History, Culture & Art in Senegal
The first 10 students enrolled at the UMN Morris to apply will receive a $2000 scholarship for the service-learning component of this course.
APPLICATION DEADLINE FEBRUARY 10th
Itinerary
Students are expected to participate in all group cultural activities as delineated in the course itinerary;
All items are tentative until the syllabus is disbursed.
Students will be responsible for the following assignments:
Senegal 2024 Itinerary
Travel Dates: June 1 - June 16, 2024
Senegal 2024 Itinerary
On-line synchronous
REQUIRED Pre-Departure Orientation Session 1
Introductions
Passports; Vaccinations; Presentation on personal safety; Two institutions’ codes of conduct
Launch of drive for old laptops (and lithium batteries?)
Packing, and Other Questions
On-line synchronous
REQUIRED Pre-Departure Orientation Session 2: Nothing needed from LAC
Introduction to the class
Sign up for presentation topics
Read
Moreno, Juan. “Entering into the Realm of the other: A Few Suggestions for Crossing Boundaries of Human Difference.” Office of Diversity and Inclusion, University of Minnesota Extension.
Monday,
May 20
On-line asynchronous
On-line class modules begin
Geography and Demographics
Wednesday,
May 22
On-line asynchronous
On-line class
Captivating History.
Part I: Ancient African Civilizations, pp. 1-39
Friday,
May 24
On-line asynchronous
On-line class
Captivating History.
Part II: The Age of West African Empires, pp. 40-78
Monday
May 27
On-line asynchronous
On-line class
Captivating History.
Part III: The Spread, Decline and Impact of European Colonization, pp. 79-120
Tuesday,
May 28
On-line asynchronous
On-line class
West African Spirituality
Captivating History, chapter 10: “Traditional Cultures and Religions of West Africa” and “Conclusion.” pp. 121-134.
Adama Doumbia and Naomi Doumbia. The Way of the Elders: West African Spirituality and Tradition. 2nd Edition. BookBaby, 2022.
Part I: “Introduction” and “Cosmos and Nature”, pp. xi-82
Wednesday
May 29
On-line asynchronous
West African Spirituality
Adama Doumbia and Naomi Doumbia. The Way of the Elders: West African Spirituality and Tradition. 2nd Edition. BookBaby, 2022.
Part II: “Sacred Living”, pp. 85-158.
Thursday
May 30
In-Person class at Normandale Community College
1:00-1:30pm: Group building activities
1:30-3:00pm: Senegalese Culture: Caste System & Family names
Report to the United Nations about caste discrimination (2012): https://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/cerd/docs/ngos/raddho_idsn_senegal81.pdf
Tamari, Tal. « The Development of Caste Systems in West Africa.” The Journal of African History, Vol. 32, No. 2 (1991), pp. 221-250. https://www.jstor.org/stable/182616
4:00-7:00pm: Senegalese Culture: Etiquette & Food
Group preparation of Senegal’s National Dish: Thiéboudienne (fish with rice) and Senegalese peanut cookies
7:00pm: Film
Kouyaté, Dani. Keïta, l’héritage du griot (1995, 94 min)
Friday
May 31
In-Person class at Normandale Community College
10:00-12:00: Senegalese Culture: Griots and Music
Excerpt from Hale, Thomas. Griots and Griottes: Masters of Words and Music
1:00-2:30: Introduction to Wolof
3:00-4:30: Contemporary Senegalese News
4:30-7:00pm: Senegalese Food
Group preparation of chicken mafé (chicken in a tomato peanut sauce)
8:00: Film
Diop, Mati. Atlantique. (2019, 104 min)
Touré, Moussa. La Pirogue (2013, 83 min)
Herbulot, Jean Luc. Saloum (2021, 84 min)
Gaï Ramaka, Joseph. Karmen Geï, (2002, 86 min)
Saturday
June 1
Fly to Dakar, Senegal
Read Sow Fall, Aminata. The Beggar’s Strike on the plane (to be discussed on June 3rd)
Sunday
June 2
Arrive in Dakar airport; private transfer to hotel
In-country orientation--WARC
Walking tour of the Plateau
Evening dinner as a group in the hotel (included)
Monday
June 3
Dakar—
9:00-10:00: Breakfast at hotel (included)
10:00-10:30: Walk to WARC
10:30-11:30 Wolof Class at the WARC
11:30-11:45 Break
11:45-1:00: Wolof Class at the WARC
1:00-2:30: Lunch at WARC—included
2:30-4:30: Class meeting at WARC
Topics = The Beggar’s Strike by Animata Sow Fall
4:30-5:00: Walk to hotel
5:00-6:00: Free time
6:00-8:00: Group dinner–included; restaurant TBD
Presentation 1 by __________________________________________
Tuesday
June 4
Dakar—
9:00-10:00: Breakfast at hotel (included)
Presentation 2 by __________________________________________
Senegalese Fashion (led by Catherine and Sarah)
10:00-10:30 Walk to WARC
10:30-11:30: Wolof class at WARC
11:30-11:45: Break
11:45-1:00: Wolof class at WARC
1:00-2:30: lunch at WARC—included
2:30-3:00: Drive to HLM fabric market
3:00-5:00pm: Visit to HLM fabric market/tailor
7:00pm Evening dinner (not included) & cultural outing (DakART?) in the Plateau
Presentation 3 by __________________________________________
Wednesday
June 5
Dakar—
8:00-9:00: Breakfast at hotel (included)
9:00-9:30: Taxis to ferry port
10:00: Ferry to Gorée Island
10:30-3:00: Guided visit and lunch on Gorée Island
3:00-4:00: Free time
4:00-4:30: Ferry back to Dakar
4:30-5:30: Museum of Black Civilization (Musée de la Civilisation Noire)
5:30-6:00: Taxis to hotel
7:00pm: Evening dinner at hotel, included, with a class debriefing of the day’s visits.
