Study abroad is often a life-changing experience for students. Feminist study abroad also helps them think about how they can participate in changing the world toward inclusion, equity and justice.
I am currently leading a semester study abroad: “Gender, Race and Class in London” through Global Education Oregon . The Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at Oregon State University has collaborated with the University of Oregon’s GEO to offer the annual program open to any student enrolled in a U.S. college or university.
In all three courses, we ask students to think about gender, race, class and other forms of social difference as part of systems of power in the U.K. that unequally advantage and disadvantage people. Inevitably we make comparisons and contrasts with the U.S., so even as students are learning about other histories, cultures and societies, they’re also honing their skills to offer critical feminist analysis, both at home and abroad.
I encourage everyone to look at their social position with a fastidious eye and pull from sources you may not be familiar with or entirely comfortable with. Being able to apply our knowledge of hegemonic structures of power transnationally and trans-culturally, we can better understand the inner workings of the systems that continue to denigrate and oppress us.
Thinking back to the conversations I had with the retired coal miner, countryside tour guide and art gallery assistant, the single unifying question they asked me was what I was studying. The study abroad experience is remarkably different when approached with a feminist lens. Conversing with experts on their own firsthand experiences on the topics and visiting landmarks and specific places discussed in class have allowed me to develop a new and unique perspective on gender, race and class in the U.K. This study abroad program has not only allowed me to travel around the U.K. and engage with experts based on my course curriculum, but it has also provided me with a better understanding of the topics.
Feminist study abroad provides a unique educational opportunity for students to appreciate and learn from another culture, while at the same time deepening skills of feminist analysis and imagining possibilities for social change. After only four weeks in the program, we can see the impact the experience has had for these students is significantly different from traditional study abroad.
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