ART 199JH/ENGL 199JH
Americans in Paris: The Quest for the Good Life

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May 10-23. This module—"Americans in Paris: The Quest for the Good Life"—will examine numerous texts by American writers, artists, musicians, and intellectuals about Paris. We then ask Centenary students to compare and contrast their own experience of Paris in this new millennium with these readings from (primarily) that generation of American artists who came to creative consciousness in Paris during that fertile period between World War I and World War II (roughly 1920 to 1940). Students will live and study in Paris for two weeks and in the process get to know one of the major world cities. Students on this module will be asked to reflect intensely on how the Paris of their experience will compare and contrast to the Paris of the Dadaists and the Surrealists, the Paris of Hemingway and Fitzgerald and the other American modernist artists who inhabited Paris between the Wars.

Instructor: J. Hendricks & B. Allen
Enrollment Limit: 20
Location: Paris
Travel Cost: $2,895
Intercultural Credit Available: Yes
Tuition: $810

ART 199LN/ENGL 199LN
Greece 2010: Life Amid the Ruins

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May 12-26. A conspicuous feature of modern Greece—the culture (especially the literature) as well as the physical setting—is the irruption of the ancient past into the present. Here it is possible, as the poet Yannis Ritsos observes, for a woman washing clothes in a river, while sheep are grazing nearby among the marble ruins of an ancient temple, to "spread her husband's underpants on Hera's shoulders." You can even find an ice cream sundae called Persephone, decorated as it is with pomegranate seeds. Of course even the mundane will seem exotic to first-time travelers in Greece, and a major objective of this course is to experience city and village life on foot and through public transportation and to appreciate the food, music, dance, and religious practices and other customs. But how the ancient past is imagined as well as seen to be present will be our theme—as it has been for such famous travelers as Lord Byron and Henry Miller, whom we'll read before embarking. With work by contemporary Greek authors (as well as a travel guide) at hand, we'll move through Athens to Delphi and through the northern Peloponnese to the island of Hydra. Along the way we'll learn some Greek history and consider Greek culture's aesthetic and intellectual contribution to the ancient and modern world. By the end of the module, students will be able to talk informatively about distinctive features of ancient ruins and modern life in Greece—and even to speak and read a little of the language.

Instructors: L. Nicoletti and D. Havird
Enrollment Limit: 20
Location: Greece
Travel Cost: $3,500 – 3,700
Intercultural Credit Available: Yes
Tuition: $810

BUSN 199BD
Journey Down Under — Australia/New Zealand Tour

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May 17-30. Participants in this module travel to Auckland and Rotorua, New Zealand, and Brisbane and Sydney, Australia to explore the history, culture and business environment of the countries. Key differences between social and business cultures of Australia/New Zealand and the United States will be examined. Although Australia and New Zealand are commonly referred to as the “land down under,” the countries have a significant impact on global economy and business. Formerly agrarian in nature, the economies of both countries have evolved into competitive players in diverse international markets. Originally, native indigenous peoples and convict settlements comprised the majority of the population. Today, the countries are primarily populated by people of British descent.

Instructor: B. Davis
Enrollment Limit: 16
Location: Australia & New Zealand
Travel Cost: $4,000
Intercultural Credit Available: Yes
Tuition: $810

GER 199MG
North Germany (Bremen)

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May 21-June 5. The 2010 module in North Germany (Bremen) offers students the opportunity to interact with people from different cultures, observe city and rural life, and study world-famous works of art and architecture from various centuries. In Bremen, students will meet Germans on a daily basis. By comparing and contrasting foreign viewpoints with their own, students will be able to gain a more refined understanding of the differences between cultures. Follow-up discussions will allow for deeper intercultural reflections.

Instructor: M. Gruettner
Enrollment Limit: 20
Location: Germany
Travel Cost: $2,250
Intercultural Credit Available: Yes
Tuition: $810

SOC 199LD
Environments and Cultures in the Andes and Amazon Basin of Ecuador

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May 29-June 13. Students will explore how the different indigenous and colonial cultures and ecological environments of Ecuador influence each other. We'll spend time in at least seven distinctively different ecological environments: high altitude glacier, high altitude grassland, forested mountains, both arid and verdant mid-altitude environments, lower altitude cloud forests, and mid-altitude rainforest. Students will visit a range of cultural sites, including: Pre-Columbian archeological ruins; villages of different Indian cultures; sites of 17th century colonial architecture (both the "old city" itself, and particular buildings); a renown museum; and, optionally, and if the opportunities arrise a practice bullfight, and a cockfight. Students will also experience a range of distinctly different ecological environments in ways that facilitate their appreciation of those environments, and not simply driving through them. They will have opportunities to travel through the mountains on horseback, or mountain bike; through the Amazon on foot and in whitewater raft, or up a glacier with pitons and ice-axe, all with professional guides. Finally, there is also a component of the module that addresses the most recent and fast developing intersections of culture and environment: international volunteers working towards sustainable development. Before returning to Shreveport, students will join other students and volunteers from around the world on a volunteer project benefiting an underpriviledged Andean community.

Instructor: L. Demerath
Enrollment Limit: 16
Location: Ecuador
Travel Cost: $2,500
Intercultural Credit Available: Yes
Tuition: $810