Students from Macalester College, Elon University, University of Oregon, Villanova University, and the program’s RD talk about program structure, challenges and opportunities of creating media projects within the community, and the joys of living and learning in Seville.
From Paris to Berlin, from Madrid to New York, from Barcelona to London and now Seville. Gentrification is a process that affects neighborhoods in the most important cities of the world, forcing neighbors and businesses out in favor of those with greater purchasing power. It is a rainy Monday in the middle of November. The…
Tucked away in the Seville’s San Julian neighborhood, Luciano Furcas cultivates a community of permaculture pioneers. Through working with schoolchildren and friends in the development of sustainable agricultural ecosystems, Luciano demonstrates that hope for the future stirs in the soil.
Casco Norte – Series V / One of the most emblematic places of Casco Norte is the Casa del Pumarejo. Built at the end of the 18th century, it is now a house where many neighbors live. But not only that: it is a symbol of the struggle of the people of the community to resist…
Casco Norte – Series VII / The Lion of San Marcos is more than a bar. It is one of the main meeting points of the neighbors of the Casco Norte. In her final project, Deanna Starr proposes a visit to this emblematic place that manages to capture its special atmosphere.
Cyclists and nature lovers Tim Wimborne and Meraiah Folley started a five- month bike trip this past June with their kids, son Morgan and daughter Eden. The adventure began in Copenhagen with a one-way ticket and a tandem bike. “What are the chances of finding your life partner on the border of Cambodia?” they asked…
Casco Norte – Series VI / With its many spaces dedicated to workplaces and workshops of different types, Pasaje Mallol street can be seen as a gateway to several universes that connect the visitor with the community of Casco Norte in its most creative aspect. Ellie Anderson’s documentary essay poetically expresses this idea.
Casco Norte – Series III / One of the jewels of the district of Casco Norte is its community of craftsmen, in the Plaza del Pelícano. This place, which was the first industrial estate of Seville in the 19th century, is now a center of constant activity where craftsmen of different types coexist and share their knowledge and…
Casco Norte – Series II / The district of San Julián, in Casco Norte, is perhaps the last stronghold of the center of Seville that has not yet undergone the process of general gentrification driven by tourism. The traditional neighborhood life and sense of community survive in this place. The feeling of tranquility that fills visitors…
Between December of 2014 and January of 2015, Antonio Pérez, photographer and professor at the communication, new media and journalism CIEE program in Seville, visited one of the most populated places on the planet, the electronic waste dumpsite of Agbogbloshie in Ghana. The result of his interaction with the hundreds of ‘Recyclants’ who work there…
