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London, England - ENGL 2110: Literary London (Spring Break) In this course, students turn pages and then turn corners to get to the heart of London. Through imagining, understanding and also experiencing it firsthand, students will learn about one of the greatest cities in the world, a center of poetry, politics and passions. The group will start the semester by reading literature set in the early days of modern, industrializing London. The group will watch how London grows and develops over time and analyze how spaces and places shape our individual identities. Then, the group will head to London over spring break, exploring the city by both following in the footsteps of some of the fictional characters we have met, and blazing new trails as we discover inspiration for contemporary literature and collect memories for our own creative explorations. When the group returns from London, they will look at this vibrant city through the lens of some of the most exciting global writers of today. Taos, New Mexico - SCIN 1800: Living On/Off the Grid (Spring Break) Have you ever thought about living in a house made of discarded automobile tires? A home that has a tropical garden in the living room and all the normal comforts of living but powered by solar electricity and with water caught from the sky? Through a series of extensive and unique field trips, this course allows students this experience in beautiful and historic Taos, New Mexico. Get your hands dirty building off-the- grid homes, while learning from cutting edge contractors. The tradition of building off-the-grid is strong in Northern New Mexico due to the remote location, use of traditional and natural materials and opportunities to harvest the natural resources of the sun, wind and rain. The high desert location is very sunny, with extreme temperatures throughout the year, leading it to be a hot bed of experimental housing concepts including photovoltaic power, wind generators, rainwater catchment and passive solar building methods.
Washington, DC - HRTS 3200: Human Rights in Washington, DC (Fall Break) Spend your fall break in Washington, D.C.! This course blends online learning and intensive group travel to study human rights issues such as racial equity, gentrification, socio-economic inequality and food insecurity in urban America. Visit key D.C. institutions – including the National Museum of the American Indian, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and federal agencies such as the U.S. State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Students will learn from key historical collections and engage in critical conversations with issue experts. Geneva, Switzerland - KEYS 4005: Global Gender Rights (Summer Break) In the midst of Geneva’s beautiful vistas, you will have the unique opportunity to pursue faculty-student collaborative undergraduate research with two experts in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Analyze global progress toward, and simultaneous backlash against, LGBTQ and gender rights by meeting with United Nations representatives and feminist and queer INGOs and uncover hidden patterns of meaning in how international organizations discuss gender and sexuality. Engage in an international research project to set yourself apart in graduate school applications and in the job market. Fulfill your Keystone requirement with this hybrid course of online study and three weeks at Webster University’s Geneva campus. Get exclusive access to international organizations that focus on gender and LGBTQ rights headquartered in Geneva.
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