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Information Session on TUESDAY OCTOBER 20th at 11.00am in Carswell 018
Location The Wake Forest University Culture & Communication program is based in Calcutta and Delhi, India. For more information about the program location, please download and view the following: India Slideshow
Duration Six weeks. Summer session II
Academic Program COM 370 (3hrs). Culture and Communication in India: Sustainability vs. Globalization The program will focus on the ways in which Indian cultural practices have developed into a hybridized format with elements that sustain some of the traditional components of Indian culture that have been synthesized with global cultural trends. Sustainability in cultural practices is an important emerging issue in understanding global trends. Most courses that deal with sustainability focus only on scientific and technological issues emphasizing the ways in which new practices are being adopted to ensure that ecosystems are protected and sustained. This course examines the issues of sustainability of the cultural ecology of a specific ancient cultural system. As such, it would examine the ways in which fundamental aspects of culture, for instance language, is being sustained in India where new language forms are emerging as the local languages are being transformed by the influence of English. The course would examine different cultural indicators made up of everyday material practices including media practices and technological adaptations that demonstrate how the people of India are creating a unique set of practices that sustain the traditional/local while adopting the modern/global trends.
Secondly, the course will examine the ways in which the hybridized sustainable practices are influencing the modes of intercultural communication as people of Indian origin take on central roles in the global arena. This component of the course would focus on specific practices such as the emergence of a global movie industry (Bollywood) that sustains the traditional Indian cultural elements like those of classical Indian music while combining that with emergent global musical forms; the intercultural component would also focus on issues surrounding interpersonal contact between people from India, like call center workers, and a global clientele. Excursions and Cultural Activities There will be three major excursions that will happen during the period the students are in India. The first would be an excursion to Ladakh in the Himalayan region of India. Here students will learn about the ways in which the traditional cultural components are sustained through local practices that allow for the intermingling of modernization with ancient practices. The students will also have the opportunity to visit an area that is populated by people of the Buddhist faith and see how diversity comes alive within this region of the World. The second excursion will be to the "Golden Triangle" of India that is made up of Agra the site of the Taj Mahal and a traditional bastion of Mughal India which has had a significant impact on traditional and contemporary Indian culture. The second apex of the triangle is in Jaipur the site of some of the ancient Rajasthani culture, and in Jaipur students will learn about the ways in which the traditional cultural elements have been sustained even as Jaipur has become one of the key metropolitan areas of India. The third apex of the triangle is in Delhi which is the location of the program.
Accommodations Students will live in houses where they will have private bedrooms that are outfitted with wall air conditioners and have attached bathrooms. The houses also have living and dining spaces and each house will have a housekeeper responsible for all household chores during the stay.
Costs To be determined.
Selection Criteria *Good academic standing *Majors from all disciplines are welcome to apply *There are no course prerequisites for enrollment
Scholarships Please contact the Center for International Studies for information about their summers scholarship.
Contact Information Dr. Ananda Mitra, Faculty Director and Communication Professor Phone: (336) 758-5134 E-mail: ananda@wfu.edu
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