Overview  Fairfield University's commitment to a humanistic perspective and to the concept of social justice requires that Fairfield students be introduced to the "other" Americans who inhabit this hemisphere. The vibrant cultures of the Caribbean and Central and South American nations, blending indigenous, European and African influences, provide a rich field of study that can be approached from many points of view.
The Program in Latin American and Caribbean Studies offers students an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the multifaceted aspects of the Latin American and Caribbean countries, including the political and economical involvement of the United States. The pre-Columbian indigenous cultures, the systems of African slavery, economic dependency, 20th-century revolutions in in politics, literature, the arts, the churches, and the reassertion of negritude and Indian rights are some of the themes considered in the courses offered in the program. Expand Your Vision of the World...  "The courses I have taken at Fairfield University on Latin America and the opportunity of traveling to Nicaragua have broadened my perspective of the world by making what I read a reality. Moreover, the interdisciplinary nature of the program reinforces the mission of the Jesuit education and inspires me to orient my career toward this fascinating and too-often neglected world."
Marco Ambrosio
Latin American and Caribbean Studies major |
For information, please contact:
Dr. Marie-Agnes Sourieau, Program Director
Fairfield University
1073 North Benson Road,
Fairfield, CT 06824-5195
Tel: (203) 254-4000 ext. 3412
E-mail: msourieau@mail.fairfield.edu | 
