*** Please Note: Rule changes by the United States government concerning travel to Cuba
have forced Fordham to suspend this course for the time being.

Study in Havana, Cuba

Graduate Course Open to Undergraduates

Graduate Certificate in Latin American and Latino Studies Program

Fordham University

LAGA 5003 and LLLU 4003, "Cultural History of Contemporary Cuba" (4 credits)

July 10 - August 7, 2004

Description:

This course explores the evolution of Cuban culture since the beginning of the revolution in 1959 with special emphasis on the current "special period" of economic transformation through the on-site study of its literature, art, music, cinema, and history. This four-credit course will consist of four weeks of study at Cuba's premier cultural institute, Casa de las Américas. There will be lectures conducted by leading Cuban scholars on economy, history, literaure, music, art, religion, and cinema. Past lectures include: cultural and literary critics, Luisa Campuzano, Víctor Fowler and Jorge Fornet, distinguised writers Roberto Fernández Retamar and Reina María Rodríguez, theater critic Vivian Martínez Tabares, religious scholar Msgr. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, environmental historian Reinaldo Funes, and filmmaker Enrique Colina. These lectures will be supplemented with visits to museums, to important cultural and social institutions, such as the Cuban Institute for Cinematic Arts and Industries (ICAIC), attendance to films and artistic performances, readins by local writers, and field trips outside of Havana to places such as Trinidad and Varadero. The course will be organized around the following four topics: Socioeconomic Transformations in Contemporary Cuba, Contemporary Cuba in Music and Art, Contemporary Cuba on Film, and Contemporary Cuban Writers. Course Coordinator and Instructor: Prof. Arnaldo Cruz-Malavé.

Prerequisites:

Students must have taken Fordham's SP 2001 "Advanced Spanish," or have an equivalent knowledge of it. Application to this graduate-level course is open to undergraduate stuents with this level of Spanish.

Study-Tour Total Costs: $4,395

It includes: 4 credit tuition, airfare, and accommodations including breakfast and dinner, local transportation to sites, registration, and Visa processing fees.

Deadlines:

Applications must be submitted by March 12. A $65 application fee is required (refundable if not accepted). A non-refundable $2,000 will be due upon acceptance and no later than April 30. The balance, $2,330, will be due by May 30. Please note: Space is limited, so early application is encouraged.

Contacts and Information:

Prof. Ronald S. Méndez-Clark, Director, Office of International Programs and Study Abroad, FMH 428, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458; or 33 West 60th Street, Room 309, Fordham University, New York, New York, 10023. For appointments: (718) 817-3464 or ISAP@fordham.edu. Visit the Latin American and Latino Studies Institute website: www.fordham.edu/lalsi.