Itinerary/Syllubus

2008 Itinerary

(2009 coming)

June 8: First class at Dr. Segall’s home from 4-6 p.m.
June 11: Depart from Sea-Tac airport.
June 12: Arrive in London
Depart from Heathrow.
June 13: Arrive in Cape Town.

Week 1:

• All-excursion to Cape Point
• Go to Anglican church
• Morning classes and afternoon excursions to museums, parliament

Week 2:

• Habitat for Humanity
• Garden Route drive
• Plattenberg Bay
• Morning class

Free day on the beach to hike, horseback ride, bungee jump, or rest.

June 27-28: Grahamstown Theatre Festival
June 29: Attend Xhosa church service

Week 3:

• Morning class
• Afternoon and evening at the theatre
• Early morning departure
• Visit two game parks

Week 4:

• Game park day-play with lion cubs, hold snakes
• Debrief trip at the campfire
• Depart for Plattenberg Bay

Week 5:

• Long drive to Cape Town
• Cape Town
• Free day options include museums, shopping, Kirstenbosch Gardens

July 10: Depart South Africa
July 11: Arrive in London
Arrive at Sea-Tac

 

2008 Syllabus

(2009 coming)

Texts Required:

• J.M. Coetzee, Age of Iron
• Zoe Wicombe, Playing in the Light
• Zakes Mda, Ways of Dying
• Athol Fugard, Playland

Before we leave: Read J.M. Coetzee’s Age of Iron; see films Cry the Beloved Country, Tsotsi, and Amandla

Objectives:

• Understand central course themes: reconciliation, apartheid, reconstruction, trauma, and healing in cultural forums, colonization, realism, magical realism, theatre of the oppressed, reconciliation theology, Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
• To write with clarity, subtlety, and depth about the readings, experiences, and research presented.
• Complete three short essays on novels, one short essay on theatre, four creative or analytical responses to diversity component and readings of courses, and 12 journal entries.
• Take one cumulative exam, show understanding of cultural diversity, history, literary strategies, reconciliation theology, and other key concepts from class.
• Engage in discussion and learn in community for our academic experience.