BROWN-CUHK SUMMER INSTITUTE

Programme Overview

Programme Duration
The Programme will take place over 9 weeks. (4 weeks in CUHK, 6 days in Beijing and 4 weeks in Brown University)

CUHK: 7 to 30 June, 2011
Orientation: 7 June, 2011
Class: 8 - 30 June, 2011 (a total of 8 sessions)
Tour to Beijing: 2 - 7 July, 2011

Brown University: 10 July to 6 August, 2011
Arrival at Brown: 10 July, 2011
Orientation: 11 July, 2011
Class: 12 July - 4 August, 2011 (a total of 8 sessions)
Presentation day & Closing ceremony (at Brown University): 5 August, 2011

Programme Schedule
As the focus for the 2011 BCSI is on cultural heritage preservation and management strategies in Hong Kong and New England, it will begin with four weeks in Hong Kong, to explore the ways in which private individuals, institutions, and government have preserved the city's cultural heritage, and to examine the conflict and negotiation of economic and political interests in urban renewal and heritage conservation and preservation.

For the second 4-weeks, BCSI will move to Providence, USA where students will investigate the philosophy and politics of preserving sites and stories from Colonial times to the present, and explore the role of historical archaeology, preservation, museums, and oral history.

Students will meet two to three days a week, all day. At each site, there will be approximately 45 contact hours of instruction, including lectures and group discussions, trips to local institutions and field work.

The Programme includes:
At CUHK
6-credit course for CUHK students under
ARTS 2011 - "Comparative Studies of Hong Kong and New England"

3-credit course for Brown students under
ARTS 2012 - "Comparative Studies of Hong Kong and New England"

At Brown
1000-level course listed at Brown under
AMCV 1560 - "Comparative Cultural Heritage: Hong Kong and New England"

A variety of field trips to museums and sites in urban and rural areas in Hong Kong, Providence, New York and Boston will be arranged to ensure full integration of theoretical and experiential learning.

Housing Arrangements
The built-in residential feature of the Programme will facilitate the cultural and social interaction among students of different origins and backgrounds.

CUHK students will live on campus with their Brown peers throughout the entire duration of the BCSI, both at CUHK and at Brown.