Phone:
888.272.7881 (toll-free in US)
802.258.3212
TTY:
802.258.3388
Fax:
802.258.3296
Mailing Address:
PO Box 676, 1 Kipling Road
Brattleboro, VT 05302 USA
Senegal: Lens on West Africa
Program Overview
Senegal boasts the "best of West Africa" – a vibrant society, dynamic cultural institutions, bustling city life, calm rural areas, warm people, varied landscapes and near tropical climate. Senegal’s hospitality – teranga – is immediately evident to visitors, who are captivated by the richness of this fascinating country. In many ways, Senegal is a photographer’s dream – both for those who wish to document their experience in pictures and those looking for artistic expression.
From its program base in Dakar, this six-week program will investigate photography as a means of exploring, documenting and participating in contemporary Senegalese society. Coursework and a homestay in Dakar with local families introduce students to Senegalese culture. Students then work on their digital photography skills, gaining practice through coursework and assignments that challenge them to see Senegal in new, and culturally appropriate, ways. At the culmination of the program, students complete a social documentation practicum using their skills.
