Highlights

Landscapes of Memory: History, Culture and Historic Preservation in Cuba offers an exciting 15-day study abroad experience in the "Pearl of the Antilles," as it has been called. The program is designed to deepen students' understanding of the history and culture of Cuba, and how the country is working to preserve its historic sites, parks and cultural landscapes.

The program will consider the ways in which history is selectively remembered, preserved and presented to the public. Students will develop skills in combining and communicating the results of field experiences and research. Visits to historic sites, parks, places of memory and cultural landscapes will be interspersed with lectures and discussion led by the instructors and local experts in the field.

We will visit:

* Havana, whose vibrant neighborhoods stretch westward in a chronological parade of architectural exuberance. The political climate of the last 48 years has spared 400 years of urban fabric from the modern-day ravages of freeway construction and urban renewal.

* Cienfuegos, called "The Pearl of the South," a coastal city designed in a grid pattern with the Malecon running along the water.

* Trinidad, which is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site due to the number of architectural and historical sites that have been virtually untouched by the last two centuries.

* Santa Clara, the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. This important industrial town, central to the province and country, set the stage for Che Guevara's final battle against Batista and retains many sites associated with the Rebel Army.

* Pinar del Rio, a province of Cuba where tobacco and sugarcane are still grown today. The natural resources of Cuba abound in the UNESCO designated biosphere reserves, and the city of Pinar del Rio boasts many neoclassical buildings with decorative art nouveau frontages.

See the Landscapes of Memory!

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$:

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Credit Available

no

This Program is open to

American, Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Other

Participants Travel to Cuba

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Physical Exam/Health Records

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As the only urban research university in Georgia, Georgia State University offers educational opportunities for traditional and nontraditional students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels by blending the best of theoretical and applied inquiry, scholarly and professional pursuits, and scientific and artistic expression. As an urban research university with strong disciplinary-based departments and a wide array of problem-oriented interdisciplinary programs, the goal of the university is to develop, transmit, and utilize knowledge in order to provide access to quality education for diverse groups of students, to educate leaders for the State of Georgia and the nation, and to prepare citizens for lifelong learning in a global society.