FOR SUMMER 2013, VANDERBILT IS OFFERING EXCITING MAYMESTERS AND SUMMER COURSES ABROAD.
Maymester Information Fair. Meet the Vanderbilt professors offering an exciting set of Maymesters around the world this May. Attend the informational session in the Commons on January 16 from 5-7 pm.
Maymesters offer innovative and intensive academic experiences. Maymesters, whether on- or off-campus, allow students to explore topics often only available in summer and in ways that go beyond the traditional classroom setting. For many students, participating in Maymester becomes an adventure in learning.
Students interested in applying to one of the following courses must do so before JANUARY 31st. All application material, including the essay, recommendation letters and $50 GEO application fee should be submitted by January 30th.
Once students have been accepted into a Maymester course and by February 13, 2013, they will confirm their acceptance by signing a virtual “Commitment to Attend.” This commitment will appear on the student’s GEO application once she or he has been accepted into the Maymester:
Commitment to Attend
For students who have been accepted into the Maymester of their choice we will require a virtual “Commitment to Attend.” By signing this document the accepted student:
- Commits to attend the program.
- Is permitted to withdraw their commitment to the Maymester, if GEO is notified before March 13, 2013). And,
Students are strongly encouraged to sign this document within 14 days of notification of acceptance, preferably before Feb. 13th. This deadline is necessary in order to accommodate waitlisted students into any vacancies that may occur in the course roster.
For questions related to any of the Maymesters listed, please consult the professor for the course. You may also consult with Dr. Martin Rapisarda, A&S Dean for Summer Sessions, 311 Kirkland Hall, and with the GEO staff in the Student Life Center for additional information.
Vanderbilt will again provide on a competitive basis scholarships to help undergraduate students pay the costs of studying abroad during the summer, including the Maymesters listed above. The Global Summer Fellows Program will provide university stipends that can be used to offset the costs for students enrolling in Vanderbilt-approved, credit-bearing summer study and Maymester programs. These are competitive awards based on the student’s essay, major, letters of reference and are linked to a student’s financial need vis-à-vis the Maymester costs.
Summer Study Abroad Financial Aid
Maymester and on-line scholarship applications are available here and additional information can be found at https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/studioabroad/?go=funding.
Please note: Under-enrolled courses may be cancelled. Students who have applied to such courses will be notified at the earliest opportunity. Students who have financial holds or are on social or academic probation are ineligible for Maymesters. Acceptance into a Maymester is contingent on the instructor’s approval, too.
FYI: THE JANUARY 31st DEADLINE IS ONLY FOR OFF-CAMPUS AND ABROAD MAYMESTERS. ON-LINE COURSE REGISTRATION FOR ON-CAMPUS MAYMESTER AND SUMMER COURSES WILL BE HELD FROM MARCH 25–MAY 6.
ASIAN STUDIES 236: Inside China: Society, Business, and Culture in Beijing and Shanghai
PROFESSOR: XIANMIN LIU, SENIOR LECTURER IN ASIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
China is one of the world’s most dynamic countries, a powerhouse at the center of the global economy. But what is China like behind all the hype and the headlines? This program is designed to provide students with unique insider’s introduction to China’s economy, society, and culture through classroom instruction and real life interaction. Students will attend seminars on China’s current events and learn basic conversational Chinese skills at one of Beijing’s most prestigious universities. The program also includes multiple trips to a wide variety of institutions where students will have the opportunity to interview individuals from many different walks of life, including entrepreneurs, factory owners, martial arts experts, doctors of traditional Chinese medicine, and migrant workers.
The program will spend approximately two weeks in China’s capital, Beijing and one week in China’s financial center and largest city, Shanghai.
No background in Chinese is required.
This curriculum consists of the following components:
Beijing
1) Topical Seminars
Students will spend about 1.5 hours every day attending seminars (in English) given by Chinese and American scholars on diverse topics, including current Chinese society, politics, economy, environment, and US-China relations. Students will also have the opportunity to engage in discussions about these issues with Chinese college/graduate students.
