Action Research in the Andes
Solstice Session June 2008
Anyone interested in learning more about the indigenous people's of South America - Peru in this case - and with a desire to be action oriented, the Center for Social Well Being's fieldschool program is a great opportunity.
This year's program announcement is below.
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The Center for Social Well Being is now in its 7th year offering our 3 week training program with courses in ethnographic field methods and languages (Spanish and Quechua) in the Peruvian Andes. Students will be housed at the center’s rural base, an adobe lodge on an ecological ranch in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Callejón de Huaylas, 7 hours northeast of Lima. Coursework provides in-depth orientation to theory and practice in anthropological investigation that emphasizes methods in Participatory Action Research and Andean Ethnography centered on themes of Health, Ecology, Biodiversity and Community Organization. Students will have the opportunity to actively engage in ongoing investigations in local agricultural communities to develop effective field research techniques, and to acquire language skills. In addition, the program provides excursions to museums, archaeological sites, glacial lakes and hotsprings; optional recreational activities include hiking, mountain biking, rafting, kayaking, rock climbing and trekking.
Total cost is $2,700 US dollars. This includes all in-country travel, food and accommodations at the rural center, and course materials. The program is under the direction of Applied Medical Anthropologist, Patricia J. Hammer, Ph.D., and Ecologist, Flor de María Barreto Tosi.
Program dates: Session I - Solstice - June 6th through June 26th
For an application contact: phammer@wayna.rcp.net.pe
Or click on: http://www.socialwellbeing.org/FieldSchool2003-3.htm
Further information available at http://www.socialwellbeing.org/
Application deadline: March 15th, 2008.
