| Winter Term 2027 TOP: AFRO-BRAZILIAN CULTRE EXP - 1238 - RLST 291 |
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Catalog Description : This course provides the opportunity to experience a major religious tradition through a one- or two-week field experience accompanied by a professor. Class members will visit significant historical and contemporary sites and meet with practitioners during a break between terms. Students must register for the course in the term prior to travel and in the subsequent term, when they will complete a project. Travel program fee plus airfare. TOPICS FOR Winter 2027: Afro-Brazilian Culture in Rio and Salvador PREREQUISITES: None This class prepares students for a spring break trip to the cities of Rio and Salvador in Brazil. Much of our time will be spent in the UNESCO world heritage city of Salvador de Bahia, where we will explore the legacy of the slave trade and the plantation system and experience the unique Afro-Brazilian culture of this region. We will learn about syncretistic forms of religion in Brazil such as Candomblé. Students will develop a research topic in the winter term and present on that topic in the spring term. Travel cost including airfare: $3750. To secure your seat a $500 deposit is due December 1, 2026. E-mail professor to request approval to register. Attributes: Community Based Learning, GER Humanities Div, 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs
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