2) Language training & language practicum
Students will learn some basic “survival” Chinese language skills in the classroom, and then practice these skills through guided language practicums; that is, through daily communication and interaction with Chinese people both on and off campus. Daily lessons will be directly tied to students’ daily life, excursions, and visits.
3) Field trips & interviews
Field trips will be arranged for students to visit a range of well-known cultural/historical sites, such as the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square. Students will also have opportunities to visit local businesses, manufacturers, schools, an ultramodern art gallery, a traditional Chinese hospital, a rural community, as well as private homes. In addition, students will have the opportunity to gain “up close and personal” insights into Chinese life through interviews with government employees, business owners, doctors, school teachers, migrant workers, peasants, and Tai chi masters.
Shanghai
The program will spend the last week in Shanghai, which is China’s commercial capital and one of the most phenomenal cities in the world. Activities in Shanghai will include attending lectures on subjects such as China’s globalization and the history of Shanghai. Field trips will include visits to famous sites such as the Bund and Pudong, China's financial and commercial hub. Students will also pay a visit to the American Chamber of Commerce Shanghai office, and chat with Vanderbilt alumni about living and working in Shanghai.
Through this program, students will gain in-depth understanding of contemporary China’s social, cultural, political, and economic environment. Ultimately this program will give students a new perspective on their own role in the growing global community that includes both the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
FEES: Cost per student is $8,700. Included: all field trips, cultural visits, and classes/seminars, guest lectures, Tai chi show, acupunctures, high-speed rail from Beijing to Shanghai, housing/hotel for 3 weeks in Beijing and Shanghai, and most meals. (Students will have a meal plan). Not included: airfare (international & national), incidentals, some meals, and personal travel and expenses.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s travel agency, Frosch, will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch.
More details here: Maymester in China Schedule.pdf
DATES: May 5- 28, 2013.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
ELIGIBILITY: No Prerequisites. The program is open to all majors with good academic standing, and with consent of instructor. Student should be in good health upon committing to the program.
SYLLABUS: 07INSIDE CHINA.pdf
CREDITS: 3 credit hours. AS 236 counts as an INT credit toward AXLE.
MORE INFORMATION: Maymester in China presentation.pdf
E-mail: xianmin.liu@vanderbilt.edu
CLASSICAL STUDIES 241: UNCOVERING GREEK RELIGION: CULTS, FESTIVALS & SANCTUARIES IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
PROFESSOR: BRONWEN L. WICKKISER, DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL STUDIES
Travel to Greece to explore the spectacular remains of ancient Greek religion and culture! We will spend two weeks based in Athens and two traveling though the Peloponnese and central Greece as we survey the basic elements of Greek religion, including deities, cults, temples, sanctuaries, festivals, and votive dedications. We will examine the wide variety of pagan cults from prehistory to late Antiquity, the roots of early Christianity and its interactions with Judaism, and the influence of ancient religion on modern Greece. Related topics include Athenian democracy; the role of women and other marginalized groups; and the impact of cults and festivals on warfare, the economy, athletics, art, and literature. Travel highlights include the Acropolis and Agora of Athens, the city of Sparta, the oracle of Apollo at Delphi, the site of the original Olympic games, the healing sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidauros, and the colossal Bronze Age citadel at Mycenae.
ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to all students with good academic standing, and with consent of the instructor.
DATES: May 6-May 31, 2013 (May 6: arrival in Athens; final class day in Athens on May 31st)
FEES: Cost per student $8,600. Fees include tuition, transportation and housing for course-related travel, entrance fees to sites and museums, and breakfast on most days. Fees do not include airfare to and from Greece (arrival at ATH), most meals, personal expenses, and any travel undertaken on free weekends.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
For information about the competitive Global Summer Fellowship Program, offering scholarships to about 25 to 30 students, consult the Global Education Office at www.vanderbilt.edu/studyabroad.
