WHAT: HONR238X Challenging Globalism: Mobile technologies for social responsibility
WHEN: January 2014 Winter Term
WHERE: Nairobi, Masai Mara, Lake Naivasha -- Kenya
We will have an informational meeting on Tuesday, May 7th from 6-7pm in Queen Annes Multipurpose Room.
This program is open to all students in the Honors College but space is
limited. If you are unable to attend this meeting but interested in
learning more, please contact Digital Cultures and Creativity
(dcc-honors@umd.edu) as soon as possible.
Course Description:
What kinds of social responsibility makes sense in the 21st century?
What does it mean to reverse the paradigm from infrastructures of aid
and development to local participatory collaborations? How are Kenyans
specifically doing this on a local level?
As leaders in emerging mobile technologies, Kenyan organizations have
been at the forefront of pushing boundaries and demonstrating the way
small-scale citizen movements can lead to large-scale social
change. This course will challenge expectations of how
global leadership works and unpack in meaningful ways the role of the
individual in addressing global-local paradigms. While in
Nairobi students in the Honors College at the University of Maryland
will be introduced to innovative organizations and artists
with a specific focus on developing collaborations through design
research, media, art, conservation, and hands-on projects in the field.
--
Krista Caballero
Associate Director
Digital Cultures and Creativity
Honors College, University of Maryland
301.405.2866
www.dcc.umd.edu
www.kristacaballero.com
www.mappingmeaning.wordpress.com
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