CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY

(University System of Georgia)

5900 N. Lee Street

Morrow, Georgia 30260

 

FULBRIGHT-HAYS OVERSEAS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

June 28 – July 27, 04

 

SEMINAR ON HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ASPECTS OF ARGENTINA AND CHILE

 

Scope of the Program

 

The special four-week professional development program in Chile and Argentina is part of an on-going International Studies Program. The 15-member team participating in the seminar will consist of social science, humanities, education and business professors belonging to the universities and colleges in Georgia and K-12 teachers.

 

The primary purpose of the program is to provide overseas academic and field experiences to faculty members so that they can increase their knowledge, provide greater coverage to the two countries in the courses they teach, and also help students overcome stereotypical images. The ultimate goal is to promote mutual understanding between Argentina/Chile and the United States. The specific objectives are to:

 

1. develop a greater understanding of the historical, political, social, educational and cultural aspects.
2. observe the interaction between tradition and modernity and their consequences on social change.
3. engage in a series of dialogues with native scholars and experts and use the same as a basis for preparing teaching and learning materials.
4. gain insights into the contributions of the people in the area of customs, art, architecture and music.

 

The visiting team will participate in an academic program of lectures and field trips in Santiago and Buenos Aires. Native scholars affiliated with institutions of higher education and cultural exchange organizations will serve as resource persons for the above activities. During the course of the overseas program, participants will also spend a few days in and around Córdoba, Mendoza, Iguazú Falls, Valparaíso/Viña del Mar, Concepción and La Serena.

 

In Cordoba, Argentina, the seminar involves three presentations, to be held on July 16, at Windsor & Tower Hotel, by the following scholars:

 

Osvaldo Carnero – Cordoba: culture & society.

mailto: Osvaldo Carnero

Magdalena González Navarro & Constanza González Navarro – A brief review on the History of Cordoba.

mailto: Magdalena Gonzalez

mailto: Constanza Gonzalez

Daniel Semyraz – Cordoba: economic outlook.

mailto: Daniel Semyraz

NB:Daniel Semyraz is the Secretary of Economy and Finance of the City of Cordoba.

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Rajgopal Sashti with Daniel Semyraz, Magdalena Gonzalez and Osvaldo Carnero.

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Throughout the duration of the project seminar delegates will divide into a number of study groups focusing on such topics as urban and rural lifestyles, modernization, educational systems, social institutions and cultural heritage.

 

Program Directors

 

Rajgopal Sashti, Director, Nine University and College International Studies Consortium of Georgia, Clayton College and State University, Morrow, Georgia 30260, USA, Tel: 770-961-3485, Fax:770-961-3700,

rajgopalsashti@mail.clatyon.edu

 

Bernardo Subercaseux, Professor, University of Chile, Santiago, CHILE, Tel: 56-11-678-7001, Mobile: 09-234-4609

besuberc@uchile.cl

 

Norma Gonzalez, Executive Director, Fulbright Commision, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, Tel: 54-11-4814-3561/62

Fax: 54-11-4814-1377

ngonzalez@fulbright.com.ar

 

CÓRDOBA – CULTURE & SOCIETY

SUMMARY

 

Religion

• The role of the Catholic Church in shaping the early life of Córdoba.
• Religion today: dogmatism or secularism?

 

 

Government & politics

• The system of government after the Reforms to the Constitution of Córdoba in1987 and in 2001.
• Political parties & political issues in Córdoba today.

 

 

Education

• Organization of the educational system in Córdoba – Some differences with the national order.
• Education, politics and religion.

 

 

The Mass Media

• Newspapers and other printed material.
• Radio and television.

 

 

Art & Literature

• Fiction and poetry in Córdoba.
• Classical & popular music in Córdoba.

Brief review to the history of Cordoba

 

 

1) Cordoba city and the importance of its foundation (16th century)

 

 

2) Jesuits Order work (education, economic development, etc.)

 

 

3) The role of Cordoba city during the independence revolution

 

 

4) Development of Cordoba city at the end of the 19th century

 

 

5) The 1918 University Reform in Cordoba.

CÓRDOBA

 

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

 

1. General aspects:

·        Location

·        Geography

·        Population

·        Economic structure

 

 

2. Sector analysis:

·        Agriculture

·        Industry

·        Mining

·        Services

·        Tourism

·        Foreign trade

·        Public sector

 

 

3. Development strategy:

·        Geopolitical approach

·        Macroeconomic framework

·        Key sectors