Antigua & Barbuda: Heritage, Food, Sustainability, and Global Climate Change Field School
January 3 – 23, 2015
(Winter Intersession 2015)
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. Excavation and analysis of archaeological artifacts, food ways 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
January 3 – 23, 2015
Program Fee
$3,267 (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:
- First Payment Due: October 31, 2014 — $1,600
- Final Payment Due: November 18, 2014 — $1,667
Additional Costs
Brooklyn College tuition and fees for three credits, as well as out-of-pocket costs ($100 estimated minimum) for personal expenses and out-of-pocket meals.
Courses and Credits
Participants will register for one three-credit course, selecting from among the courses listed below. Final course offerings will be dependent on course enrollment.
- ANTH 7010X: Special Topics – Graduate Anthropology Abroad (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, SIROCS 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
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 Deadline extended to Friday, November 14, 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 at any time.
