Mexico Study Abroad

FOLKLORE FIELDWORK AND THE AFROMESTIZO ON MEXICO'S ATLANTIC COAST

Mini-Term - May 10 - 28, 2008

The prerequisite for Participation in the Mini-Term Study Abroad in Tamiahua Veracruz, Mexico requires students to enroll spring 2008 for Africana Studies A-450 (Folklore Fieldwork and the Afromestizo on Mexico’s AtlanticCoast. This is a (3) credit course which prepares students to do actual field collecting once on-site in Mexico.

ENROLLMENT: MINIMUM 12 STUDENTS, MAXIMUM 19 STUDENTS A-491 FOREIGN STUDY (1-3) CREDITS

Program Fee                                                                     ($1,468.00)

• Lodging (hotel), breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Lectures
• Excursions (The Pyramids of el Tajin), Museum of Anthropology (home of the giant monolith statues reputed to exhibit Negroid features, a visit to the Universidad Veracruzana to explore the Afro-Library, observe celebration representing the dance of the Negritos, students conduct actual interviews with the inhabitants of Tamiahua, Tuxpan and Papantla, Veracruz. Students visit a 17 th century trapiche (sugar mill) The hotel is on a lagoon that is a dolphin sanctuary, visit 16 th century Hacienda and conduct interviews, and more.

Estimated Individual Additional Expenses                       ($860.00)

• International airfare ($500)
• Visa ($50)
• Passport ($97)
• International Student Identity Card ($25)
• Personal expenses ($200)
• Required Vaccinations (N/A)
• In-State Credit ($214), out of state ($764)
• Application Deadline: January 31 st

Contact Information

Dr. Raymond A. Hall
1201 McClungTower
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996

E-mail: rhall11@utk.edu