CREDITS: 3 credit hours. CLAS 241 counts as a INT credit toward AXLE.
MORE INFORMATION: Contact Dr. Wickkiser at bronwen.wickkiser@vanderbilt.edu.
CLASSICAL STUDIES 242: SUMMER ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROGRAM IN GREECE
LECTURER: JOSEPH RIFE, ASSOCIATE PROFESOR OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AND ANTHROPOLOGY
This course introduces students to the archaeology, history and culture of Greece by working and living at the ancient city of Corinth in the summer. Students participate in research activities associated with the excavations at Kenchreai (Corinth’s eastern port), visit sites and museums in the larger region, attend seminars, and experience life in a small village. The Kenchreai Excavations, directed by Professor Rife under the auspices of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens and in conjunction with the Greek Ministry of Culture, provide a unique opportunity for students at the introductory level to join in a major interdisciplinary research program overseas. Although the 2011 season of the Kenchreai Excavations will not involve digging, participants will learn about data analysis, artifactual processing, and conservation, all important components in archaeological fieldwork. This program also gives students a rare chance to live and to learn in one of the most archaeologically rich, historically important, and naturally beautiful regions in Greece. Students learn not only about the practice of archaeological field research, but also about Greek history and culture from ancient to modern times. This course focuses on southern Greece during the Roman Empire and Late Antiquity, a period of prosperity and diversity at Kenchreai and in its broader area. Students will also explore cultural and historical developments that influenced other regions and longer periods, from the Bronze Age to the Modern era, including religion and cult-practice, art and iconography, settlement and the environment, and the construction of identity.
Learning Objectives:
- To gain practical experience in archaeological work after the data-collection phase
- To build appreciation for and understanding of interdisciplinary research
- To develop a basic knowledge of the variety of ancient Greek material culture
- To learn about long-term developments in Greek history and culture
- To gain understanding of and respect for modern society and culture in Greece
ELIGIBILITY:The program is open to all majors with good academic standing, and with consent of instructor.
DATES: May 9-June 2,, 2013
FEES: Approximately $7650. Fees include tuition, transportation and lodging for course-related travel within Greece, health insurance, and most meals. Fees do not include airfare to Greece, certain meals, or expenses for personal travel (e.g., travel on free weekends).
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
For information about the Global Summer Fellowship Program, offering scholarships to about 25 to 30 students at levels up to $8,500, consult the Global Education Office (GEO) at www.vanderbilt.edu/studyabroad.
CREDITS: 3 credit hours. CLAS 242 is listed as International Culture (INT) credit in AXLE.
SYLLABUS: Kenchreai summer course syllabus VU 2013.pdf
MORE INFORMATION: E-mail: joseph.l.rife@vanderbilt.edu
CLASSICAL STUDIES 244: HISTORY AND ART OF ANCIENT ROME
Professor: Max L Goldman, Senior Lecturer of Classical Studies
This course introduces students to the archaeology, history and culture of Ancient Rome through visits to significant archeological sites, monuments and museum collections in Rome and locations throughout southern Italy. We will learn about the houses, villas, and shops of the cities destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius along beautiful Campanian coast. We will explore the city of Rome, where students will be able to experience the many historical layers of the city. Because we will be getting to many sites in Rome on public transportation, students will, by the end of the course, be able to navigate modern Rome on their own with confidence.
This course has three specific aims: 1) to provide students with a general knowledge of the topography and history of ancient Rome and the southern Italian plain as well as the most significant monuments and artifacts of the period in question; 2) through investigation of these materials in their original contexts, to help students achieve a better understanding of the daily lives of the Romans; and 3) to develop an appreciation for what the Romans have left us in terms of physical and cultural legacy.
Upon completion of the course students should be able to demonstrate a familiarity with the different art forms in antiquity and their development, a knowledge of the architectural styles and building materials, an understanding of the development of Roman political institutions and how they are represented in the physical fabric of the city, and an appreciation of daily life of the Romans.
