Antigua

“Antigua, W. I: Not for Tourists”
Instructors: Aisha Lockridge

Description

An examination of educational disparities, postcolonial citizenship and the politics of tourism in Antigua, W.I. A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid is where we will begin our journey. In the text, Kincaid pushes the reader to see Antigua not from a tourist’s perspective but from the point of view of a postcolonial subject. This course will attempt to do just that as we move from Radcliffe Quay, where the streets are freshly cobbled for tourists’ delight, to two blocks over where there are open sewers and potholes crippling daily transportation. The theories around postcolonialism will become manifest in the day-to-day experiences of Antiguan people. We will discover what it means to experience life as a citizen in a former British colony by moving away from the beach and into the capital of St. John and other surrounding villages. This course is designed to reveal the Antigua that tourists don’t want to see. This course serves as a supplement to the co-taught version of ENGL 321 offered in Spring 2009 and Spring 2012.

For more information about the program please visit the following website

Pre-Requisites

Permission of the instructor. Preference will be given to students who have taken or plan to take the co-taught version of ENGL 321, and/or other courses in the Black Studies Minor.

Dates

  • Departure from the US: May 21, 2012
  • Return to the US: June 11, 2012

Costs: $4916

Includes tuition, room, most meals, airfare, local transportation and excursions required by program, international insurance, and books.

An additional $300.00 is recommended for the following personal expenses:

  • passport ($125-if applicable)
  • additional meals/snacks/drinks
  • personal spending money

Applications are due by 5PM on December 1, 2011. All EL Travel Seminars are pending student enrollment numbers to be determined in mid December 2011.