EXTENDED DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 22nd

2016 SUMMER STUDY ABROAD

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Black Diaspora in the Americas

June 5 – July 1, 2016

Info about the program: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/llilas/student-programs/study-abroad.php

Course dates are June 5th through July 1st, 2016. Application extended deadline is Feb. 22nd. During the program, students will volunteer with the NGO Criola and its affiliates. Criola serves black women, teenagers and girls in Rio de Janeiro. Students receive 3 credits for LAS W324L/ANT W324/AFR W321 (undergraduate) or ANT 391 (graduate) – Black Diaspora in the Americas. Students are also required to take ANT W379 – Research in Black Diaspora. Scholarships available through CoLA, AADS, LLILAS and others.

Associate Professor Vargas is a native Brazilian who has worked for over 15 years on gendered dynamics of race in both Brazil and the United States. He has collaborated with Criola on this program for almost a decade.

To learn more about the program and application requirements, please contact Carla Silva-Muhammad, program coordinator.