DATES: May 8-31, 2013
ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to all majors with good academic standing, and with consent of instructor. The course is conducted in English.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: January 31, 2013
Students are advised not to purchase their tickets prior to (date to be determined), in the event that the course is cancelled.
FEES: Cost per student is $8,800. Fees include tuition, hotels with buffet breakfast each day, some meals, entrance fees to all museums and parks, and health insurance. Fees do not include: round-trip airfare to and from Rome, extra curricular activities, baggage insurance, weekend meals or personal expenses. A common itinerary will be developed for each student to facilitate group travel.
ITINERARY: Course meets at the Vesuvian institute on May 8 and ends in Rome on May 31st. The instructor and Vanderbilt’s travel agency, Frosch, will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
Maymester students are eligible to apply for the competitive "Global Summer Fellowship Program," which provides scholarships of up to $8500 for 25-30 students. For more information, visit the GEO website at: https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/studioabroad/
CREDITS: 3 credit hours. CLAS 244 is listed as International Culture (INT) for AXLE credit.
MORE INFORMATION: E-mail : max.l.goldman@Vanderbilt.Edu
EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 210: VOLCANOES, EARTHQUAKES AND GLACIERS IN NEW ZEALAND
Professor: GUILHERME GUALDA & DAN MORGAN, EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
SCOPE: In this course, we will study a variety of topics in Earth and Environmental Sciences in the field, by exploring the varied and diverse geologic activity of New Zealand. Topics will include current and past volcanic activity, earthquake geology and hazards, geothermal energy, and glacial geology.
MOTIVATION AND GOALS: Rocks preserve the most extensive record of the evolution of the planet, from which we are able to retrace Earth’s history over 4.5 billion years, and field geology plays a particularly important role in decoding this complex record. In this course, we will learn the methods of field geology and will apply them to understand geologic processes at an active plate boundary in the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
Significant emphasis will be placed on natural hazards and resources in a geologically active region: we will study volcanic supereruptions and their deposits, associated hazards, and energy resources associated with magmatic systems in the Taupo Volcanic Zone of the North Island; mountain building and destruction processes, effects of glaciers on landforms, earthquakes and associated hazards in the South Island. And we will do so while visiting much of New Zealand and exploring fantastic scenery in the South and North Islands.
Part of the field work performed during the course will directly contribute to an active NSF-funded project focusing on the evolution of supereruption-forming magma bodies, and it will contribute to and benefit from active collaboration with faculty and students of Canterbury University.
PROGRAM: The course will start in Christchurch on May 06 and finish in Auckland on May 31, 2013. The course will be divided into 3 main parts, focusing on different areas in New Zealand (tentative, subject to minor changes):
- CHRISTCHURCH AND SOUTHERN ALPS (South Island): Introduction to field methods; Earthquakes and their hazards; Glaciers as agents of surface transformation. We will be mostly based on Christchurch, but will make several short day trips and we will spend a few days in the Southern Alps.
- TAUPO VOLCANIC ZONE TRANSECT (North Island): Volcanoes, magma bodies at depth and their eruptions; volcanic hazards; and geothermal energy harvesting. We will traverse much of the North Island, from Wellington to Auckland, spending time at national parks and several towns in the North Island.
- SUPERERUPTION DEPOSITS (North Island): Field research on supereruption deposits, in connection with NSF-funded project on the evolution of magma bodies that lead to supereruptions (see http://www.nsf.gov/newawardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1151337). We will be based in Rotorua, in the North Island. Students and faculty from Canterbury University will actively participate in this portion of the course.
EVALUATION: Course evaluation will be based on participation, field exercises (outcrop descriptions, geologic cross-sections and maps), and oral presentations.
REQUISITES: Students with all levels of expertise in geology are encouraged to apply. Activities will be adjusted to take into account prior experience and course-work.
