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Summer Study in Montepulciano, Italy 2010
Program Description
The Montepulciano, Italy summer study
abroad program allows students an opportunity to take lower and upper division coursework in historic Tuscany. Montepulciano is centrally located between Rome and Florence, with accessible bus and rail transportation to the rest of Italy. Kennesaw State University has overseen this study abroad program since 2000. This program is a consortium between Georgia College & State University, Georgia Southern University and Kennesaw State University.
Courses:
All courses are offered at the undergraduate level. Students will take two courses on the program – each course is 3 credit hours. Students from the three participating universities will register for courses at their home institutions. See below for course listings and descriptions.
Housing:
Accommodations are provided for students. Students reside in apartments. A typical apartment has two double rooms, one bathroom and kitchen facilities. Group dinners are provided at a local restaurant Sunday through Thursday each week.
Admissions:
Minimum 2.0 Cumulative GPA and good academic standing.
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Session I Program Travel Dates: May 13 – June 20, 2010.
Session I Course Offerings:
Morning Courses: Morning courses meet in class sessions from 9:00 - 11:30 AM on Mondays and Wednesdays. Morning courses have Tuesdays reserved for all-day field trips.
Comparative World Justice Systems: 3 Credit hours. Upper Division
Instructor: Richard Pacelle, GSU, rpacelle@georgiasouthern.edu, 912-478-0571
John Rawls wrote: “Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is of systems of thought. “ We judge nations by their ability to mete out justice (giustizia). This course examines the role of law and courts in political systems around the world. We examine different legal traditions, the role and authority of courts, judicial decision-making, and the capacity of courts to influence political change. We seek to understand the constraints and opportunities that courts have as consequential actors within their existing political systems. We pay particular attention to the Italian courts (corti e tribunali) and trace their development along as well as that of the evolving European Union courts.
Music Appreciation: 3 Credit hours. Lower Division
Instructor: James Edward Eanes, KSU, eeanes@kennesaw.edu , 770-499-3302
Study Classical Music in the land where all Western music originated. This General Education course will cover all major genres of Classical Music including Symphonic, Chamber, Keyboard, Italian Opera, Sacred Choral Music, and Music of the Italian Renaissance. Also learn the elements of music and listening skills that facilitate the understanding of any type of music from most cultures. Experience live music with field trips to concerts and museums in Rome, Florence, Siena, Vatican City, and local arts festivals in Tuscany
Photography III: Digital Photography in Montepulciano: 3 credit hours. Upper Division
Instructor: Emily J. Gómez, GCSU, Tel. 478-445-1759; email: emily.gomez@gcsu.edu
Learn to make well-composed and compelling photographs of your experiences in Italy. Each student will design his or her own photography project based on personal observations and experiences abroad. Class lectures will include discussions on the use of digital cameras to make images that transcend the typical snapshot or travel photo. Students will study the work of past and present artists in order to better understand the techniques of fine art photographers. Prerequisites: Photography I and Two-Dimensional Design.
World Literature I: 3 credit hours. Lower Division
Instructor: Patricia Price, GSU, Tel. 912-764-8327: email: ptprice@georgiasouthern.edu
We will explore the rich panorama of world literature from the beginning of story-telling and myth to the 1600's. Although our main emphasis in this course will be on the development of the Western (European) tradition in literature and culture, we will also explore the values and cultural achievements of some non-western civilizations. Our study of this literature will enable us to reflect on how literary texts help us come to terms with such enduring human concerns as our origins, the heroic ideal, religion, politics, love, and intellectual and aesthetic excellence.
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Afternoon Courses: Afternoon courses meet from 1:00 - 3:30 PM Mondays and Wednesdays, with Thursdays reserved for all-day field trips.
Art and Politics: The Renaissance and Beyond 3 credit hours. Upper division
Instructor: Prof. Richard Pacelle, GSU, rpacelle@georgiasouthern.edu, 912-478-0571
The very word “Renaissance” means rebirth. In Europe, the Renaissance meant that Europe was emerging from the darkness that was the Middle Ages. Art and politics changed during this period and no place influenced those changes and was influenced by them as what is Italy today. We will examine how the changes in art, philosophy, politics, religion, and government were interrelated. Why did Michelangelo execute his David in Florence and how was it used politically? What was the relationship between the Vatican and the great artists of the time? We will examine how the Renaissance was a rebirth in political ideas and art and how the two influenced one another. We will pay particular attention to the Medici family and its profound effects on art and politics. While we will spend the preponderance of our attention on the emergence of The Renaissance and its gestation, we will also look at its consequences for modern Italy. Our focus will be on paintings and sculpture and its relationship with politics, but we will reflect on other art forms as well.
The History of Opera: 3 Credit hours. Upper Level
Instructor: James Edward Eanes, KSU, eeanes@kennesaw.edu , 770-499-3302
Experience the romance of Opera in the land where it was born. This course will trace the development of Opera from the private chambers of Florentine noblemen to the rowdy audiences in Baroque Venice and Naples, the castrati, comic opera, and the finally to the great masterworks of the 19th and 20th centuries. Experience live operatic performances with field trips to concerts in Rome, Florence, Siena, and Montepulciano.
Understanding Visual Culture: 3 Credit Hours. Lower Division
Instructor: Emily J. Gómez, GCSU, Tel. 478.445.1759; email: emily.gomez@gcsu.edu
This course will focus on Understanding the Visual Culture of Italy through digital photography. Classes will include lectures and discussions on the use of digital cameras and editing software, the work of past and present photographic artists, basic photographic composition, and the language of art. Field trips to photograph in Montepulciano and other cities, such as Rome, Venice, Florence and Siena will also be a component of the class. We will visit Photography Galleries on field trips, whenever it is possible.
Travel Writing: 3 credit hours. Upper Division
Instructor: Patricia Price, GSU, Tel. 912-764-8327: email: ptprice@georgiasouthern.edu
In this course we’ll explore the connections between the journey within and the journey without. Before leaving home, you’ll read three essays about being a traveler and being a travel writer: Walker Percy’s “The Loss of the Creature,” Mary Louise Pratt’s “Arts of the Contact Zone,” and Dean MacCannell’s “The Ego Factor in Tourism.” Then you’ll read four short examples of good travel writing. As we sojourn in Italy, we’ll read some classic travel journals–selections from Goethe’s Italian Journey 1786-1788, Charles Dickens’ Pictures from Italy, and Mark Twain’s The Innocents’ Abroad–and write our own journals of this trip. You may find yourself creating what will be, in years to come, your favorite souvenir of this summer, a repository of your personal impressions of Italy.
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