SIT Argentina: Memory and Social Activism Through the Arts
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
About Program
Discover how artistic expression helped generations of Argentinians work through their country’s troubled past and advocate for a brighter future.
Major topics of study include:
-Argentina’s experiences of state terrorism from 1976 to 1983
-Artwork, art movements, and well-known artists in Buenos Aires
-Ways in which artists are using new technologies and new mediums to develop and extend their messages and to bring Buenos Aires’ concerns into dialogue with global issues
-The use of photography in Argentina
Video and Photos
Diversity & Inclusion
Scholarships
SIT Robert Kantor Memorial Scholarship
Each year one student will be granted $10,000 in scholarship aid to study abroad with a SIT program. Funded by individual donors and foundations, the requirements are tight: seeking first-generation college students who've never traveled abroad before, currently attend an HBCU, and demonstrate strong financial need.