SUMMER-ABROAD.UCDAVIS.EDU July 09, 2008 04:01 AM
Eric Schroeder, Ph.D.*
University Writing Program UC Davis
* Academic Federation Excellence in Teaching Award, 1996
ejschroeder@ucdavis.edu
Eric Schroeder has been teaching at UC Davis since 1984. He teaches for three departments: University Writing Program, American Studies, and Integrated Studies. He has previously taught for the Summer Abroad Program in Edinburgh, Scotland and the program in Melbourne, Australia.
Class Size: 18-24
Visit the South Africa Photo Galleries
This program introduces students to the literature, history, cinema, and ecology of South Africa. We will study the phases of the country’s past: its pre-European history, colonial settlement, the apartheid and post-apartheid eras. The literature examines the themes of place, dislocation, and change; it includes works by prize-winning writers Nadine Gordimer, Zakes Mda, J. M. Coetzee, and Nelson Mandela. The last decade has witnessed a flowering of South African cinema, and we’ll watch a selection of films that address recent political and cultural changes. The course includes field trips to museums, places of historical interest, and botanical and zoological parks in and around Cape Town. The last week takes place at Edeni Bush Lodge, a private game reserve bordering Kruger National Park, where we will observe plants, birds, and mammals in their natural habitats.
