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$2200 travel fee plus tuition, room and board if not paid with semesters. First $300 nonrefundable.
SST Hybrid
Southern U.S.
What you can expect:
Visit the Equal Justice Initiative, Highlander Research and Education Center, Stax Museum of American Soul Music, King Center, National Civil Rights Museum, places in the Mississippi Delta, and more, and explore how the Civil Rights Movement was a collective response of everyday people. Reflect upon your personal understanding and assessment of the history of race, class, and gender and systems of inequality in the U.S. Gain insights into the role that music played in the Civil Rights Movement.
Upcoming Terms & Trip Leaders
- May Term 2025-26 – H. Roz Woll (Goshen College) and Darryl Heller (IU South Bend)
- May 11 to May 26, 2025 **Note that these dates are different from GC’s May Term.
Courses
GLST 241: Foundations, World Literature (3 credit hours on campus)
GLST 271: Community Engaged Learning, Poetry and Purpose in Ireland (3 credit hours abroad) OR Music with United Sound (3 credit hours on campus)
GLST 300: Global Issues (3 credit hours on campus)
Capstone Course(s)
Embark on a 14-day study tour of the Civil Rights Movement in the American South where you will march in the footsteps of activists, dialogue with Civil Rights leaders, visit museums, monuments, and churches, and analyze the role that music played throughout: This is Freedom Summer SST. The course is co-led with faculty and students from IU South Bend. An intensely personal and academic experience, you will encounter this history first-hand, meet people who contributed to this defining time, be immersed in the current and past culture of social change, and consider your own agency in participating in the democratic process.
Study Abroad300 Miles
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