Applications are now being accepted for the Ohio University study abroad program on Human Rights, Law & Justice in Northern Ireland, Spring Break 2016.
Application information is online, and the deadline is Oct. 4.
An information session will be held on Sept. 23 from 5 to 6 pm in Bentley Annex 007 with Program Director Dr. Haley Duschinski, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Law, Justice & Culture.
This Tier 2 course (ANTH 4620) is open to students in all majors and departments. It counts toward the Anthropology major requirements as well as the Law, Justice & Culture Certificate. It also counts toward the War and Peace Major and Certificate program. The course is 3 credit hours.
This is the fourth year that the study abroad trip has been offered. The course focuses on post-conflict transition, “dealing with the past,” contested memories, and the legacy of human rights abuses for various sections of Northern Ireland society.
Today, Northern Ireland is going through a cultural and artistic renaissance as it emerges from decades of conflict, resistance, and armed struggle known locally as “the Troubles.”
This spring break study abroad program offers students the unique opportunity to explore human rights, law, and justice through an intensive nine-day study abroad experience in post-conflict Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland.
Students pose outside of Alternatives, a community-based restorative justice organization on Shankill Road in Belfast in 2015.
The program includes interactions with former combatants, human rights lawyers, ex-political prisoners, victims associations, and restorative justice practitioners, as well as visits to museums, former prisons, and non-governmental organizations.
Through interactions with local scholars, social activists, students, and human rights groups, students gain firsthand knowledge of peacekeeping and peace-building, human rights and peace activism, and the politics of truth, justice, and reconciliation in post-conflict Northern Ireland.
For more information, contact Duschinski at duschins@ohio.edu or visit www.ohio.edu/global/goglobal/programs/northern-ireland.cfm.
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