IDIS W12 - South Africa Interim

Thursday, December 30, 2004

Ready to Roll

We’re almost ready to roll. After months of preparations, we leave on Monday 3 Jan 2005 at 5:30 AM (yelp!) Michigan time. We’ll travel on a plane that will be similar to the Boeing 747-300 shown in the picture.

We’ll see everyone on Monday morning.

About

This course introduces students to a country with a tragic past but also a promising future. The primary academic objective of this Interim is to gain firsthand knowledge and understanding of how racial injustice has been encountered in political and industrial contexts. Participants in this Interim will not only read and study South African history, culture, and industrial change -they will also experience South African townships, meet with political leaders from a variety of political parties, and visit gold mines. Students will explore - in readings, classes, and visits - South Africa's apartheid past, the struggles for and painful miracle of its democratic transition, and the political-economy of the mining industry where interactions of politics, business, and race are poignant.

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Most recent entries

• Day 23 Thanks Everyone
• Day 22 Goodbye South Africa
• Day 21 Kruger, Worship, Emerald
• Day 20 Wildlife Up Close
• Day 19 Kgautswane & Kruger
• Day 19 A Day in the Life of Mark
• Day 18 Kgautswane Tour
• Day 17 To Kgautswane
• Day 16 Anglo Platinum Mine
• Blog Update (and Day 16)
• Day 15 Johannesburg and Soweto
• Day 14 Worship and Pretoria
• Day 13 - Apartheid Museum and Market Theatre
• Day 12 To Jo-burg
• Day 11 IJR and Green Market Square