Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants
Title
Leading WGS Study Abroad Programs: Challenges and Opportunities
Department
Women and Gender Studies
College
Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Date Range
2014-2015
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities
Abstract
This roundtable will examine the challenges and opportunities when leading WGS-focused study abroad programs. Featuring WGS faculty and womens center staff who lead programs in Europe, Senegal, South Africa, and New Zealand, panelists will discuss the benefits for students analyzing issues of gender, race, and sexuality in a global perspective while being immersed in a culture other than their own, as well as the difficulties WGSE students face when conducting cross-cultural research, specifically focusing on students' tendency to search for the familiar in the unfamiliar.
Conference Name
National Women's Studies Annual Conference 2014
Conference Location
San Juan, Puerto Rico
ScholarWorks Citation
DeMuth, Danielle Dr., "Leading WGS Study Abroad Programs: Challenges and Opportunities" (2015). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 625.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fsdg/625
