Courses and Faculty

Required courses

HUM 350T: Life and Culture in South Africa [GE C.3. & Z]
This course introduces students to the social, historical and cultural highlights of contemporary South Africa, as well as principles and methods useful for analyzing cultures and their own interactions with them.

AMST 300: Intro to American Popular Culture: The U.S. and South Africa  [GE D.5]
This course situates the study of American popular culture in a global context, with a particular focus on the transnational flow of people, products, ideas, and culture between the U.S. and South Africa. South Africa offers a compelling case study of globalization; as the scholar James Campbell writes, "In few if any societies in the world did the process of Americanization begin so early; in few if any has it been so thoroughgoing, so replete with irony, or of such central historical significance." Using an interdisciplinary approach that integrates literature, music, film, journalism, and history, this course will examine the impact of globalization on race relations, class formation, consumer culture, gender roles, and youth culture in South Africa. At the same time, we will study the reverse process, examining the ways in which South African culture and politics have had an influence on the American popular imagination.

Faculty

Dr. Adam Golub

Dr. Adam Golub is an assistant professor of the Department of American Studies at California State University, Fullerton. He teaches courses on popular culture, music, childhood and youth culture, and the globalization of American culture. His work has appeared in American Quarterly, Film and History, and Transformations: The Journal of Inclusive Scholarship and Pedagogy. His article on the global reception of the juvenile delinquency film The Blackboard Jungle was recently published in Red Feather: An International Journal of Children's Visual Culture. In 2005, he participated in a summer research trip to Japan under the auspices of a Freeman Asian Studies Grant. Dr. Golub has a Ph.D. in American Studies from The University of Texas at Austin, an M.A.T. in English from Boston College, and a B.A. in English from Vassar College.

Office: UH-415
Office Telephone: (657) 278-5899
Email address: agolub@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.

South Africa Study Abroad Student Statement

South Africa 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.