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Jamaican History, Culture, and African American Connections Roots: Jamaican History, Culture, and African American Connections Jamaica June 20 – July 11, 2020 This study abroad program is coordinated by the Northern Illinois University Study Abroad Office (SAO), in cooperation with the NIU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Center for Black Studies, and the Mico University College of Kingston, Jamaica. The Mico is one of the leading universities on the island of Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean islands. PROGRAM DATES: The program will officially begin on June 20, 2020 in Kingston, Jamaica, and will end on July 11, 2020. Students will be responsible for making their own air travel arrangements in order to arrive in Kingston, Jamaica on June 20, 2020. PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Joseph Flynn, professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the NIU College of Education and Associate Director for Academic Affairs for the Center for Black Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Dr. Flynn is an associate professor of Curriculum and Instruction and has been on faculty at NIU for twelve years. His work centers on the intersection of race, popular culture and curriculum. PROGRAM OVERVIEW/OBJECTIVES: The primary purpose of this program is to provide participants with the opportunity to deeply explore the history, culture, and people of Jamaica with an emphasis on the island nation’s impact on African Americans. Through this program students will: 1. Discuss and interpret the history of Jamaica with a focus on key events and places, significant political and cultural movements, and key public figures relevant to Jamaican history, culture, arts, and politics. 2. Explore the island of Jamaica, both its “tourist” cities and its thriving interior. 3. Examine the history, work, ideas, and ideology of Marcus Garvey. 4. Recognize the roots of reggae and its influence on Jamaican and international politics and influence on music, specifically Hip Hop. 5. Investigate the politics and nature of Jamaican institutions (ex. government, schools, media, commerce, etc.). 6. Compare and contrast the history and culture of Jamaica with the history and culture of African America. 7. Investigate a critical issue about Jamaican life and culture and its connection to African American culture as their final capstone project for the study abroad program. Roots: Jamaican History, Culture, and African American Connections - 2020 Page 2 PROGRAM SITE: The program will take place in Jamaica. Although the base city will be the capital of Kingston, there will be excursions across the island including, but not limited to, the tourist cities (Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, and Negril) and rural areas like St. Ann’s parish, Mandeville, Hayes, Port Antonio, Morant Bay, among others. Although these sound like great tourist destinations, the fact is all Jamaican cities have a local culture and economy often not experienced by tourists. It is the intention of this study abroad program to look behind the tourist curtain to see the depth and complexity of Jamaican history and culture and their connections to African American history and culture. HIGHLIGHTS: The program itinerary may include but is https://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/caribbean/jamaica/ not limited to: The Morant Bay Court House The Rose Hall Great House The town of Port Royal (key to the slave trade) Spanish Town Devon House The Ward Theater The Bob Marley Estate Mico University College tour St. Ann’s Parish Cobek Castle Local schools (in Kingston and the countryside) And additional cultural and community service opportunities PROGRAM AUDIENCE: This course is open to all undergraduate and graduate level students in good standing according to University policy. The program may be of special interest to students minoring in Black Studies; however, the program is sure to be a wonderful, transformative experience for all students, regardless of academic major. Space is limited and qualified applicants will be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. INSTRUCTION METHOD: The sessions will include both direct instruction and experiential instructional methods. There will be daily lectures throughout the program and guided tours of the locations mentioned above. Additionally, students will read short assignments to prepare for classes and tours. At the end of each day students will have the opportunity to share and reflect on what they have learned and how the day’s lessons/information helps them think about their research projects. Lessons and lectures will be arranged by Professor Flynn and the Mico University faculty. There will be two required orientation sessions in preparation for the program, in collaboration with Mico University College that will be done through teleconferencing. These sessions will introduce students to Jamaican history, culture, and language (Patois) and significant cultural Roots: Jamaican History, Culture, and African American Connections - 2020 Page 3 capital visitors to the nation ought to be aware. Students will be able to join the orientations in person at the Center for Black Studies or will be supplied a meeting code to enter the session if they are not able to make it to campus. Dates for these pre-program sessions will be announced. For course credit, students must submit two assignments. First is a travel journal documenting the student’s experience during the three-week period. This journal will be turned in for review and feedback upon return to NIU. The second assignment is a 4-6 page reflective essay summarizing what they learned about Jamaican history and culture and its connection to African Americans. This will be due two weeks after the return to NIU. A Blackboard site will be set up for students where they will be able to submit their journals and reflective essay. PROGRAM ACADEMIC CREDIT: For satisfactory participation in the program, participants will receive 3 semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credit in one of the following NIU courses. Students should choose one of the following courses. Courses may not be audited. UNDERGRADUATE CREDIT: BKST 302 Topics in Black Studies 3 semester hours Description: The intellectual, methodological, and paradigmatic traditions in black studies related to a specific topic with a broad interdisciplinary perspective or scholarly and artistic research, practice, and theory pertaining to people of African descent. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topic varies. OR BKST 493 Afrocentricity 3 semester hours Description: Capstone course for the minor in black studies. Focus on developing tools for research on Africana populations. Prerequisite: BKST 300, and consent of director. OR ANTH 404 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean 3 semester hours Description: A holistic view of the Caribbean region examining scholars and outsiders’ representations. Topics include slavery and its impacts on racial/ethnic identities and categories, economies, food production, trade and the region’s rich and diverse expressive culture. Contemporary sociopolitical and economic aspects are discussed. OR HIST 441 The African Diaspora 3 semester hours Description: Major themes in the historical study of the African diaspora in the trans-Atlantic, trans- Saharan, and Indian Ocean regions. Development of African communities, cultures, ethnicities, religions, and identities under conditions of enslavement or forced migration, and processes of identification in the diaspora with the African homeland; New World developments such as creolization, the construction of multiple identities, and the positioning of enslaved Africans within the dynamics of the emergent Atlantic World. Geographic focus may vary depending on instructor. Roots: Jamaican History, Culture, and African American Connections - 2020 Page 4 GRADUATE CREDIT HIST 541 The African Diaspora 3 semester hours Description: Major themes in the historical study of the African diaspora in the trans-Atlantic, trans- Saharan, and Indian Ocean regions. Development of African communities, cultures, ethnicities, religion, and identities under conditions of enslavement or forced migration, and processes of identification in the diaspora with the African homeland; New World developments such as creolization, the construction of multiple identities, and the positioning of enslaved Africans within the dynamics of the emergent Atlantic World. Geographic focus may vary depending on instructor. INDEPENDENT STUDY/RESEARCH PROJECT: Individuals desiring to earn three additional hours of undergraduate or graduate credit may do so by engaging in an independent study-research project under the direction of Professor Joseph Flynn, program director. The research report should be at least 10 pages for undergraduate credit and 15 for graduate credit. Requirements for Independent Study/Research Project: In order to obtain approval from Joseph Flynn, program director, applicants must: 1. Relate the project to a topic or subject introduced during the program. 2. Complete and submit the project for final evaluation to Dr. Flynn no later than two weeks after returning to NIU from the program. Participants who enroll for the independent research project will receive 3 semester hours of credit in one of the following NIU courses: UNDERGRADUATE CREDIT: INTL 401 Study Abroad Programs 3 semester hours Description: Course work undertaken as part of an approved university study abroad program. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours. GRADUATE CREDIT: INTL 501 Study Abroad Programs 3 semester hours Description: A variable credit course structured around
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