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Summer in India: Information Session II
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At this interest meeting, students will learn about coursework and requirements, hear from past students about their experiences, receive details about the application, and have the opportunity to ask additional questions about the class.
If you are interested in the course but unable to attend the information session, please reach out to Kelly (ksebetka@sp2.upenn.edu) with any questions.
Course description: In SWRK 772: Postcolonial Social Work Practice: International Social Welfare in India, students examine the global welfare system and its engagement with marginalized communities. This six-week course in Kolkata, India, centers around a sex workers’ collaborative in Sonagachi, one of Asia’s largest red light districts. Interviews with the collaborative’s workers and study of their grassroots movement are combined with class discussions and research projects in which students engage with texts on HIV, sex work, feminist postcolonial theory, and international social work. Check out the course information sheet for more details.