*~*~*~FUN MAYMESTER COURSE! TAKE IT!~*~*~* ENGL 4860 Literature and Plants of the Cherokee Landscape 2014 MAYMESTER Students in the course will travel from Athens, GA to Cherokee, NC and on to the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, following the Cherokees historic route westward along the Trail of Tears. Along the way, youll meet with Cherokee people, observe important landmarks along the Trail, and read Cherokee literature to learn about the role the environment played in traditional Cherokee life. Youll come to better understand the Cherokee relationship with the land, the cultural consequences of Indian Removal, and the ways that contemporary Cherokee people negotiate their traumatic past for present-day healing. Students in previous years have attended a stomp dance, met Cherokee religious leaders and artists, played stickball with the Chief of the Cherokee Nation, learned about the Cherokee language, and much much more! This course fulfills Franklin Colleges Multicultural requirement and has no pre-requisites. Interested students must PRE-REGISTER for the course BY MARCH 31. To learn more and reserve your space in the class, contact Dr. Channette Romero ([email protected]).
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 20:50:50 +0000
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