Summer Course in Malawi

The University of Rochester Department of Anthropology offers a summer immersion course in Malawi, Africa, from May 24-June 15 and from June 21-July 15, 2009. The Malawi Immersion Seminar provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to be participant observers and experience a homestay in a rural Malawian village while they complete ethnographic research. This three-week intensive immersion course will familiarize students with the Chichewa language, issues in sustainable development, and Malawian culture through formal lectures and excursions/homestays to local sites. Students will take 6 credits of coursework in total. The application deadline is January 30, 2009. Non-UR students are encouraged to apply. Additional program details, as well as information on how to apply online, can be found at: www.rochester.edu/college/ant/malawi. For further information, please contact Joseph Lanning, Instructor and Program Director at joseph.lanning@rochester.edu.