On Sunday March 3rd the students at the University of Arizona Center for Latin American Studies had their first session of talks in Oaxaca at SURCO.
On Sunday March 3rd the students at the University of Arizona Center for Latin American Studies had their first session of talks in Oaxaca at SURCO.
On the 4th, 5th and 6th, the students traveled to Sierra Juárez to exchange experiences and knowledge with students from CEUXHIDZA. CEUXHIDZA hosted, and lent their facilities for the exchange.
Looking to study abroad this summer? Join us in Oaxaca for the 20th edition of the Social and Environmental Justice program. The program is sponsored by the Univeristy of Kentucky and the University of Arizona and open to students from any university.
Looking to study abroad this summer? Check out the Social and Environmental Justice in Oaxacan! Students from all US universities are encouraged to apply. If you study outside the US and are interested in the program, please send an email to the program director, Oliver Froehling at oliver.froehling@gmail.com.
The capital city of Oaxaca acts as the home for this dynamic program, as we journey to a number of communities throughout the state exploring topics that include: land tenure, social justice struggles, “green” energy, mining, neoliberalism, identity politics, migration, eco-technologies, gender equality and identity, coffee production, social and artisan cooperatives, non-governmental organizations, etc. During the first five weeks of the program, classes are dedicated to these topics and to developing a small independent research project that you will carry out during the last few weeks of the program. Lecture based classes are limited, and many class hours are spent in the field, visiting with community leaders, activists, non-profit organizations, community radios, etc.
Assignments are interactive and flexible in nature, giving you the time and space to explore your personal and academic interests while in Oaxaca as you earn between 10 and 12 academic credits. The last three weeks of the program consist of an indepent research project on the subject of your choice. To see where the program took students this summer, check out this video from the 2017 program, and for more information about costs, dates, and class credits check out the UK and UA program application links below.
Planning early will allow you to take advantage of scholarship opportunities and purchase a plane ticket. Past students have found plane tickets for as low as $350 dollars round trip when booked in advance. For a full list of scholarships and financial aid opportunities, speak with your academic advisor or education abroad office.
Apply through the University of Arizona until Feb. 25th:(Arizona Application Link)
Apply through the University of Kentucky until May 1st: (Kentucky Application Link)
Funded by PROSA LMU and the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Lehrforschung Mexiko
In der Ethnologie untersuchen wir kulturelle und gesellschaftliche Prozesse sowie Handlungskontexte aus Sicht der Akteure und Akteurinnen in verschiedenen Teilen der Welt. Als Studierende dieses Faches befassen wir uns mit Theorien und Ethnographien, um kulturelle Vielfalt zu verstehen. Das methodische Handwerk der Ethnologie, die Feldforschung, kann jedoch nicht auf dem Papier, sondern nur in der persönlichen Interaktion mit Menschen erlernt werden. Deshalb führten wir – drei Bachelorstudentinnen (Verena Backes, Inga Braukmann und Anne-Kristin Sus) und vier Studierende des Magisterstudiengangs (Merlin Austen, Saskia Brill, Katharina Heppner und Katharina von Sohlern) – unter Leitung von Eveline Dürr im Februar und März 2012 Feldstudien zu verschiedenen Themenfeldern in Mexiko durch.
Unsere Lehrforschung bereiteten wir im Vorfeld durch einen Lektürekurs zu lateinamerikanischer Anthropologie, Politik und Geschichte sowie durch Studien zu unseren Forschungsorten und zu den Methoden der Feldforschung intensiv vor. Unser Aufenthalt in den indigenen Gemeinden erfolgte nach Absprache mit den dortigen Autoritäten.
Im Februar 2012 nahm unsere Exkursion in Mexiko-Stadt ihren Lauf. In den ersten zehn Tagen lernten wir die Metropole als sozialen Raum näher kennen und besuchten kulturhistorisch relevante Stätten. Neben ersten ethnographischen Übungen im Stadtviertel Santo Domingo hielten wir an der Universität UAM und der Forschungseinrichtung CIESAS Vorträge über die Entwicklung und aktuelle Situation der deutschsprachigen Ethnologie und diskutierten mit den dortigen Studierenden unsere geplanten Forschungsvorhaben. Dieser Austausch war ein sehr wichtiger Teil des Reflexionsprozesses unserer Fragestellungen im Hinblick auf den anstehenden Aufenthalt in den Dörfern. Außerdem konnten wir im Rahmen eines sozialwissenschaftlichen Kongresses einen Vortrag des portugiesischen Anthropologen Boaventura de Sousa Santos zum Thema Staatsbürgerschaft (Para una teoría socio-jurídica de la indignación) hören und trafen bei dieser Gelegenheit Nestor García Canclini, der zu den führenden Kulturwissenschaftlern Lateinamerikas zählt und an der UAM tätig ist.
SURCO hosts a number of educational programs, international activist delegations, and provides opportunities for internships, volunteers, and community research support for undergraduate studemts, graduate students, professors, and community members.
We collaborate with a number of universities. Check out some of our programs using the following links:
2.-CEUXhidza
3.Colorado College
SURCO facilitates numerous workshops and offers spaces for community learning and collaboration. Workshops include: Digital Security Free and Open Source Software Permaculture, Green Technology, and Ecological Living Composting Toilet Construction Introduction to QGIS Story Mapping with Open Sourced Software Additionally, SURCO collaborates on a number of digital communication and media projects, including community radio.
SURCO facilitates numerous workshops and offers spaces for community learning and collaboration.
Workshops include:
Additionally, SURCO collaborates on a number of digital communication and media projects, including community radio.