by Social Sciences
Consider studying abroad in Wales this summer! Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students, Wales 2024: Community Transformations is a 16-day exploration of how the “first industrialized nation in the world” (according to National Museum Wales) has transitioned environmentally, economically, culturally and politically.
Using natural and cultural heritage institutions as our medium (national museums, national parks and World Heritage Sites), we will dig into how these institutions navigate the environmental and economic scarring of deindustrialization and try to create a balance between following Welsh Parliament policy and community-based planning. Students will design individual research projects using landscape analysis to present at the Vernacular Architecture Forum hosted at MTU in June 2024. All three courses taught by Mark Rhodes and Kathryn Hannum (both SS) center interdisciplinary-yet-geographic questions upon industrial communities and national identities.
Interested students can reach out to Rhodes directly at marhodes@mtu.edu, visit the program website and apply, and/or mark their calendars for 5 p.m. on Wednesday (Nov. 8) and next Tuesday (Nov. 14) for informational sessions on campus in AOB 209.