Presentation 4 by __________________________________________
Thursday
June 6
Dakar—No transportation, instructors, or guide needed
9:00-10:00: Breakfast (included)/morning meeting over breakfast
Senegalese poetry & Négritude
Senghor: “Femme noire”
Diop: “Souffles”
10:00-10:30: Walk to Maison Senghor (17 minutes on foot from hotel)
10:30-11:30: Visit to Maison Senghor
11:30-11:45: Walk to Musée de la Femme (20 minutes on foot from Senghor museum)
12:00-1:00: Musée de la Femme (31 minutes on foot from Musée de la Femme)
1:00-2:30: Lunch at WARC
2:30-3:00: Taxi to Village des Arts
3:00-4:30: Village des Arts
4:30-5:00: Taxi to hotel
5:00-6:00: Free time
6:00-6:30: Presentation 5 by ______________________________________
6:30-7:30pm: Class Meeting at hotel
Evening dinner on your own
Friday
June 7
Dakar—
9:00-11:00: Breakfast in hotel (included) /morning class
Presentation 6 by __________________________________________
Topics = Senegalese cinema
Reading on the Lébou
2:00-5:00pm: at WARC: Film Screening of Ndeysaan, le prix du pardon followed by a discussion with Mansour Sora Wade (Sarah has arranged the screening of the film with Wade; no arrangements needed from the LAC, other than a room, a projector and a screen. Sarah has a laptop with a DVD player.)
5:00-5:45: Taxis to fish market
5:45- 7:15pm: Fish market / Village Artisanal
7:15-7:30: Taxis to hotel
7:30pm: Evening dinner (not included)
Saturday
June 8
Dakar—
9:00-10:00: Breakfast included /morning class meeting (taught by Sarah)
Presentation 7 by __________________________________________
Discussion of Ndeysaan, le prix du pardon
10:00-4:00pm Visit to Lac Rose; including boats, camel, buggy ride around the lake; lunch included
5:30pm: Presentation 8 by __________________________________________
Evening dinner and Folktale Telling Event
Sunday
June 9
Dakar-Ngor: Excursion to Ile Ngor
9:00-10:00: Breakfast included /morning meeting at hotel taught by Catherine and Sarah
Presentation 9 by __________________________________________
Something by Anta Diop on the Ndoep?
10:00-4:00pm Ngor Island / Plage
Optional visit to Djibril Diop Mambéty’s house.
6:00: Presentation 10 by __________________________________________
Evening dinner on your own
Monday
June 10
Dakar - Popenguine / Toubab Dialaw
9:00-10:00: Breakfast included /morning class meeting taught by Catherine
Topic: The École Internationale de Popenguine, founded in 2014 by Dr. Mouhamadou Bamba Ndiaye
10:00-11:00: Check out of hotel
11:00-1:00: Travel to Popenguine
As we drive, watch the countryside. What do you see/notice? (Journal)
1:00-1:30: Check into the Sobo Bade resort, founded by a Haitian poet and artist Girard Chenet (http://www.sobobade.com/)
1:30-2:30: Lunch at Sobo Bade, included
2:30-4:00: Afternoon free to explore Sobo Bade and relax visit
PM: Dinner at Sobo Bade (included)
Presentation 11 by _________________________________________
Tuesday
June 11
Popenguine / Toubab Dialaw
8:00-9:00am: Breakfast at Sobo Bade (included)
Presentation 12 by _________________________________________
9:00-9:30am: Transportation to the Ecole Internationale de Popenguine, (EIP; https://www.facebook.com/gaaludof/)
9:30-12:00:
Service-Learning project
12:00-1:00pm: Lunch with families in their homes
1:30-2:00pm: Transportation back to Sobo Bade
3:00-6:00pm: First art lesson at Sobo Bade, included (drumming, dance, painting, etc.—students will choose their classes individually)
Dinner at Sobo Bade (included)
Presentation 13 by _________________________________________
Wednesday
June 12
Popenguine / Toubab Dialaw
8:00-9:00am: Breakfast at Sobo Bade (included)
Presentation 14 by _________________________________________
9:00-9:30am: Transportation to the Ecole Internationale de Popenguine, (EIP; https://www.facebook.com/gaaludof/)
9:30-12:00:
Service-Learning project
12:00-1:00pm: Lunch with families in their homes
1:30-2:00pm: Transportation back to Sobo Bade
3:00-6:00pm: Second art lesson at Sobo Bade, included (drumming, dance, painting, etc.—students will choose their classes individually)
Dinner at Sobo Bade (included)
Presentation 15 by _________________________________________
Thursday
June 13
Popenguine/Bandia Nature Preserve
9:00-10:00am: Breakfast at Sobo Bade (included)
Presentation 16 by _________________________________________
10:00-11:00am: Transportation to the Bandia Nature Preserve
11:00am-1:00pm: Visit to Bandia Nature Preserve (entry fee included)
1:00-2:00pm Lunch at Bandia (included)
2:00-3:00pm Transportation back to Sobo Bade
Evening free
Dinner at Sobo Bade (included)
Presentation 17 by _________________________________________
Friday
June 14
Popenguine / Toubab Dialaw
8:00-9:00am: Breakfast at Sobo Bade, included
Presentation 18 by _________________________________________
9:00-9:30am: Transportation to the EIP
9:30-Morning visit to EIP (Transportation to and from school)
Service-Learning project?
