This new video captures the enthocentrism and poor program design of many study abroad programs...
Category: Culture
Edward T. Hall’s Life of Culture
Edward T. Hall was simply the guru of culture. This man's life work is the foundation of many international education and intercultural programs today - and deservedly so.
"An Anthropology of an Every Day Life" was written by Hall to document the first fifty years of his remarkable life. It is a fascinating read in that we get to observe an anthropologist in the making - commenting, through his unique lens, about his own journey and why he turned out the way he did.
Reflection, Reconsideration, and Reconnection: Moving Beyond Re-entry
As educators, as students, or as travelers, when we return from experiences abroad everything around us suggests that it’s time to return to “normal living,” life as it is, and by extension life as it should be. The mismatch between these strong environmental pressures to return to normal and our own deeply felt changes can lead to varying degrees of reverse culture shock.
Reframing Mexico: Tool for Educators
The site explores various social, economic and personal stories as a way to reframe Mexico as more than a country that recalls "drug war."
Lessons from Study Abroad: The Visible Minority
"I wended my way through and the crowds parted like the sea before Moses…Schoolchildren openly gawked, jaws gaping...Men watched my every move as if I might pull out a handgun and start shooting at any moment…
Reflections on Teaching Art Across Cultures
Todd Drake reflects on teaching Muslim women photography in a Saudi art workshop.
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