Below please find
information on the study opportunity that was sent to us by Lydia
Mihelič
Pulsipher. Should you have any questions regarding the study contact č
Pulsipher.
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Study
on the
Adriatic
Coast
of
Slovenia
:
one
of
Europe
’s newest and more
prosperous
countries, May 10-31, 2009
Program
title:
The
Slovene Dream: national
identity formation in
a post-Communist society (1991-present).
Program
director:
UT Geography Professor Lydia Mihelič
Pulsipher is an American of Slovene heritage, with many decades of
experience in
Slovenia
. She recently taught at
Primorska
Univ.
lpulsiph@utk.edu
Program
Description: In
June 1991, Slovenia, never before an independent country, seceded from
Yugoslavia and embarked on changing from a communist to a capitalist
economy, while simultaneously moving toward becoming a modern liberal
democracy. In 2004,
Slovenia
joined the EU, in 2007 it adopted the Euro currency, and in January 2008,
Slovenia
took over the Presidency of the European Union! While Slovenes embraced
the opening of their society and economy, this remarkable transition from
a little known ethnic enclave to a regional and even global leader left
many Slovenes a bit breathless. In the face of such rapid change they
worried about losing their identity. Villages disappeared under
developer’s bulldozers. Flashy new cars filled the cobblestone streets.
Their ancient and distinctive language began to lose out to English, the
new lingua franca.
Students will join
Primorska
U.
students to explore how Slovenes are dealing with what it means to be
Slovene now and into the future.
Course:
Geography 491 (Foreign study)
GPA:
2.75 and instructor’s permission
Credits:
3
Language
of instruction:
English
Useful:
Italian, German, Slovene,
Class
standing:
Grad., Sr, Jr, Soph
Course
prereq:
Geography 101 or 102 or Geog. of Europe (371) or Dr. Pulsipher’s
permission
Program
dates:
May 10 to May 31, 2009
Program
site:
Primorska
University
, Koper, SLO. -- on the
Adriatic Sea -- near
Trieste
,
Italy
;
2+ hours by ferry to
Venice
Program
Fee:
$2,076.05*
Tuition:
In-state = $681.00 Out-of-state =$2265.00
Estimated
additional expenses:
$2170.00*
(includes airfare to
Ljubljana
, circa $1725)
Total
estimated costs:
In-state
=$4975.05.
Out
of state = $6559.05
Program
capacity:
15-20 students
Applications
open:
November 17
Application
deadline:
February 2
Apply
online:
www.utabroad.org
*Prices
subject to adjustment.
For
the SYLLABUS
click here
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