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Winter Ambassador Program
Italy, December 02 -December 15, 2008 |
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Academic Program
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This
Winter Ambassador Program in Italy will offer eligible students two weeks in
Florence, Cortona, and Rome during the November-December break. Students
will explore area sites of historic and cultural interest. Reflective
journals and digital photos will generate completed projects on return.
Students are strongly urged to study ITA 101 or ITA 111 before the
trip. All students will register for one or two of four Dec 08 Intersession
courses: UH 201 Intro to Memoir/Travel Writing; ENG 399 Memoir/Travel
Writing for the Web; HST 425 Modern Italy, and UH 400 History and Memory in
Modern Italy.
Prior to departure, UH 201 and ENG 399 students will read travel
excerpts by Hawthorne, Lawrence, and James. Returning from Italy, students
will complete comments on the readings, and create blogs based on trip
journaling. Intermediate levels of travel/web writing, ENG 343 and LA 399,
will be offered as full-term Winter 2009 courses, extending study
opportunities based on the trip’s learning.
In HST 425 Modern Italy students will explore Italy’s history from
the Risorgimento to the present, including problems, art, culture, and the
economy, and will complete two essays and a final project. UH 400 students
will consider how memoir and travel writing, especially about Rome and
Tuscany, have shaped many western ideas about Italy. Students will read
influential memoir and travel writers, and complete a journal/memoir and a
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Florence
Students will enjoy the art work of Renaissance
masters and tour the famous sites, including the Uffizi Gallery, Ponte Vecchio,
Duomo, Medici Chapel, and Accademia. During a day trip to Siena, students will
explore the historic medieval town, & Renaissance architecture and art.
Cortona
Students will explore famous Etruscan and
Renaissance sites in this dramatic hill town. Highlights will include Etruscan
tombs, Lago di Trasimeno, and several Renaissance churches. We will also make a
day trip to the lovely city of Perugia.
Rome
Students will explore the ancient, Renaissance, and
modern sites of the eternal city. We will begin with the ancient sites such as
the Pantheon and then spend time at the Vatican museum and St. Peter’s Basilica.
Orientation
A pre-departure orientation is offered during Fall
Quarter by the University Center for International Education. Students will also
meet occasionally during Fall Quarter to discuss the workings of the program.
Meals and Accommodations
Students will share rooms in small hotels and guest
lodgings, with some meals included. For most meals, students will sample fares
at local restaurants and cafes.
Cost and Enrollment Deadlines
Cost
of the program is $2700. This includes round trip airfare to and from Rome, some
meals, lodging, transportation in the country, museum and site admission, and
health and accident insurance. Not included are passport application
costs, tuition, souvenirs, personal expenses, activities on free days and
evenings, and some meals.
A 3.0 GPA is required of all participants. A non-refundable
application fee of $50 and a refundable deposit of $250 are due at the
time of application. All persons applying are encouraged to submit an
application by June 15, 2008. The final payment of $2400 is due by
October 1, 2008. Wright State University financial aid is applicable to
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About the Professors
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Dr. Susan Carrafiello,
Director of the WSU Honors Program and Associate Professor of History, attended
high school in Rome, Italy, in the 1970s, and is a historian of modern Europe
with a focus on the history of modern Italy. Susan’s extensive knowledge of
Italian, Italian customs, traditions, and history will enrich participants’
learning experience throughout their time abroad.
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Jane Parenti Blakelock, Lecturer in English, is a second generation
Italian-American who has made several trips to Italy since 2002, establishing
ties with relatives from northwest of Florence to southern Calabria. Jane’s
focus on travel & memoir writing for the web will provide study opportunities
for the trip itself, and for later optional intermediate level course work.
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