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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T180000
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URL:https://sites.udmercy.edu/campusconnection/events/chass-brazil-trip-in
 formation-meeting/
SUMMARY:CHASS Brazil trip information meeting
DESCRIPTION:Detroit Mercy’s College of Humanities\, Arts &amp\; Social Sc
 iences (CHASS) will offer an immersion trip to Brazil from May 17-27\, pro
 viding participants with the opportunity to explore African continuities a
 nd contributions to contemporary society.\n\nThose interested in this expe
 rience are encouraged to register for an upcoming virtual information sess
 ion on Thursday\, Oct. 8\, at 6 p.m. A confirmation email with meeting det
 ails will be sent upon registration.\n\nThis immersion program to northeas
 t Brazil will examine several issues relevant to the Afro-Brazilian diaspo
 ra\, including racial affirmation\, discourses of harmony and confrontatio
 n\, and voices of presence and memory. These topics will be approached fro
 m the perspectives of music\, art\, history\, religion\, dance and folklor
 e.\n\nParticipants will learn about the hierarchal religion of Candomblé
  and rhythms of samba while exploring the intersection of Catholicism with
  Africanicity in historic and present-day manifestations. The experience w
 ill also trace the history of a land that speaks to\, from and about the A
 fro-Brazilian experience.\n\nThis program is open to UDM students\, facult
 y\, staff\, alumni and University guests 18 years of age or older.\n\nTrav
 el grants are available to offset up to half of travel expenses for full-t
 ime undergraduate students pursuing a CHASS major or minor.\n\nFor more in
 formation\, contact Lara Wasner at wasnerle@udmercy.edu or Assistant Profe
 ssor of Religious Studies Shardé Chapman at chapmasn@udmercy.edu.\nRegis
 ter for informational meeting here.
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