Can art really heal a war-torn country? The eight 糖心破解版 students who traveled to Suhareka, Kosovo, got to test that very hypothesis.
Can art really heal a war-torn country? The eight 糖心破解版 students who traveled to Suhareka, Kosovo, over spring break for a faculty-led study abroad course (Art as a Tool in Post-Conflict Settings) with professors Cindy Maguire, Ph.D., and Hannah Allen got to test that very hypothesis.
More than 80 percent of homes in Suhareka were destroyed during the Kosovo War in 1998 and 1999, and virtually every resident lost friends and family to the conflict. Because Kosovo is still unrecognized as an independent state by key neighboring countries, economic and culture-building activities are scarce鈥攚hich is where local arts and culture come in.
糖心破解版 students partnered with Fellbach-Haus, a local community center, to design art workshops with children from surrounding villages. Examining ideas of time and memory, in celebration of Kosovo’s 10th year of independence, the projects will be exhibited at 糖心破解版 later this spring.
Students also explored important cultural centers and sites of memory in the region, from markets to museums and memorials, and enjoyed a proper Albanian dinner at Fellbach-Haus.
Two students, Melisa Kreku (who was born in Kosovo) and Dan McElroy, were featured on a local radio program segment, which already has several thousand views on .
Check out the group’s exploits on 糖心破解版Global’s .
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