RUSS 25
Williams in Georgia Winter 2020

Cross-listed SPEC 25
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Williams has a unique program in the Republic of Georgia, which offers students the opportunity to engage in three-week-long internships in a wide variety of fields. Our students have helped in humanitarian relief organizations like Save the Children, interned in journalism at The Georgian Times, taught unemployed women computer skills at The Rustavi Project, documented wildlife, studied with a Georgian photographer, done rounds at the Institute of Cardiology, and learned about transitional economies at the Georgian National Bank. In addition to working in their chosen fields, students experience Georgian culture through museum visits, concerts, lectures, meetings with Georgian students, and excursions. Visit the sacred eleventh-century Cathedral of Svetitskhoveli and the twentieth-century Stalin Museum, see the birthplace of the wine grape in Kakheti, and explore the region where Jason sought the Golden Fleece. Participants are housed in pairs with English-speaking families in Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital city. At the end of the course, students will write a 10-page paper assessing their overall trip experience. Adjunct Instructor Bio: Vladimir Ivantsov holds a PhD in Russian Studies from McGill University (Canada). Prior to coming to Williams, he taught at McGill University and St. Petersburg State University (Russia). His research interests cover a broad spectrum of topics, including Dostoevsky, existentialism, and rock and pop culture. He published a book on the contemporary Russian writer Vladimir Makanin.
The Class: Format: travel
Limit: 8
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: 10-page paper
Prerequisites: none; knowledge of Russian or Georgian is not required
Enrollment Preferences: interested students must attend an informational meeting and submit a short essay about their interest in the course
Materials/Lab Fee: $2,922
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
SPEC 25 RUSS 25
Attributes: EXPE Experiential Education Courses
TRVL Winter Study Travel Course

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