Berkley Center

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Emily Jonsson (C'20) wrestles with the uncomfortable contradictions of memorialization by examining the complicated history of the Catholic Church and Benito Mussolini's fascist government in both destroying and preserving Rome's classical monuments.

Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Maya James considers the complexity of identity after noticing the greater role her American nationality has in defining her identity in Israel, compared to the more prominent role her identity as black/African-American plays in the United States.

Studying abroad in Morocco, Junior Year Abroad Network blogger Sarah Baron discovers a land of contradictions and finds conflicting opinions on the way a Muslim-majority culture integrates its Jewish minority—a dichotomy that feels more personal because of her family's Tunisian roots.