em entrevistas, observações e um questionário, será investigado como mudanças no meio-ambiente são entendidas por diferentes indivíduos, e transformadas em previsões que são comunicadas a diversos públicos. A linguagem utilizada e a maneira como a previsão é comunicada depende da experiência e dos objetivos do previsor, enquanto que a interpretação e a avaliação da previsão por outros são influenciadas por seus diferentes objetivos, atitudes, conhecimento e práticas. Esta etnografia da comunicação enfatiza o processo da comunicação das …

The Deborah M. Olsen Public Service Internship: The Colombian Refugee Project, Paulina Rodriguez

Examples of Student Work

In this essay, Paulina Rodriguez reflects on her seven months in South America interning with the Colombian Refugee Project in Quito, Ecuador.

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Latino Americans Documents

PDF document created from the ALA Latino Americans: 500 Years of History Grant web page created by the University of Northern Iowa Rod Library.

Map Of South America

Perspectives on South America: Reminiscence of the University of Dayton Global Education Seminar

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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

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.

Maps Of Argentina And Peru

Perspectives on South America: Reminiscence of the University of Dayton Global Education Seminar

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Surviving The Presidency: Presidential Failures In South America, Christopher A. Martinez

Dissertations

Since 1979, one out of six South American presidents have failed to complete their terms of office. These "failed presidencies" occur when democratically elected presidents are forced to leave office early, but without compromising the democratic order. This dissertation seeks to solve the puzzle of what drives presidents out of office. Previous studies have found that institutional and political factors, economic issues, and social mobilizations are powerful forces affecting presidential failures. In this research, I examine the impact these factors have on the likelihood of presidential failures.

Additionally, I argue that previous works have failed to find a significant relation …

Latino Americans: 500 Years Of History, University Of Northern Iowa

Latino Americans Documents

Rod Library presents Latino Americans: 500 Years of History. Explore an untold chapter of the American story.

-- Sept. 1, 2015 - Speaking Volumes, Transforming Hate Recreating the Human: Making Hate Our Footstool, by Michael D. Blackwell. 7 p.m., Waterloo Center for the Arts.

-- Sept. 15, 2015 - Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Event, 4-7 p.m., UNI Rod Library. Episode #1: Foreigners in Their Own Land (1565-1880) and film discussion by Jennifer Cooley, associate professor, UNI Department of Languages and Literatures, 7 p.m., Rod Library.

-- Oct. 12, 2015 - Episode #2: Empire of Dreams (1880-1942) and film discussion …