Antigua and Barbuda: Food, Sustainability and Global Climate Change Field School
June 4 – 24, 2014 (Summer Session I)
Students will explore the culture, traditions, and history of Antigua and Barbuda through immersive, multidisciplinary, hands-on experiences. Themes of colonization, diasporic communities, religion, nationalism, food and sustainability, and geography will be explored in the context of globalization. Students will visit museums, nature reserves, artist colonies, and religious centers, and meet with local dignitaries, officials, and subject matter experts. The culmination of this experience will be the design and implementation of a museum exhibit that captures one or more of the themes explored. Analysis of archaeological artifacts, foodways, culinary traditions, and people-environment interactions from the past through present will inform this exhibit. Students will live at a guesthouse in Antigua and in shared rooms in houses in Barbuda.
This program is open to undergraduate and graduate students, all majors.
Program Dates
June 4 – 24, 2014
Program Fee
$3,534 (includes international airfare, CISI health/travel insurance, program-related transportation in Antigua and Barbuda, excursions, housing and three meals per day)
Program Fee Payment Schedule:
- Nonrefundable Deposit Due: March 26, 2014 — $400
- First Payment Due: April 4, 2014 — $1,600
- Final Payment Due: May 1, 2014 — $1,534
Additional Costs
Brooklyn College tuition.
Courses and Credits
Participants will register for three or six credits, selecting from among the courses listed below. Final course offerings will be dependent on course enrollment.
- ANTH 3015 — Anthropology Abroad: Food in the Caribbean
- ANTH 7010X — Special Topics: Food in the Caribbean (graduate students only)
- ANTH 7011X — Special Topics: People and Cultures of the Caribbean (graduate students only)
- CORC 3208 — Comparative Studies in Cultures and Transformation
Financial Aid / Scholarships
Financial aid may apply, and alternative loans are available. Scholarships that apply to this program are: SASA, Tow and Furman, among others (see Scholarship Opportunities).
How to Apply
- Complete the IEGE Notification of Study Abroad/Brooklyn College Study Abroad Application (pdf) and submit via e-mail to the International Education and Global Engagement office, or in person at the IEGE office, 1108 Boylan Hall.
- Contact the program director to express your interest in joining the program.
Application Deadline
Monday, March 17, 2014
More Information
Sophia Perdikaris (Program Director)
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
3307 James Hall
P: 718.951.5507
International Education and Global Engagement
1108 Boylan Hall
P: 718.951.5189
Cancellation and Refund Policies
Please read and understand the IEGE Cancellation and Refund Policies Information and note that a participant wishing to cancel their program participation must send written notification to IEGE to officially withdraw. Program withdrawal will be official from the time and date that the written communication was received by IEGE.
Please note that all information listed above is subject to change.
