ITALIAN CIVILIZATION and CULTURE Field Learning Programs ITALIAN CIVILIZATION and CULTURE 3-Week / 6-Credit Field Learning Program

ITALIAN CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE Field Learning Programs ITALIAN CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE 3-Week / 6-Credit Field Learning Program

The LSSOCC285 Italian Civilization and Culture: Society and Lifestyle 3-week field learning course engages students in Italian civilization and culture through direct experience. Each week of the program features coursework on-site by beginning in Northern Italy, transitioning to Southern Italy during the second week, and concluding in Central Italy for the third and final week. This sociology course offers compatibility for students from diverse major backgrounds and is cross-listed to field learning, Italian cultural studies, art history, anthropology, history, food and culture, and geography. On-site fieldwork and assessment are conducted on a daily basis.

Available Sessions

SUMMER Session II - 3 Weeks

The program is offered during FUA’s 3-week Summer Session II. Upon program conclusion, students may continue with regular 3/6-week sessions at the FUA campus in Florence. Please consult session dates at fua.it/Utility/academic-calendar-detail.html

Field Learning Details | Daily Coursework

(Detailed syllabus available upon request)

ARRIVAL DAY Arrival in Milan and Orientation.

WEEK 1 | NORTHERN ITALY

in Valpolicella - Verona and its City and country life in the 16th century Arena Piazza dei Signori, Piazza Reverse intra-national immigration delle Erbe, Juliet’s House. from Veneto to Lazio

Field Learning Itinerary DAY 3 Brenta River and Palladian villas - Veneto Lecture countryside - Transfer to Venice. The Italian Provincia: Treviso Italian excellence: Radicchio Rosso DAY 6 and Prosecco Lecture Field Learning Itinerary Venice: gateway between east and west DAY 1 Treviso city center - Asolo and Contemporary Venice: City or Lecture Prosecco production area. museum, identity and preservation, Italian City States MOSE dam system Feudal and Renaissance Societies DAY 4 Milan: the Italian Capital of Industry Field Learning Itinerary Lecture Venice: Palazzo Ducale, Basilica di Field Learning Itinerary Padua and the Scientific Revolution San Marco, San Marco district - Milan: Castello Sforzesco, Pietà Rondanini Saint Anthony: Pilgrimages optional visits to Giudecca, San Giorgio, statue by Michelangelo, Brera district, and Spirituality the Lido, Burano and Torcello islands, San the modern city center, La Scala Opera Antonio Canova and Neoclassicism Servolo, Peggy Guggenheim Collection. Theater, fashion and design districts. Field Learning Itinerary Padua’s city center, Scrovegni Chapel, DAY 7 DAY 2 Cathedral of St. Anthony - Possagno Lecture Lecture and the Antonio Canova museum. Venetian Renaissance Europe’s northernmost olive Venetian cultural/artistic trees at Lake Garda DAY 5 heritage and tourism Nobles and Signori in northern Italy Lecture Field Learning Itinerary Andrea Palladio: rediscovering Field Learning Itinerary Transfer to Murano, artistic glass Roman architecture Lake Garda - Wine and oil producer workshop - Transfer to Naples. WEEK 2 | SOUTHERN ITALY

Field Learning Itinerary Arabic influence on the Amalfi cathedral Hiking on Mount Vesuvius - Naples Ceramic artistry of Amalfi city center. Field Learning Itinerary Amalfi: city and cathedral - Vietri and DAY 3 ceramics - transfer to southern Lazio. Lecture Neapolis and chaos: Greek heritage DAY 6 Daily life in a Roman Empire city Lecture Field Learning Itinerary Myth of Circe’s cave Naples city center - Pompeii - Buffalo livestock and cheese production DAY 1 Transfer to Amalfi coast. Lecture Field Learning Itinerary Kingdom of the two Sicilies: Sperlonga and Mount Circeo - Abbazia DAY 4 Italian regionalism and the di Fossanova - buffalo mozzarella. Lecture “Southern Question” Imperial Roman holiday mansion: The Great Silence: Carthusian DAY 7 Emperor Tiberius’ Capri villa monasteries Lecture Capri and Sorrento: status symbols Mussolini’s restoration of Field Learning Itinerary Sorrento gold: lemons and limoncello the Roman Empire Royal Palace in Caserta - Naples: La Field Learning Itinerary Art and literature at Hadrian’s Certosa di San Martino, historic center. Capri, optional visits to Blue Grotto, imperial court Tiberius’ villa, Monte Solaro hike - Sorrento. Power of papal Rome: the Borgia family DAY 2 Lecture Field Learning Itinerary DAY 5 The most densely populated Agro Pontino, Sabaudia - Tivoli, Villa Lecture volcanic region in the world Adriana, Villa d’Este - transfer to Rome. Italian maritime republics: Vesuvio biodiversity: cherry tomato power and economy Neapolitan fatalism

WEEK 3 | CENTRAL ITALY

tasting of Nocciola di Caprarola hazelnut Michelangelo’s marble at local farm - transfer to Viterbo. Social history of Carrara quarry workers

Field Learning Itinerary DAY 3 Viareggio: Cittadella del Carnevale, Lecture promenade - Carrara marble quarries - Mannerism and the Italian garden Pietrasanta and sculpting studios. Niki de Ssaint Phalle’s magical Tarot garden DAY 6 Field Learning Itinerary Lecture Transfer to Bagnaia and Villa Lante - Tradition of agriculture and viticulture DAY 1 Monster’s Park in Bomarzo - transfer on Liguria’s steep slopes Lecture to northern Maremma in southern Lifestyle, fashion, and costal Architecture and daily life in Tuscany, Giardino dei Tarocchi visit. culture of beach towns ancient and contemporary Rome Field Learning Itinerary Field Learning Itinerary DAY 4 Cinque Terre - Vermentino wine Piazza Venezia - Capitoline Hill - Imperial Lecture producer - beach culture activity. Forums - Colosseum and Roman Etruscans on the southern Tuscan coast Forum - Pantheon - Trevi Fountain - History of Italian winemaking DAY 7 Spanish Steps - Piazza del Popolo. Food and wine in Italian culture Lecture Field Learning Itinerary Social spaces in Italy: the market DAY 2 Populonia, Etruscan archaeological park Lecture Field Learning Itinerary in Baratti - Bolgheri vineyard - transfer History and art of the Vatican State Bike tour to Forte dei Marmi and to Versilia coast in northern Tuscany. The Italian garden weekly outdoor market Field Learning Itinerary DAY 5 Transfer to Florence and Saint Peter’s Square and Basilica - transfer Lecture course conclusion. to Caprarola and Palazzo Farnese - Architecture, business, tourism in Viareggio Program Includes Contact Info Academic coursework, For further details, questions, accommodation, transportation, or to request a copy of the syllabus, breakfast daily + 21 meals. please contact [email protected].