Lunch at EIP
Afternoon free
Dinner at Sobo Bade (included)
Presentation 19 by _________________________________________
Saturday
June 15
Popenguine/Toubab Dialaw-Paris
9:00-10:00am: Breakfast included
Presentation 20 by _________________________________________
10:00am-12:00pm: morning class at Sobo Bade, taught by Catherine and Sarah
Course conclusion and take-aways
1:00pm-ish: third art lesson at Sobo Bade, included (drumming, dance, painting, etc.—students choose classes individually)
Afternoon free at Sobo Bade
Dinner at Sobo Bade (included)
PM: Private transfer from Popenguine to Dakar airport; depart on an overnight flight to Paris CDG
Sunday
June 16
Arrive home in Minneapolis
Estimated Cost
ESTIMATED Study Abroad Program Fee
Amount
SUBTOTAL: Program Fee Billed to Student Account
$4,550
What's included in the Study Abroad Program Fee:
• Personalized advising
• Pre-departure orientation
• Tuition
• International insurance
• Lodging
• On-site conference rooms for class meetings
• Some meals
• On-site transportation between sites and for day-trips
• Faculty-leader support
• Re-entry support
• Entrance fees to museum, sites, and cultural experiences
DEPOSIT BILLED TO YOUR UMN ACCOUNT March 2024 $500
Balance Billed to your UMN account May 2024 $4050
What's NOT included in the Study Abroad Program Fee:
Flight
Some meals
Personal Travel
Academics
Students will receive 3 UMN credits for enrolling in the FREN 1025 as a reqirement for this study abroad program.
Scholarships for UMN Morris Students
Stipend Request
Complete this form to have your stipend applied to a May/Summer 2024 Study Abroad Program.
Scholarships
All confirmed students are eligible to receive one of the following scholarships. In your program application please mention if you intend to join the Peace Corps or if you're traveling internationally for the first time.
Sam and Nancy Schuman Scholarship
a)full-time, b)undergraduate students who are a junior or senior, c)attending the University of Minnesota Morris, d)who demonstrate academic merit, e)participating in an approved study abroad program prior to graduation
Stahman Endowed Scholarship
a) full-time, b) undergraduate students who are sophomores, juniors or seniors, c) attending the University of Minnesota Morris, d) who demonstrate academic merit defined as a minimum GPA of 2.5, e) who are participating in a University approved study abroad program, f) preference will be given to students with a strong interest in serving in the Peace Corps after graduation.
Thornes Family Travel Scholar
A scholarship for full-time, undergraduate degree-seeking students who have never traveled outside of North America to participate in UMN Morris-sanctioned study abroad programs.
MAX Scholarship
Support of educational opportunities for students who wish to enhance their UMM academic career through activities including, but not limited to, internships, studying abroad, community-engaged learning (formerly known as service learning) and undergraduate research.
Konz Study Abroad Scholarship
A scholarship for full-time, undergraduate degree-seeking students who demonstrate academic merit defined as having a GPA of 3.0 or greater, demonstrate financial need and are participating in a University-approved study abroad program with an academic focus. Preference will be given to Economics majors or Business and Management majors.
Study Abroad Scholarship
a) full-time, b) undergraduate students, c) enrolled in the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM) and who have completed at least one academic year at Morris, d) who demonstrate financial need in that they may not otherwise be able to afford the program, e) who demonstrate academic merit further defined as a minimum GPA of 3.0, f) are participating in a UMM approved study abroad program and have provided a compelling and knowledgeable case for why they are choosing their designated program and the outcome they wish to receive from the program.
CANCELLATION POLICY.pdfRequirements of Travel to Senegal
State Department's Travel Guidelines
Must have a valid US Passport that will not expire within 6 months of travel
Yellow Fever Vaccination
Apply Here
National Scholarship: The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/
Check the link above for eligibility and to start your application
Application opens mid-January
Application Deadline – Thursday, March 7, 2024, at 11:59pm Pacific Time
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. To be eligible for the Gilman Program, applicants must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or internship.