Event Title
Adventure Learning Grant
Description
The 2014 Adventure Learning Grant recipients have returned from their travels! In their talk, Mikhaila, Becca and Kathryn will discuss their experiences in Central and South America.
About the Lecturers: Mikhaila, Becca, and Kathryn are the 2014 recipients of the Adventure Learning Grant, a $20,000 grant given to three students annually to travel anywhere in the world for 9 months. In their talk, each of them will discuss their experiences traveling on their own. They will detail the original purpose of their trip as well as what they found along the way.
Mikhaila Thornton traveled to Peru and Nicaragua in 2015-16 exploring the cultural importance of shoemaking and the effects that the shoe industry has on other cultures. Her concentration title is "Designing for the Body: Movement, Materials & Aesthetics" which focuses on the ins and outs of footwear design.
Becca Pelham traveled to the Dominican Republic and Cuba in 2015-16 to study Women in Education, Tourism, and Sex Work. Her concentration is Reclaimed Voices: Empowering Women across Cultures through Creative Writing and Counter-Narratives.
Kathryn Durning’s concentration is "Law, Immigration, and Queer Studies". She has built on her ALG experience (Queer Migration Experiences in Nicaragua and Costa Rica) by returning to CR and is completing her senior project: "How do trans women experience migration and resettlement in Costa Rica".
Document Type
Event
Start Date
12-4-2017 12:00 PM
End Date
12-4-2017 1:20 PM
Location
Fairhaven College Auditorium
Resource Type
Moving image
Title of Series
World Issues Forum
Genre/Form
lectures
Contributing Repository
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Adventure education--United States; Experiential learning--United States; Shoe industry--Nicaragua; Show industry--Peru; Fashion design--Nicaragua; Fashion design--Peru; Women in education--Dominican Repubic; Women in education--Cuba; Women in tourism--Dominican Republic; Women in tourism--Cuba; Prostitutes--Dominican Republic; Prostitutes--Cuba; Emigration and immigration law--Nicaragua; Emigration and immigration law--Costa Rica; Transgender people--Legal status, laws, etc.--Nicaragua; Transgender people--Legal status, laws, etc.--Costa Rica
Geographic Coverage
United States; Peru; Nicaragua; Dominican Republic; Cuba; Costa Rica
Type
Moving image
Keywords
Adventure Learning Grant, Fairhaven College, Creative and Cultural Expression
Rights
This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws.
Language
English
Format
video/mp4
Adventure Learning Grant
Fairhaven College Auditorium
The 2014 Adventure Learning Grant recipients have returned from their travels! In their talk, Mikhaila, Becca and Kathryn will discuss their experiences in Central and South America.
About the Lecturers: Mikhaila, Becca, and Kathryn are the 2014 recipients of the Adventure Learning Grant, a $20,000 grant given to three students annually to travel anywhere in the world for 9 months. In their talk, each of them will discuss their experiences traveling on their own. They will detail the original purpose of their trip as well as what they found along the way.
Mikhaila Thornton traveled to Peru and Nicaragua in 2015-16 exploring the cultural importance of shoemaking and the effects that the shoe industry has on other cultures. Her concentration title is "Designing for the Body: Movement, Materials & Aesthetics" which focuses on the ins and outs of footwear design.
Becca Pelham traveled to the Dominican Republic and Cuba in 2015-16 to study Women in Education, Tourism, and Sex Work. Her concentration is Reclaimed Voices: Empowering Women across Cultures through Creative Writing and Counter-Narratives.
Kathryn Durning’s concentration is "Law, Immigration, and Queer Studies". She has built on her ALG experience (Queer Migration Experiences in Nicaragua and Costa Rica) by returning to CR and is completing her senior project: "How do trans women experience migration and resettlement in Costa Rica".
