June 13, 2003

TSU's Nokes takes part in four-week program in Guatemala

Troy State University Assistant Professor of English Dr. Scott Nokes is among 12 faculty members from Alabama universities participating in a four-week seminar in Guatemala.

The program, “Guatemala: Development and Democracy in a Traditional Society,” began May 27 and will run through June 25. Based in Guatemala City, the seminar will focus on economic and social issues facing the major urban centers of the country. Participants also will have the opportunity to discuss United States policy toward Guatemala with officials from the U.S. Embassy.

Seminar participants will spend a portion of their time in the city of Antigua where their studies will focus on Spanish culture, including art and architecture, the rural economy and artisan trades such as weaving and wood carving. The group will visit churches, schools, a coffee farm and an orphanage.

Dr. Nokes, a graduate of Butler University who received his master’s and doctoral degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit, will be developing a teaching module, using Guatemala as a case study, which will be incorporated into the World Literature survey courses at Troy State University this fall.

The seminar is sponsored by the University of South Alabama and the Alabama Council for International Programs in cooperation with the Alabama-Guatemala Partners of the Americas and Universidad Rafael Landivar in Guatemala City. The program is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education/Fulbright-Hays Program. Back to News and Events