Peru
A Fusion of Identities: Exploring Peru’s Complex Past, Present and Future
May 29–June 8, 2008
Itinerary
This 11-day seminar begins in Lima (6 nights) and ends in Cusco (4 nights). Round-trip group travel by air from Lima to Cusco is included in the seminar fee. Seminar participants should plan to fly home (or on to further travels) after the seminar from Lima.
Seminar Fee
CIEE Member: $2,750 Non-Member: $2,950
Academic Content (please note this is tentative and subject to change)
Lectures
- Terror and Turmoil: The Violent Decade
- The Fujimori Solution and His Legacy
- Redefining Culture: Peru’s Minorities
- La Comisión de la Verdad and Modern Human Rights
- Coca and the Cocaine Economy
- How Free is Free Trade?
- The Christian Solution: Catholicism vs. Evangelicalism
- Peru’s Public Educational Crisis
- Tourism and Sustainability
Co-curricular Site Visits & Field Trips
- Walking tour of Miraflores
- Mirabus: Lima at Night Bus Tour
- Visit to Lima’s Colonial Center
- Archeological Site: Pucllana
- Qoricancha/Santo Domingo
- Saxahuayman
- Pisaq
- Machu Picchu
Rationale
To say ‘Peru’ is to conjure up many different images relating to its ancient history (Pre-Columbian Civilizations) and its more recent troubled history (Shining Path, Fujimori, Cocaine Industry). Experience Peru's present firsthand and how changes have affected Peruvian's perception of themselves and their country in the first decade of the new millennium. From the national economy to the informal sector, explore how Peru's expanding global economy is expected to impact the future of poverty and equality within its borders. The seminar will take place both in Lima and in Cusco and will include a trip to Machu Picchu.
Host Institution
The seminar is hosted by the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) in Lima. The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), founded in 1917, is the oldest established private higher educational institution in Peru. The impressive 90-acre campus houses faculty buildings, the central library, computer facilities, the sports center, student cafeterias, and even an archaeological dig site. Nearly 17,000 students study at the PUCP. The University has many research centers, including the Institute for Democracy and Humans Rights. The campus is located in the district of San Miguel, a busy area with enormous commercial activity.
Seminar Leadership
Dr. Melvin Ledgard completed his undergraduate studies in linguistics and literature at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). Dr. Ledgard then earned a Ph.D. in Hispanic Literature from the University of Texas at Austin in 1995. He is very familiar with the U.S. university academic system through his experience teaching undergraduates for over 9 years at UT-Austin and Pace University. In addition, he taught literature at the Universidad Ricardo Palma in Lima from 1985–1989 and since 1999 has been teaching literature and film at PUCP. In addition, he has published three books, including a novel, and numerous articles on film, literature, and comics. He is fluent in four languages.
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