Courses and Faculty

Courses

GEOG 355: Global Cuisines (3) [GE E]
This course introduces the international dimensions of food and wine traditions in the Latin American cultural landscape. Students investigate foods and drinks that are wild, tabooed, medicinal, gendered and erotic. Migrant cuisine from Mexico, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East are also examined.

HUM 350T: Costa Rican Life and Culture (3) [GE C.3 & Z]
An introduction to Costa Rican history, culture and civilization. An overview of Central America from the colonial period to modernity in order to gain the tools necessary to analyze and critically respond to modern day Costa Rica from an interdisciplinary approach. Special attention will be paid to current cultural issues in Costa Rica, both in urban and rural spheres, in Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures, from the traditional to the (newly) technological. The effects of globalization (including tourism) on local cultures will also be highlighted.

Faculty

Dr. Karen Stocker

Karen Stocker is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology, with specialties in cultural and linguistic anthropology. Her primary fieldwork site is in Costa Rica and her research has encompassed varied topics, including indigenous storytelling and medicinal plant use, Costa Rica's first women voters, banana plantation workers, educational practices and discrimination in school, Chorotega Indigenous identities, the nexus of tradition and technology, artistic practices and foodways, and the effects of tourism on local cultures. She is the author of two books (and a third one in progress) about Costa Rican cultural practices.

Office: UH-214
Office Telephone: (657) 278-1070
Email address: kstocker@fullerton.edu

Registration

After your application is approved, we will register you in your selected classes. After you are registered, you will be notified to go online and pay tuition for your Summer units. All adds, drops or schedule changes must be completed prior to leaving for this trip.

Summer 2013 tuition is separate from the program fees and will be paid through Student Financial Services after enrollment is complete.

Costa Rica Study Abroad Student Statement

Costa Rica study abroad students are expected to attend all of their registered classes, unless there is a medical reason which prevents them from doing so, and to adhere to all behavioral norms established on their respective campuses. Additionally, they are required to follow the laws and regulations, and respect the cultural mores, national traditions and customs of the host country.

The CSUF Summer 2013 Costa Rica study abroad program is made possible through an agreement between CSUF and the American Institute for Foreign Study. CSUF coordinates the academic aspects of the program, while AIFS coordinates the accommodations, transportation, insurance, teaching facilities and support services. For more information, visit http://www.partnership center.com or email info@aifs.com.