Dear Colleagues:

We are writing to send along some information and
make a request. Here,
first, is the information. The Kenyon-Honduras
Program in Anthropology
and Archaeology, that we direct, will next be
offered during the Spring,
2004 semester (January-May). This curriculum was
initiated in 1988, its
> > most recent incarnation having just been completed
> (Spring, 2002).
> > Seminar classes in archaeological and ethnographic
> method and theory (2
> > courses), the modern peoples of Central America,
> and the history of the
> > isthmus provide springboards for original student
> research in ethnography
> > or archaeology. Fieldtrips to diverse
> destinations in Honduras and
> > Guatemala complement and enliven class discussions
> and readings. Further
> > encouraging engagement with Honduras's people and
> cultures is residence in
> > the small, rural communities of Pueblo Nuevo and
> Petoa (ca. 2,000 people)
> > where interactions with residents are frequent and
> occur in diverse
> > contexts.
> >
> > Ultimately, the Kenyon-Honduras Program challenges
> undergraduates to apply
> > directly concepts learned in class to real world
> situations through
> > research in ethnography or archaeology and daily
> life experiences.
> > Projects pursued by students in 2000 and 2002
> include: the contemporary
> > cultural significance of household gardens; local
> perceptions of women's
> > work; how ancient households were organized; the
> importance of copper
> > working in the lower Cacaulapa valley's
> prehistoric economy. In the
> > process of living and working in Honduras,
> students learn a great deal
> > about the practice of anthropology and
> archaeology, Latin America, and,
> > most importantly, themselves. Approximately 60%
> of program alums are
> > successfully pursuing careers in anthropology,
> archaeology, and fields
> > related to Latin America. Even those who have
> gone on to become doctors,
> > bankers, primary school teachers, and social
> workers, however, report that
> > their time in Honduras was formative.
> >
> > A web page,
>
www2.kenyon.edu/depts/anthropology/honduras/hondu2.htm,
> > provides more information on the program. We are
> in the process of
> > updating and expanding the information contained
> therein over the next two
> > months. Comments on the program, along with
> photos of the area where we
> > live and work, are also available on the web pages
> of program alumni
> > (these pages can be accessed through links
> available on the program web
> > page). Participants from the recently completed
> Spring, 2002 course of
> > study would be happy to talk with interested
> students about their
> > experiences, either by email or phone.
> >
> > Now, we move on to the request. Would you please
> make this information
> > available to students who you think might benefit
> from participating in
> > the curriculum outlined above? We have just
> received news that the 2004
> > Semester of the Kenyon-Honduras Program will be
> supported by a grant from
> > the National Science Foundation's Research
> Experiences for Undergraduates
> > Program. These funds will pay the airfares, room,
> board, and some
> > research expenses of eight students along with a
> stipend of slightly more
> > than $1,000.00. Please have students contact us
> concerning these grants
> > and any other financial matters.
> >
> > Please contact us with questions that you might
> have and thank you for
> > digesting the information and considering our
> request and best of luck in
> > the year to come.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> >
> > Dr. Patricia A. Urban
> > Professor of Anthropology and Program Director
>
> >
> > Edward Schortman
> > Professor of Anthropology and Program Co-Director
> >
> >
>

> ATTACHMENT part 2 application/ms-tnef



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