02/27/08
Study Abroad in Amsterdam
Posted by jdudek on February 27, 2008 in Study Abroad, Research Information and Opportunities
Study Abroad in Amsterdam, July 27—August 24, 2008—receive 15 credits!
Engage the city of Amsterdam through social science and humanities research projects. After a spring prep seminar at the UW, and in consult with faculty, we will relocate to the University of Amsterdam and pursue collaborative research as a means to learn about and interact with Amsterdam’s urban culture. Our partners in Amsterdam are the International School for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam and the Virtual Knowledge Studio at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
SPRING : In the spring seminar we’ll read Ian Buruma’s “Murder in Amsterdam,The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance” while learning how to conduct research using urban studies, humanities, and collaborative research methodologies. Students from other universities will participate in the spring seminar virtually.
SUMMER (15 credits): Once in Amsterdam, students will conduct field research and meet on the university campus to learn form local scholars. Interspersed in the program are a series of group dinners, walking tours, and outings. The still-in-progress schedule will included destinations such as the Prostitution Information Center, the Amsterdam Resistance Museum, Jewish Historical Museum, the Kroller- Muller museum and sculpture park, and other local sites. Walking tours include destinations such as Dam Square, Royal Palace, National Memorial, the Red Light district, the Bijlmer neighborhood and the old Jewish Quarter.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION: Student will present their research projects at the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology, an academic conference in the city of Rotterdam.
For more information about the program and to apply online go to: http://depts.washington.edu/uwhonors/international/amsterdam.htm
Questions welcome; for further information, contact Professor Jessica Burstein (jb2@u.washington.edu) and/or Clifford Tatum (clifford@u.washington.edu )
