Summer 2018 Ethnography Field School in Mexico

OSEA celebrates 15 years of innovative trans-cultural exchange, community

outreach, language immersion, service learning, and interdisciplinary field

study in the Maya Community of Pisté, Yucatán, México

*Open School of Ethnography and Anthropology

Founded in 2003, OSEA provides US students training in ethnography and

community based service learning. Participants learn to design & conduct

research on issues that are significant for you. Focus on academic research

or practicum experience that gives you the edge for grad program, medical

school or work in public or private sector.

Students design research on issues that they choose, in areas such as

– medical anthropology, public health, medical pluralism,

– heritage, community tourism, sustainability, eco-tourism,

– gender/sexualities, new ways of being Maya in global culture, identity

& social media

– spiritualities & belief, religion & rituals of belonging

– NGOs & globalization, tourism ethnography, anthropology of food,

– theatre & music, performance, anthropology of art/aesthetic

– community culture and politics, Mexican electoral politics

– Six Week Ethnography Field School: Jun 17 to July 28

– Four Week Options for 6 credits in different sessions

– Intensive Spanish. Jun 5 to Jun 17

– Maya Language Immersion (6 weeks). Jun 17-July 28

*Early Decision Enrollment for next summer begins on December 20

– Early Decision Enrollment $300 tuition discount. Deadline Jan 20

– Regular Enrollment Deadline Feb 20

– Late Enrollment Available after Feb 25

– Online Application Process

**Home Stays with Maya families

Please Email us directly with your questions!

*Dr. Quetzil Castaneda, Director OSEA,* quetzil@osea-cite.org