喜马拉雅旅行者

课程描述

Though the Himalayas are often described as a remote and isolated 地区, travel has been an essential aspect of Himalayan cultures for centuries. 在这个跨学科的领域 seminar, students will consider the histories and contemporary practices of pilgrimage, 移民和尼泊尔的旅游业. Beginning during the Spring semester with a weekend excursion to Jackson Heights (Queens) in New York City, the center of the Himalayan community in the US, this course will trace the migration routes backward from New 约克到高喜马拉雅山脉. After a brief orientation in Kathmandu, students will begin developing the skills and knowledge necessary for the completion of team-based research projects through lectures and readings on the history of travel in Nepal and visits and research excursions to important sites in the Kathmandu Valley. 学生将 learn conversational Nepali and meet with young people from the Mustang 地区 of Western Nepal who have migrated to Kathmandu for educational and economic opportunities.

The second part of the travel seminar will consist of a research-focused trip to Mustang, with students working in teams focused on different aspects of travel in the 地区: religious pilgrimage, trade, migration, 和旅游. 每个小组将与一名尼泊尔人合作 co-researcher from the 地区 to facilitate deeper connections with the community. Language classes and lectures will continue during this portion of the seminar but more instructional time will be devoted to field-based research. 旅行即将结束 with research presentations in Kathmandu and reflection on the experience of the travel seminar as preparation for the return journey.

学习目标

To develop a basic literacy in the cultural geography of the Himalayas.
To develop an appreciation of the conceptual 挑战 involved in the study of the Himalayas and to cultivate interdisciplinary approaches to fruitfully engaging these 挑战.
To develop skills in research, writing, collaboration and presentation through a series 组 and individual research projects on topics in Himalayan Studies.
To develop a thorough understanding of patterns of human movements in the Himalayan 地区
of Nepal in the context of nomadic pastoralism, trade, religious pilgrimage, migration, 和旅游.
To develop an appreciation of the conceptual 挑战 involved in the study of Himalayan
travel and to cultivate interdisciplinary approaches to fruitfully engaging these 挑战.
To develop skills in research, writing, collaboration and presentation through a series 组
and individual research projects on topics in Himalayan travel.

初步行程/主题*

2025年4月 -游览纽约皇后区杰克逊高地

5月19 -20日 -旅游日

5月21日 -抵达加德满都

5月22 - 27日 - Kathmandu: language classes, guest lectures, site-based learning (tours, excursions, 研究活动)

5月28日 -从加德满都飞往约翰逊

5月29日- 6月5日 - Mustang: research groups w/local researchers

5月6日 -从约翰逊飞往加德满都

6月7 - 8日 -加德满都:学生演讲

6月9日 -旅游日

*final itinerary is subject to change based on availability and travel schedule

重要的信息

日期: 2025年5月19日- 6月9日(含差旅费)

Co-requisite: 学生必须参加 AS-221:喜马拉雅山 2025年春季. If approved for the travel seminar, OCSE will enroll you in both 校内课程和旅行研讨会.

学分: 6 credits (3 credits for AS 221 and 3 credits for TX-200C).

项目费用: The anticipated fee is between $6,500 - $6,900 (depending on enrollment). 这个项目 fee includes Skidmore tuition, round-trip airfare between New York City/Newark and Kathmandu, Nepal; ground and air transportation for program excursions; on-site accommodations in shared rooms; some group meals and a meal stipend; international medical insurance; entrance and activity fees; local resource faculty and Skidmore faculty. 金融符合条件的学生可获得援助.

食宿: 这个项目 fee includes program housing in shared accommodations. 一些团体餐 will be provided and students will receive a meal stipend. 更具体的信息 about meals and housing will be communicated to students upon acceptance.

航班: Roundtrip airfare from New York City or Newark to Kathmandu, Nepal is included in 项目费用. Exact flights will be booked once enrollment is confirmed. 学生 are responsible for getting themselves to/from the airport at the start and end of 这个项目.

申请过程: The deadline for applications is October 15, 2024. 学生必须申请浏览旅游讲座 MyOCSE门户. Applications will be reviewed and students will be notified of acceptances before 2025年春季课程报名.