EXPENSES: The course fee of $9,100 includes tuition, lodging, transportation, occasional meals (depending on the location), and entrance fees to National and State Parks. It does not include airfare from Nashville to Christchurch or from Auckland to Nashville, transportation from and to airports, regular meals in major cities, and incidental expenses.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT: For information about the Global Summer Fellowship Program, offering scholarships to about 25 to 30 students at levels up to $8,500, consult the Global Education Office (GEO) at www.vanderbilt.edu/studyabroad.
CREDITS: 3 credit hours. This course is listed as MNS in AXLE. EES 210 has no formal prerequisites.
MORE INFORMATION: For more information, contact Guil Gualda (g.gualda@vanderbilt.edu; website) or Dan Morgan (dan.morgan@vanderbilt.edu; website).
ECONOMICS 230: War, plunder and pillage, and other economic conflicts
Instructor: ROBERT DRISKILL, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
Course description
Why would soldiers, such as the well-known guards at Buckingham Palace, be dressed in bright red? Surely it makes them an easy target for the enemy. Economics, though, provides a hypothesis for why uniforms used to be so bright and are now, except in ceremonial units, designed to camouflage the individual soldier. Economics also can explain why the era of castles in the High Middle Ages was actually a time of relative peace.
These are not the usual questions addressed in undergraduate economics classes. There, the topics mostly are about the allocation of scarce resources when property rights are well-defined and protected. This is the way of making a living by production and exchange. But much economic activity concerns another way of making a living—pillaging and plundering and appropriating by force the goods of others. This way of making a living is the subject matter of this course. We will study the sources of negotiation failures that lead to war, the economics of how a principal., e.g., a General, gets his agents, e.g., a soldier, to do his bidding, the economic trade-offs between conscripting soldiers or paying them a market-determined wage, the economics of castles, the economics of strategic bombing, and the economics of financial conflicts.
Understanding of these topics will be reinforced by visits to the Imperial War Museum, the Greenwich Maritime Museum, the Tower of London, the London Eye, Parliament, Churchill’s war rooms, a large international bank, and even a musical like "Billy Elliott."
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Students should have taken Econ 100 and 101. We will average four hours each weekday of class work, about one-third of which will be activities and excursions. This should leave at least one long weekend for travel and exploration on one’s own. Grades will be based on a journal kept by each student, class participation, and an exam.
The textbook is Principles of Conflict Economics by Charles H. Anderson and John. R. Carter. Cambridge University Press; ISBN 978-0-521-69865-8, 2009 (paperback).
ELIGIBILITY: Prerequisites: ECON 100 & 101. The program is open to all majors with good academic standing, and with consent of instructor.
FEES: Cost per student is $9,100. Fees include tuition, accommodation at the Foundation for International Education (FIE) in London, entrance fees to museums and historical sites (and associated transportation costs), occasional group meals, and public transportation passes. This fee does NOT include airfare to and from London (which you must purchase and arrange on your own), individual meals, or incidental expenses.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
Maymester students are eligible to apply for the Global Education Office’s “Global Summer Fellowship Program,” which provides scholarships of up to $8500 for 25-30 students. For more information, visit the GEO website at:https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/studioabroad/
TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
Student Arrival: Thursday, May 9
Orientation: Thursday, May 9 – Sunday, May 12(mandatory)
Maymester Classes: Monday, May 13 – Friday, MAY 31
Student Departure: Saturday, June 1
CREDITS: 3 credit hours. AXLE credit: SBS.
MORE INFORMATION: E-mail: Robert.a.driskill@gmail.com
ENGLISH 288: Romantic Poetry, Refugee Asylum and Radicalism in the Swiss and French Alps and the French Mediterranean
LECTURER: ROBERT BARSKY, PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, FRENCH AND ITALIAN
Despite (or perhaps because of) the conservatism of the Swiss and the image of Switzerland as a place of political neutrality, banking and watch-making, the Swiss Alps have sheltered and inspired generations of radical creative and political work, by a host of artists, Romantic poets (i.e. Wordsworth, Shelley and Byron), anarchists (Bakunin, Kropotkin and the Jura Federation), and, in Ascona, an incredible group of visiting artists and writers (Mary Wigman, Hermann Hesse, D.H. Lawrence, Isadora Duncan, C.G.Jung, Franz Kafka, Paul Tillich and Max Weber).
