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ZIMBABWE-PROFESSOR BROCKETT Interdisciplinary Course: From Colony to Nation State: The Role of Communication and Identity Formation in the Zimbabwe Experience Hiram students and Communications professor Mary Ann Brockett along with Hiram Psychology professor Gwen Fischer completed their third successful study abroad trip to the Southern African country of Zimbabwe in November and December of 1998. Traveling to Zimbabwe for three weeks studying the effects of identification and communication on the process of nation-building in the African nation of Zimbabwe earned Hiram students a four hour interdisciplinary course credit (a graduate requirement). The students studied the Shona language, interviewed Zimbabwean nationals, and visited many memorable sites such as Victoria Falls and the Great Zimbabwe Ruins. The next Zimbabwe trip is scheduled for Spring of 2001. For more information visit Professor Brockett's homepage or the Study Abroad office.   JAPAN-PROFESSOR AMBUSKE Professor Gail Ambuske, along with Hiram Art Professor Lisa Safford, will be leading a group of Hiram students on the first Study Abroad trip to Japan in the Spring of 2001. Professor Ambuske will teach a course in "Communication Between Cultures" during the Spring 12 Week Session and team teach with Professor Safford the Interdisiplinary Course: "Japan: Fundamental Ideologies and Institutions",the course students will take during their travels to Japan. Students will travel in several Japanese cities visiting temples, museums, shrines, and other sites related to their studies. Students and faculty alike are excited about the prospect of a study abroad experience in Japan. GUATELMALA AND MEXICO-PROFESSOR REA Interdisciplinary Course: Marginalized Voices of Mexico and Central America Traveling to Central American countries like Guatemala or El Salvador, or to the southern state of Chiapas in Mexico, and encountering marginalized people helps those of us living in the First World to clarify our values. Two-thirds of the world's population live outside the power structures-which means they are poor and lacking in many basic living necessities. Civil wars and governmental violence have contributed to the repression. Yet these people's personal stories reflect courage, faith, generosity and hope in far greater proportion than we daily experience in our affluent society. This study abroad trip challenges us to examine universal human rights and our responsibilities to work for a more just world.