Creative Thought Matters PHOTOS BY: DAN CURLEY, KAITLIN CURLEY ANDERS, JACKIE MURRAY ? OFF-CAMPUS STUDY & EXCHANGES WHY ? WHY tion, students will keep travel journals and produce a culminat tour, thereby continuing the tradition of writing Rome. ing essay (or other written work) about their experiences on the travel seminar will offer tours of the major ancient sites (includ constructed of brick, concrete, marble, wood, and metal. This Rome and compare the city constructed in texts with the city of the Eternal City. In “Writing Rome” students will travel to “All roads lead to Rome.” introduce students to interdisciplinary perspectives on Rome. “Writing Rome” (TX201) Bustling, dense, layered, and sublime, Rome has withstood of . Republic and the Roman Empire, and today serves as the capitol BCE (or so tradition tells us), the city was the heart of the Roman root of the English word “romance.” Founded on April 21, 753 Rome is the Eternal City, a cradle of western culture, and the historical and cultural layering that is the city’s hallmark. In addi monuments, the Jewish quarter and other locales ripe with the as the Vatican, the major , churches and ing the Fora, the Palatine, the , the Pantheon), as well written by citizens and foreigners alike. Now you are the author. The Roman story is the story of civilization itself, with chapters tyrants, invasions, disasters, and the ravages of the centuries. TO ROME ROME TO SEMINAR TRAVEL is a one-credit travel seminar that will This maxim guides our study tour palazzi , Fascist

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Writing Rome (TX201). 2011 to discuss the academic expectations, logistics and code of conduct for The instructors, in conjunction with OCSE, will schedule meetings in Spring 28 (Sat): AM: Galleria AM: Borghese, . 28 (Sat):

Day trip AM: to and the Christian catacombs. 4 (Sat): “Reading Rome,” the 3-credit lecture and discussion-based course, will be COURSE SCHEDULE 3 (Fri): AM: Vatican AM: . 3 (Fri): Quirinal AM: Hill. (Also, Republic in Italy!) 2 (Thu): AM: of San Clemente. 27 (Fri): AM-PM: The Colosseum and the Palatine (picnic lunch). 26 (Thu): Capitoline AM: Museums. 25 (Wed): Arrival AM: in Rome. Settling in. Visit to Campo de’ Fiori and the market. 23 (Mon): EVE: Flight from NYC area airport to Rome (evening departure). 22 (Sun): PRELIMINARY TRAVEL SCHEDULE 31 (Tue): AM: St Peter’s AM: Basilica, Vatican necropolis. 31 (Tue): 5 (Sun): AM: Depart AM: Rome. 5 (Sun): Campus AM: Martius South, including the Pantheon and . 30 (Mon): Porta AM:San Paolo, Pyramid of Gaius Sestius, Protestant Cemetery. 29 (Sun): 1 (Wed): AM: Esposizione AM: Universale Roma (EUR). 1 (Wed):

24 (Tue): AM: Imperial AM: Fora, the . 24 (Tue): JUNE MAY taught on the Skidmore College campus during the Spring 2011 semester. M Free. PM: EVE: Group dinner, with presentation by guest speaker (see next page). M Free. PM: M Arrive NYC area airport. PM: Free. PM: M Free. PM: Aventine, , and CircusPM: Maximus. Free. PM: EVE: Group dinner, with presentation by guest speaker (see next page). Tour of Forum Romanum.PM: Walk through TrasteverePM: to the Janiculum Hill. Overview of the city. M Museo Ebraico, Synagogue of Rome, tour PM:of the Jewish quarter. EVE: Farewell Dinner. EVE: Group dinner, with presentation by guest speaker (see next page). Campus Martius North, including Ara PacisPM: and . EVE: Group dinner, with presentation by guest speaker (see next page). M Free. PM: EVE: Welcome dinner in .

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GUEST SPEAKERS (TENTATIVE) Daniele Colaiacomo and Francesca Gabrielli, artists and owners of 105art Gallery Amanda Castleman, travel writer Daniele Dolce, opera singer/actor Massimo Giuseppetti, classicist at Roma Tre University

FACULTY DIRECTORS Dan Curley, Associate Professor & Chair of the Classics Department. Professor Curley specializes in literature, especially poetry of the late and early Empire. His latest project is a book-length study of tragic theatricality in the poetry of Ovid, which not coincidentally involves the spectacles of Rome itself. Jackie Murray, Assistant Professor of Classics. Professor Murray specializes in Hellenistic and Imperial literature, specifically the poets Callimachus, Apol- lonius, and Theocritus and their influence. She is also interested in the repre- sentation of urban life in Greek and Latin literature. She is the co-editor of the Cambridge Companion to Apollonius’ Argonautica and is currently finishing a monograph on Apollonius’ manipulation of tradition. Professors Curley and Murray are both alumni of the University of Washington’s celebrated Rome Program, and they look forward to introducing (or reintro- ducing) students to the splendors of the Eternal City. COSTS The anticipated fee for the travel seminar to Rome is $3,500 (subject to fluctuation). This includes Skidmore tuition, round-trip airfare from the New York City area to Rome, all ground transportation in Rome, on-site accommo- dations (generally double occupancy), 2 meals per day, international medical insurance, entrance fees, local guides, cultural excursions, Skidmore faculty on-site, and the support of OCSE. The fee does not include transportation to and from the New York City area, passport and visa costs, or personal expenses. Financial aid is available for eligible students. REQUIREMENTS Students wishing to enroll in the “Writing Rome” Travel Seminar (TX201) must also enroll in “Reading Rome” (CC265) offered in the Spring 2011 semester. TO APPLY Please apply by the following deadline: MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2010 Applications are available in Off-Campus Study & Exchanges (OCSE) in Starbuck 202 and on the OCSE Web site at http://www.skidmore.edu/ocse. All applicants are required to submit a $250 non-refundable deposit at the time of application to hold their space on the program (100% refundable if not accepted to program). This deposit will be applied to the program fee. Classics Department please contact: LISA HOBBS Starbuck 101 academic requirements, please contact: ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR 518-580-5463 FINANCE/PROGRAM MANAGER For details about cost and travel logistics, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, OCSE 2010 518-580-5750 Financial Aid please contact: Classics Department DR. DANCURLEY CARYN MARLIN DR. JACKIE MURRAY [email protected] For details about course content and [email protected] [email protected] For detailsonavailablefinancialaid, [email protected] 518-580-5355 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR&CHAIR 518-580-8407 Off-Campus Study & Exchanges Ladd Hall 205A Ladd Hall 210 Starbuck 202

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