Ghana – Ghanaians at Home and Abroad: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Migration (Closed)
Ghana
Dates
- Summer 2 Semester - July 2-August 9, 2012
Application Deadline
- Summer 2 Semester - 2/15/12
Description
Information Session: Monday November 14 at 6:00pm -7:30pm in the Library of the African American Institute (40 Leon Street, part of Building F)
Faculty Leader: Robert Hall; ro.hall@neu.edu
Information Session: February 7th, 2012. 2pm-3:30pm in 206 Lake Hall.
Designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of Ghanaian history, culture, society, and politics with an emphasis on the role of migration in that experience. Includes lectures, talks, discussions, and visits to sites of historical and contemporary significance. Examines Ghana’s participation in forced labor, migration and immigration as outgrowths of a long-term process of globalization. Offers an opportunity for students to engage in sustained dialogue with university students, professors, and politicians in the country. Site visits include: Cape Coast and Elmina castles (including One Africa spa and house museum), Bonwire village (where Kente cloth is woven), the Palace and Museum of the Asantehene (Kumasi), Nkrumah Mausoleum (Accra), W. E. B. Du Bois Center (Accra), studios of Ghana TV (Accra), Kankum National Forest (including its rope bridges), Volta River boat cruise, the Port at Sekondi-Takoradi, the botanical gardens at Aburi (Greater Accra region).
Courses
- Course # TBD Historical Migration and Ghanaian Society, Culture, and Politcs
- AFRS 3467 Contemporary Caribbean and African Migration
Eligibility Requirements
As the official language of Ghana is English and formal language instruction is not part of the program, there is no language requirement other than speaking English. Mature students who are flexible, tolerant of ambiguity, and able to expect the unexpected are preferred. All applicants will be screened through interviews once applications have been submitted.
Application Procedure
- Online Faculty- Led application (application open 10/17 - 11/18)
- Upload one unofficial transcript
- Upload one copy of passport ID page
- Upload essay questions
- Faculty may require additional information and/or interview (after application deadline)
Cost
$9,460 plus a possible accommodation charge.
Accommodations
Cape Coast: Guest housing at the University of Cape Coast Accra: TBD Kumasi: Treasure Land Hotel, Ltd.
Destination
Kumasi, Cape Coast, & Accra, Ghana