One reason for this is that the conservative Switzerland is tightly guarded, and ruled in accordance with international legal instruments and laws that have made it a safe haven for persecuted persons, and a fertile ground for international organizations charged with upholding human rights. Another reason is the sheer grandeur and inpenetrability of the high Alps has led to the establishment of specific kinds of political regimes that have been largely protected by repeated incursions and allowed for a certain protective neutrality.
In this Maymester, Professor Robert Barsky will make this link between radicalism and creativity, safe haven and international law, medicine and international engagement, by exploring institutes, specialists and natural settings in the Alps of Switzerland, Italy and France. Beginning in Geneva, the students will be introduced to the international legal and non-governmental organizations that uphold international laws, notably the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the UN, and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. There, students will meet with high-ranking officials from those organizations, and witness firsthand the kinds of work that is directed from the Geneva offices.
While based in Geneva, we will also undertake a day trip to Lausanne, where students will also have access to archives of work from political radicals, notably Reclus, Kropotkin and Bakunin, as well as documents relating to Swiss experiments in radical reform, including the work of the Jura watchmakers. The class will then visit Montreux, where they will encounter the worlds of Byron, Mary and Percy Shelley and others through visits to the regions so dear to all of them, including the Chateau Chillon and the Villa Diodati.
We will then move to the area around Lucano, Locarno and Monte Verità, where a remarkable set of radical communities created monumental works. Artists and other famous people attracted to this hill included Hermann Hesse, Carl Jung, Erich Maria Remarque, Hugo Ball, Else Lasker-Schüler, Stefan George, Isadora Duncan, Carl Eugen Keel, Paul Klee, Carlo Mense, Arnold Ehret, Rudolf Steiner, Mary Wigman, Max Picard, Ernst Toller, Henry van de Velde, Fanny zu Reventlow, Rudolf Laban, Frieda and Else von Richthofen, Otto Gross, Erich Mühsam, Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach,Walter Segal, Max Weber, and Gustav Stresemann, and Gustav Nagel.
And finally, on to the awe-inspiring region of Mont Blanc, Chamonix and the Mont Blanc pass, where students will stay to enjoy the settings that so inspired poets and writers, most notably those of the Romantic era. A range of other activities characteristic of Switzerland and France, including boating, skiing, and alpine exploration will complement the academic work and inspire new reflections into this sublime world.
ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to all students in good academic standing, and with consent of instructor.
FEES: Cost per student is $8,800. Fees include tuition, accommodation, occasional group meals, public transportation between sites, and tickets for cultural activities. It does not include regular meals, incidental expenses, and airfare (BNA-Geneva), for which a common itinerary will be developed.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
For information about the Global Summer Fellowship Program, offering scholarships to about 25 to 30 students at levels up to $8,500, consult the Global Education Office (GEO) at www.vanderbilt.edu/studyabroad.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s new travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
Tentative DATES: May 6-27
- May 6th: Orientation in Geneva
- May 6-12: Geneva (Sessions with United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration, Doctor's without Borders, United Nations, World Trade Organization, United Nations, World Trade Organization, International Labor Organization, International Red Cross, and World Health Organization)
- May 12th: Travel to Ascona
- May 14th: Sunday May 20th, Monte Verità, Ticini, Locarno, and the Swiss Alps
- May 20-27: Hiking and writing (sublime) poetry at Mont Blanc
TEXTS:
Lord Byron's "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage" http://www.archive.org/stream/childeharoldspi20byrogoog#page/n10/mode/2up
Lord Byron's "Don Juan" http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21700/21700-h/21700-h.htm
William Wordsworth "The Prelude" http://www.bartleby.com/145/ww287.html
David Ellis's Byron in Geneva (2011)
International Migration, international health, and Human Rights Law texts (available online).
