CUBA: CULTURE & SOCIETY

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Location: Havana, Cuba
Institution: Casa de las Americas 
Term: Summer Quarter
Program Dates: Sunday, June 17, 2012 (arrival in Miami) - Sunday, August 12, 2012 (departure from Havana)
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Language Requirement: Intermediate Spanish skills; Student must have completed the two-year foreign language requirement in Spanish (or equivalent) to be eligible for this program.

Academic Interests:
RTVF, Theater, Communications, Journalism, Political Science, Social Policy, English, Latin American Studies, Spanish language

Program Description:
This new eight-week program exposes students to the unique relationship between the United States and Cuba, the effects of political transition on society, and a rich culture that has influenced music, art, and literature around the world. This program specifically focuses on Cuban social transformation, with an emphasis on race and gender, through the study of literature and cinema. The program combines study and various site visits to cultural and historic places in Havana and surrounding areas.

Courses:

• Cuban Literature Since 1990
• The Politics of Race and Gender in Cuban Cinema
• Health & Society
• Cuban History and Culture

Program Costs:

2012 Estimated Program Fee: $7,500, includes tuition, program-related excursions, housing, visa, Cuban health insurance, and airfare from Miami to Havana. Students should also budget approximately $900 in fees (Study Abroad Administrative Fee for NU students and HTH insurance), about $500 for airfare to Miami, and approximately $2,000 for personal expenses, including meals, non-program transportation, personal travel, and miscellaneous expenses. Refer to the Downloads for a cost information sheet for this program.

Students applying to this program are eligible to apply for select IPD Study Abroad Fellowships. Also refer to the Financial Considerations page on the Study Abroad Office website for more information about billing, finances, and financial aid.