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credit for a four-course semester, all course-related expe course-related all semester, four-course a for credit and housing. Students should should Students housing. and excursions) (including nses
ative fee. This will cover cover will This fee. ative administr $550 a and fees room fees, and tuition HWS standard charged be will Students
GOING ABROAD WITH THE CGE CGE THE WITH ABROAD GOING
planned for Fall 2013. 2013. Fall for planned Campo de Fiori outdoor market market outdoor Fiori de Campo
Bologna and Florence are tentatively tentatively are Florence and Bologna to Visits Rome. around and in sites tant
provide students insight into other areas of the country, and day trips to impor- to trips day and country, the of areas other into insight students provide
includes a combination of overnight exc overnight of combination a includes ursions outside Rome, designed to to designed Rome, outside ursions
offered and the interests of the facult the of interests the and offered y director(s). The program typically typically program The director(s). y
Program-related excursions vary from year to year depending on the courses courses the on depending year to year from vary excursions Program-related
EXCURSIONS EXCURSIONS
Rome and will stay in hotels or hostels during excursions. excursions. during hostels or hotels in stay will and Rome
Students reside in independent apartments arranged by the program while in in while program the by arranged apartments independent in reside Students
ACCOMMODATIONS ACCOMMODATIONS
ing nature of study abroad, student academic and disc and academic student abroad, study of nature ing iplinary records will be carefully screened. screened. carefully be will records iplinary
with a Readers College orientation course during the spring semester preceding the program. Due to the challeng- the to Due program. the preceding semester spring the during course orientation College Readers a with
GPA of 2.5. Students will be required to have successfull have to required be will Students 2.5. of GPA Italian language course along along course language Italian introductory an completed y
s, juniors and seniors in good social good in seniors and juniors s, sophomore all to open is program This and academic standing with a minimum minimum a with standing academic and
ELIGIBILITY
location. People watching on the Spanish Steps Spanish the on watching People
Cultural Anthropology on your application form under program program under form application your on Anthropology Cultural
fall 13, if you are applying for this program, you must write Literature and and Literature write must you program, this for applying are you if 13, fall
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a given semester will depend on the expertise of the faculty director(s) leading leading director(s) faculty the of expertise the on depend will semester given a
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ACADEMIC FOCUS FOCUS ACADEMIC
HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES ROME, ITALY Center for (CGE) LITERATURE AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Global Education ROME, ITALY (LITERATURE & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY)
ABOUT ROME Rome exhibits layers of history going back over two millenniaEtruscan tombs, Republican meeting rooms, imperial temples, early Christian churches, medieval bell towers, Renaissance palaces and baroque basilicas. But it is also a very modern, vibrant, multicultural city. In this one locale, a phenomenal concentration of history, legend and monuments coexists with an equally phenomenal concentration of people busily going about their everyday lives. While tourists visit the Vatican, the Forum Romanum and the Trevi Fountain, many visitors often miss the many other sights that make the whole of Rome a museuma living museum with a population of three million, with rich art, literary, music, theatre and food traditions.
THE PROGRAM The interdisciplinary Rome Literature and Cultural Anthropology program utilizes the entire city as a classroom or text. While the program is designed to immerse students fully in the experience of being in Rome, excursions will provide students with a wider perspective on the history, culture and daily life of Italy as a whole. Students will live in furnished flats to provide an opportu- nity to practice their budding Italian language skills and experience Roman daily life. Students are affiliated with the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci (SLdV), one of the leading language and culture schools in Italy.
Café culture in Rome NOTE: since we are offering two different Rome programs in the fall, if you are applying for this program, you must write Rome Literature and Cultural Anthropology on your application form under program location.
COURSESFALL 2013 All students on the Rome Literature and Cultural Anthropology program MUST take the Italian language and the Italian Creativities courses below and then choose two of the remaining three classes which have been customized for our group:
Italian Language and CultureREQUIRED (1 credit) This course will build upon the foundation of Italian language study completed at HWS prior to the program. A variety of visits to local sites will complement in-class instruction and a series of labs will introduce students to various aspects of Italian culture and society. Students with more advanced Italian skills will be placed in an upper level class.
Italian Creativities: Film, Fashion, Food and FerrarisREQUIRED (1 credit) This bi-disciplinary course in the humanities and social sciences introduces students to creativity in multiple disciplinary, historical and cultural contexts. Students will observe and seek understanding of various Italian sites and flows of creativity in action, cultural objects and texts. Creativity will be examined as part of a larger social process at the national and global levels, from economic development, resistance to globalization, identity conflicts, food trends, fashion waves and consumer behavior.
In Search of Rome: The Hidden and Visible in Literary Culture (1 credit) This course will examine how writers have interacted with the city of Rome in their works and personal lives, how these works have become part of the cultural identity of the city and influenced other generations of writers. Starting with the tradition of the literary walk and with the work of ancient writers (such as Ovid and Horace), students will explore the citys classical heritage. Further readings will include medieval (The Inferno) and more modern texts. Students will visit sites associated with these writers and portrayed in their works, culminating in student groups mapping out their own literary walks and presenting these to classmates and the wider Colleges community. At the Coliseum
Researching the Cultural Diversity of Rome (1 credit) Students will learn anthropology methods, discuss these in class and then apply them to the understanding of Rome past and present. Using the tools of fieldworkinterviewing, participant observation, discourse analysis, visual image collection and other non-field strategiesstudents will examine Rome and its many subcultures and communities.
Food and Culture in Italy (1 credit) Storing, cooking, eating, sharing, growing and buying food is changing in Italy. Food-behaviors respond to complex social, cognitive and physiological factors and are embedded in social norms and personal values. Through historic and anthropological research, we will examine food rituals and food behavior to illuminate culture. Students will undertake a group-learning project around Rome that will enhance their classroom experience. Field trips (cheese, wine and olive oil production) and cooking classes will be included in the experience.