CREDITS: 3. This course is listed as HCA credit in AXLE. English 288 has no prerequisites.
MORE INFORMATION: E-mail: Robert.barsky@vanderbilt.edu
Website: www.robertbarsky.org
Personal website: www.vanderbilt.edu/french_ital/barsky
EUROPEAN STUDIES 260 01: Amsterdam—Utrecht—Brussels
LECTURER: John A. McCarthy, Professor of German and European Studies
LOCAL HOST: Prof. Gerrit D.B. Dielissen, Prof. of Sociology, Universiteit Utrecht
A view from the margins can help make sense out of the current crisis in the European Union. The drive for greater fiscal union and more centralized control over national budgets and banks has reawakened calls for more autonomous regions from Catalonia to Flanders and Scotland. The Netherlands offer an excellent site from which to explore the roots/routes of the idea of Europe and the current challenges to a unified pan-European society. The historical role the Dutch Provinces have played in the evolution of the idea of an integrated Europe is the focus of this Maymester course. Our guiding question is: how is Europe dealing with integration and the threat of disintegration? Like that of Europe, the history of the Low Countries (including all of Brabant) after the Union of Utrecht (1579) is complex and multifaceted. Our on-site location at Utrecht University (est. 1636) offers a unique opportunity for intensifying the experience of “Europe” in historical and contemporary perspective through contact with local students and site visits within easy reach. In Utrecht, the historical focus of the Dutch struggle for independence and European balance of power, you will be housed in student dorms, have ca. thirty hours of classroom instruction and guest lectures that explore the evolution of human rights and republican rule that led to the EU.
We will spend several days in Amsterdam and several days in Brussels. Amsterdam is the site where The Treaty of Amsterdam (1997) was signed; the treaty affirmed EU principles of liberty, democracy, and respect for human rights. There we will visit the Van Gogh Museum, the Anna Frank House, Rijkesmuseum, Museum of Jewish History, and cruise the city’s famed canals. Brussels is home to the European Commission, The European Parliament, the Committee of the Regions, and European Economic and Social Committee. In addition to those site visits with guest lectures, we will take in the Belgium Museum of Colonial History and sample the city’s rich cultural offerings. Our field trips will also take us to The Hague with its Court of International Justice (ICJ) and renowned Mauritius Huis, and the quaint city of Delft, where the Dutch Rebellion was born. Weekend travel to Antwerp and Brugge is also possible.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
- Gain an appreciation of the Netherlands (and the historical region of Brabant) as a crucible for defining and advancing human rights from the distant past to the present through readings and discussion.
- Enhance awareness of the challenges that the Netherlands and the EU more generally face in integrating non-European immigrants into an altered Europe and what it means to be “European” today through guest lectures, site visits, and interaction with local students.
- Enable you to formulate your own prognosis for the future viability of the EU integration project through presentations on individual readings, a mid-term examination and a final group project.
ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to all majors with good academic standing, and with consent of instructor. It will count toward the major in European Studies and fulfill AXLE requirements. The course is conducted in English.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s new travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
FEES: Cost per student is $8500. Fees include tuition, housing, insurance, and transportation in the Netherlands and Belgium. This fee does NOT include airfare to and from Amsterdam, meals, and incidentals.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
Maymester students are eligible to apply for the Global Education Office’s “Global Summer Fellowship Program,” which provides scholarships of up to $8500 for 25-30 students. For more information, visit the GEO website at: https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/studioabroad/
DATES: May 6 – May 31
CREDITS: 3 credit hours; EUS 260 01 will count as an INT course toward AXLE.
SYLLABUS: A preliminary syllabus will be available soon.
