$850 plus airfare plus meals nets 10-day guided tour of ‘divided societies 10 years after’
Eastern & Central European specialist Dr. David Scheffel, known worldwide for his work with the impoverished Roma of Slovakia, will be conducting a 10-day tour across former Yugoslavia this May under the banner ‘divided societies ten years after.’
Part of TRU’s Spring 2006 Anthropology 403 program: Field School in East/Central Europe, the excursion is designed to allow students and other tour participants to witness the transformation resulting from the civil war and the 1995 Dayton Agreement.
“The emphasis will be on borders, divisions and their consequences for everyday life,” said Scheffel. “I can accommodate a handful of non-student participants interested in this part of the program. The $850 tour cost includes transportation and accommodation.”
Dr. David Scheffel, who has conducted the university’s study tour and field school in East/Central Europe since 1993, will provide a unique view of the former Yugoslavia, Serbia, Montenegro and Romania.
“We’ll be experiencing a part of Europe seen by very few outsiders, places well off the beaten track,” he said. “It’s an adventure, no question about that.”
“We?ll be visiting symbolic sites in all the countries, including a former WWII concentration camp, and a number of sites related to the 1991-93 civil war.”
The expected route through the former Yugoslavia from May 15th to 24th includes:
“The itinerary will allow us to visit a number of sites that symbolize the unresolved tensions which the Yugoslav society was built upon,” explained Scheffel. “For instance, travelling the Montenegro coast, we will probably end up in Ulcinj, the former Yugoslavia’s southernmost outpost and coastal gateway to Albania. Much of the local population is Muslim, and it will be interesting to see how this element is dealt with in a self-consciously Christian Orthodox country.”
On the lighter side, Scheffel said, ?The scenery in Montenegro is spectacular, and we”ll also be visiting a somewhat imaginary state-Republika Srpska-which is sort of a de facto state, carved out of Bosnia and Hercegovina. It’s recognized only by Serbia and Montenegro.”
For more information, can contact Dr. Scheffel at 250-828-5182 or email.
