MOROCCO: In the Footsteps of the Beat Generation (ARHU/ENGL) Winter Term 2017

If Morocco is on your bucket list, you won't want to pass up this opportunity to engage in literary study while exploring four cities in Morocco!

Journey to Morocco to explore the influence of Moroccan culture on American culture, specifically on the writers and poets associated with the Beat movement in the U.S.
Visit Rabat, Tangier, Chefchaouen, and Essaouira while reading works written by Moroccan and American writers who lived in the country, and watching movies from American cinema filmed in Morocco.
 
Highlights include:  Guest lectures from professors at a local college in Rabat and survival Arabic language tutorials. All literary course content occurs in English.

You will stay in private and shared accomodations.
 
There is a pre-departure component to the program that will take place on campus during the Fall 2016 semester (2 meetings).
Education Abroad will enroll you in ARHU269M (3 credits) OR ENGL269M (3 credits).
 
More info here:  http://ter.ps/wtmcarhu

Program Dates:  Jan 2-20
Pre-requisites:  None
Program Fee: $3975
Deadline:  10/01/2016
Scholarship Application Deadline:  09/24/2016, fill out your scholarship application here:
http://globalmaryland.umd.edu/offices/education-abroad/scholarships#UMD Education Abroad Fund

Reply to: Zein El-Amine, at zelamine@gmail.com for more information.

Website:  http://ter.ps/wtmcarhu