CC 480 - Rosarito Public Diplomacy WorkshopCredits: 4
Provides students the opportunity to study immigration and border issues in a public diplomacy workshop in Rosarito Beach, Baja, Mexico. Students meet with change agents and organizations who have successfully engineered grassroots efforts to bridge cultural and political divides between the US and Mexico. Special attention is focused on diverse communication challenges and how politics, economics, and culture influence such efforts. Since 2008, the signature public diplomacy project for Redicover Rosarito is the Rosarito FIlm Festival. Other civic engagement projects organized by students include: gastrodiplomacy, sports diplomacy, art diplomacy, city and nation branding, among others. Past This year’s workshop focuses on border and immigration issues from the Mexican and US perspectives are also highlighted, with visits with leaders in government, business, NGOs, students, and citizens in Mexico and the US.
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