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AN 335 - Media Nomads: Youth, Television and Trekking in the Buddhist Himalayas


Students explore the processes of globalization and the pressure to modernize among youth in Ladakh, northern India, a Himalayan Buddhist community.  Research will focus on Buddhist youth, the influence of television, tourism and global media.  Students divide time between living at a high school teaching media literacy workshops/conducting student interviews, and trekking. 

Prerequisites: AN 233

Half course
Liberal Studies Curriculum: Global Issues that Impact the Common Good