Netherlands: International Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender

Educational Excursions

The Netherlands: International Perspectives on Sexuality & Gender program includes exceptional, field-based learning opportunities for a broader and deeper understanding of course content. In addition to shorter, in-country visits, the program travels to Morocco, giving students additional insight on the issues of sexuality and gender from different international perspectives.

Morocco
During this two-week excursion, students engage with Moroccan academics, researchers, and activists to examine the issue of sexuality and gender in a modern and Islamic society. The role of the Islamic minority is a crucial social issue in much of Europe, and issues of gender and sexuality are seen as the most visible fault line of societal tensions. Traveling to Morocco grants students the opportunity to examine these issues from a very different cultural context. Additionally, as Moroccan immigrants comprise one of the largest minority groups in the Netherlands, this excursion also focuses on the issue of gender and migration.

The excursion also includes a one day visit to a rural village.

The Netherlands
The program also includes excursions within the Netherlands. Highlights include:

The Rutgers/World Population Foundation, the Dutch expertise center on sexuality and home to the largest archive dedicated to social sexual research (Utrecht)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague where students meet with staff to discuss gender and sexual violence during conflict and gender in international humanitarian law. As part of this visit, students may have the opportunity to witness a current trial
The HIVOS Foundation, one of the main Dutch international development funding organizations, to discuss civil society, sexuality, and development with HIVOS professional staff.
Amsterdam’s Red Light District with staff from the Prostitute Information Center

Credits: 16

Duration: 15 weeks

Program Base: The Netherlands, Amsterdam

Language Study: Dutch

Prerequisites: Previous college-level coursework or other preparation in sexuality and/or gender studies, as assessed by SIT. Read more...