Travel to Sacred Space Project

Sacred Space

• The idea that the divine or sublime is encountered in some places or spaces more easily than others
• Stories and history
• Art and architecture
• Collective devotion
• Natural beauty
• Remoteness from daily experience
• The journey is the destination (pilgrimage)

The Assignment

1. Stage 1 Pick a destination, due noon January 29
2. Stage 2 Itinerary of sites, due noon February 12
3. Stage 3 Cultural sensitivity and safety, due noon March 25
4. Stage 4 Travel and lodging budget, due noon April 15
5. Stage 5 Theological significance, due noon April 29

Academic Integrity

• Violations result in a zero on the assignment
• Quotation marks for words that are not one’s own
• Citations for ideas that are not one’s own
• Be prepared to discuss orally your written words
• How is artificial intelligence new and not new when it comes to academic integrity?

Cultural Encounters

• Immersion and adaptation
• Example of the absence of adaptation (LINK)
• Same or Different Cultural Differences Game (Kahoots)
• Respect for cultures, differences, and boundaries
• Cultural Appropriation – non-mutual imitation of culture
  1. Without permission, invitation, or consent
  2. Without awareness or sensitivity to boundaries within the originating culture
  3. Taken out of context, special portrayed as typical
  4. Presented as exotic, weird, or humorous
  5. Temporary (lacking duration of commitment or preparation)
  6. Imbalance of power often relevant
  7. Contrast with cultural assimilation