ASAM Study Abroad Summer 2012: INDIA!

"Labor, Gender and Food in India" Summer 2012 Study Abroad Program!
May 7-June 9, 2012

INSTRUCTORS

Prof. Anna Guevarra, Associate Professor, Asian American Studies and
Prof. Gayatri Reddy, Associate Professor, Gender & Women's Studies

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

How is global capitalism reshaping the social, political, economic, and
cultural landscape of urban and rural communities in India specifically in
terms of food production, distribution, and consumption? What can a study
of food systems in India reveal about gender relations,
development, and social justice? This interdisciplinary program will
provide an in-depth understanding of these processes through field-based
projects and opportunities to learn from scholars, workers, and activists
in India. This program introduction will take place in Chicago and New
Delhi and continue on to Udaipur, in the desert state of Rajasthan.

COURSE ENROLLMENT

Students will take two 3-credit courses for a total of 6 credits:

**ASAM 290: Globalizing labor and Social Justice (3 CREDITS)
This course examines the globalization of labor in India as it relates to
patterns of migration, formal and informal economies, and state policies
affecting workers in various industries. It will examine the consequences
of the expansion of neoliberalism on the livelihood of women and men in
India. It will also highlight transnational and grassroots organizing
being done as workers themselves respond to and challenge the various
forms of social inequalities they are facing and their relationship to
diasporic communities in the United States and the globe

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**GWS 294: Food, Gender, and Social Justice (3 credits)
This course explores the journey of food from the field to the table, a
process that often involves dimensions of class and gendered labor. To map
this journey in India, the course will analyze women's and men's roles in
the production, processing, distribution, and consumption of food. It will
also examine how personal food choices affect - and are affected by larger
“structures” and processes such as globalization, migration, the
environment, and the state.

SPECIAL FEATURES

**Survival Hindi language
**1-week in Chicago, 4-weeks in India
**Numerous excursions in Delhi and Udaipur
**multidisciplinary focus--taught by two UIC faculty

ELIGIBILITY

Students must be enrolled at UIC at time of application and completed 12

hours at UIC with a minimum GPA of 2.5. Pre-requisites: ASST/ANTH 279:
South Asian Cultures & Society OR consent of instructor.

COST AND FINANCIAL AID

Program fee is $3750 and includes tuition, housing, most meals,
transportation from New Delhi to Udaipur, numerous study tours and local
excursions, and orientations. Additional expenses include: airfare,
personal expenses and optional travel. Financial Aid may apply. Program
is partially subsidized by a grant from the UIC Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander Students' Educational Engagement Initiative,
which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Scholarships are
available for eligible students.

QUESTIONS?

1) For the application process, please contact the Study Abroad Office,
312-413-7662, 502 UH, sao@uic.edu

2) For course-related questions, please contact Prof. Anna
Guevarra, Asian American Studies AANAPISI Study Abroad Coordinator at
guevarra@uic.edu