Content-Type: text/html The African American and African Studies Program Presents: Research and Action in the New South Africa Summer 2012 Upcoming Information Meetings and Advising Sessions: February 10th, 17th, and 24th in the AAAS Office in 1 Morrill Hall @ 1PM Through the African American and African Studies major, Research and Action in the New South Africa provides a unique international, service-learning, and research-intensive course experience in South Africa. Students will be immersed in real life contexts where they will directly examine, explore and engage the 'African World View' in practice. The country provides a dynamic site for examining the intersections of race, identity and historical legacies that inform the country's current transcendent political, cultural and economic structures. Undergraduate students will conduct field research in South Africa for participation at MSU's-URAF. They will learn about comparative race topics. They will immerse themselves in South African cultures and languages, and they will work with English teachers in rural community schools in Mafikeng. Graduate students will intern with higher educational partnerships in South Africa. In either Pretoria, Mafikeng or Soweto, interns will work with South Africa's communities and institutions whose primary focus is to contribute to important economic development and social justice policy. Topics include: "Pan African Language and Culture" at The University of South Africa, Pretoria "Economic and Community Development" at The University of Johannesburg, Soweto Campus "Rural Development in South Africa's Homelands" at The University of Northwest, Mafikeng Program Contact(s): Kimberly Ross College of Arts & Letters Phone: (510) 703-1922 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Professor Rita Kiki Edozie James Madison College Phone: 517-432-5291 E-mail: [log in to unmask] -- Kimberly Bernita Ross Graduate Professional Aide AAAS Office Doctoral Student African American and African Studies Michigan State University "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela