The International Winter School 2000
South Africa

The International Winter School (IWS) at the University of Natal is now accepting applications for the International Winter School 2000. The session starts on 17 June and will run to 5 August.

The IWS is now in its third year and the following courses are offered:

* CULTURE AND DIVERSITY IN THE RAINBOW NATION:
consisting of five modules that explore the language, culture, and historic influences on South Africa.

* SERVICE LEARNING:
tailored to suit the particular needs of the student as much as possible. In addition to a secured and supervised placement, the student will visit urban and rural environmental and development projects and will be exposed to a range of social, cultural, and historical sites during their stay.

* POLICY ISSUES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE:
in which a student performs an internship with an approved community organisation to experience first hand the realities of building a democracy in South Africa, while examining policies at a theoretical level.

* AFRICAN ART:
a study of the regional arts, especially ceramics and beadware

* TURBULENT TIMES: KWAZULU-NATAL FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO PRESENT:
a history course that presents KwaZulu-Natal in its South African context through the Zulu Kingdom, the British Colonial period and the apartheid era to the present day.

* POST-APARTHEID FICTIONS:
Explores the writing being produced in the shifting and ambiguous world of contemporary South Africa, and explains how stories can be used as a tool of healing for society.

* ZULU LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

A comprehensive fee of US$3,000 covers tuition, housing, meals, medical insurance and excursions.

Please contact Andrea Gommans via IWS@admin.und.ac.za for brochures, application forms or any additional information.

International Winter School
University of Natal
Durban
4041
SOUTH AFRICA
tel: +27 (0)31 260 2677
fax: +27 (0)31 260 2136
IWS@admin.und.ac.za
http://www.und.ac.za/und/winter/index.html