WMNST 497C: Tanzania Professional Seminar
Spring, 2008
Wednesdays, 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Sparks, 7A

Course Description (3 credits): The purpose of this interdisciplinary course is to prepare students for a three week study abroad experience in Tanzania. Students will explore the social, economic, cultural, and political position of women in Tanzania, the issues that shape their daily lives, and the status of the women’s movement and grassroots organizing. Through class readings, guest speakers, assignments, class discussion, and in-class activities, students will engage a variety of topics such as: the legacies of colonialism, globalization, and neo-liberalism; identity; the meaning of “race” and ethnicity, including white privilege; poverty; feminist grassroots organizing; community collaborations; gendered violence; environmental degradation; land rights; health; housing; education; reproductive rights; indigenous and human rights. Students will also develop collaborative projects to be implemented in Tanzania in conjunction with indigenous grassroots organizations.

WMNST 495: Tanzania Summer Internship Experience
June, 2008

Course Description (3 credits): The purpose of this internship is to provide students with an opportunity to engage in cultural exchange with people of Tanzania. During the three week visit, students will learn first-hand about: various local cultures including the Masai; coalition building; community development; feminist strategies for social change; and grassroots organizing, for example. This intensive field study will include lectures, workshops, site visits, interactions with people from a diverse cross-section of local society, and the implementation of collaborative projects designed by the students.

Tanzania Study Abroad Fact Sheet

2008 Tanzania Study Abroad Application

WMNST 497A Global Activism website