SIT School for International Training

SIT Study Abroad programs are developed around a framework of the most critical global issues (CGIs) of the day. Our programs are interdisciplinary and appropriate for a variety of majors. Most programs address two CGIs within specific cultural and geographical contexts or comparatively across several countries and continents.

Social Movements, Democracy, and Cultural Identity

Examine how cultural memory and collective identities engage present-day social movements and rewrite Mediterranean geopolitics.

Highlights

• Spend 10 days in northern Morocco visiting the international city of Tangier and the blue city of Chefchaouen.
• Learn how Mediterranean geopolitics is written by grassroots organizations and social movements.
• Study Spanish in Seville, a city with a rich cultural history drawn from Spanish, Roma, and Arabic influences.
• Examine how collective identity and cultural memory shape the ideological platforms of social movements and political institutions.
• Engage with human rights NGOs and learn about the complex tapestry of migration involving sub-Saharan Africa, the Mediterranean region, and the EU.