The Romance of Crossing Borders (Paperback). This item is unavailable.The Romance of Crossing Borders (Paperback)

Paperback. What draws people to study abroad or volunteer in far-off communities? Often the answer is romance the romance of landscapes, people, languages, the very sense of border-crossing and longing for liberation, attraction to the unknown, yearning to make a difference. This volume explores the complicated and often fraught desires to study and volunteer abroad. In doing so, the book sheds light on how affect is managed by educators and mobilized by students and volunteers themselves, and how these structures of feeling relate to broader social and economic forces. What draws people to study abroad or volunteer in far-off communities? This volume explores what draws students to study or volunteer abroad. In doing so, the book sheds light on how affect is managed by educators and mobilized by students and volunteers themselves, and how these structures of feeling related to broader social and economic forces. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…