MORE INFORMATION: E-mail: john.a.mccarthy@Vanderbilt.Edu
For Photos from 2011 see:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62784596@N08/5716330882/in/set-72157626711652774/
Cornelius Vanderbilt's great-great-grandfather, Jan Aertson or Aertszoon, was a Dutch farmer from the village of De Bilt, Utrecht, in the Netherlands. He emigrated to New York as an indentured servant in 1650. The Dutch van der ("of the"/"from") was eventually added to Aertson's village name to create "van der Bilt" ("from De Bilt"), which was eventually condensed to Vanderbilt.
European studies 260 02: Maymester in Vienna: An Archeology of Modernism
Probably no other European capital preserved its former glory with equal attention to detail while transforming the past into a versatile, modern present. Once the center of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Vienna plays a major role in world politics with its multiple United Nations offices, the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Organization of Security and Co-operation in Europe, and many others. A link between west and east, north and south, Vienna is a market place of diverse cultural ideas and political concepts that manifest, for example, as excellent urban infrastructure as well as broad cultural offerings. Today, the Austrian capital presents itself as an internationally acclaimed metropolis that was ranked first for “quality of life” in 2005 among 127 world cities. Students will explore the cultural diversity of Vienna, its European (and Austrian) context, its history, institutions, museums, and monuments. Trips to Budapest and to the nearby Alps will complete this Maymester in the heart of Europe.
TEXTBOOK:
- Nicholas Parsons, Vienna: A Cultural and Literary History, Oxford: Signal Books, 2008
The textbook reading has to be done before arrival in Vienna. The time in Vienna is set aside for conceptual and on-site learning, immersion and the development of the individual research project
PARTICIPATION:
Meetings, trips, field studies, and events are mandatory. Your active participation in discussions will be counted with 20% towards the total grade in this course.
FEES: Cost per student is $7,600. Fees include course tuition, transportation and housing for course-related travel and lodging in Italy, health insurance, entrance fees to sites and museums, and three group meals. Fees do not include airfare to and from Vienna (students will arrange and purchase their own air travel), most meals, or personal expenses, including calls and texts made on rented cell phones. Suggested spending money for the 4-week period is $800-1,200, depending on personal spending habits and travel on free weekends.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
ITINERARY:The instructor and Vanderbilt’s new travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
For information about the Global Summer Fellowship Program, offering scholarships to about 25 to 30 students at levels up to $8,500. Consult the Global Education Office (GEO) at www.vanderbilt.edu/studyabroad.
CREDITS: 3 credit hours; EUS 260 01 will count as an INT course toward AXLE.
SYLLABUS: Vienna Syllabus 2013.pdf
DATES: May 6-29, 2013
MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY:
Contact Prof. Christoph Zeller for a complete itinerary & for further information: christoph.zeller@vanderbilt.edu
Additional course information at www.vanderbilt.edu/german/studyabroad
Apply through the Global Education Office website for the Global Summer Fellowship: https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/studioabroad
History of Art 235: Modern Art and Architecture in Paris
Instructor: Leonard Folgarait
Paris was the center of western modern art movements throughout the 19th century and until the mid-20th century. The major styles of painting, sculpture, architecture and various other media of this period were developed in this city. Paris became the exemplary modern city in western Europe, and developed an extensive infrastructure of cultural institutions such as art academies, private galleries, and vast museums. The major movements of this period were represented by artists such as: David; Ingres; Delacroix; Courbet; Manet; Monet and the other Impressionists; the post-Impressionists Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin and Seurat; the Cubists Picasso and Braque. This list includes members of the Dada and Surrealist groups, leading into more international movements of radical abstraction, performance art, conceptual art, and post-modernism by the late 20th century.
In the field of city planning, Paris led the development of urban modernization in western Europe in the second half of the nineteenth-century with a vast reconstruction project that produced the central sections of Paris that we know today.
The architecture of Paris in these two centuries has also set the standard for modernist styles, which includes the industrial aesthetic of both the Eiffel Tower and the Centre Pompidou, the gleaming glass pyramids of I.M Pei’s design for the Louvre, and the stark minimalism of the National Library. Alongside such modernist examples one finds the opulent Paris Opera building and the dramatic redesign of the d’Orsay Train Station into the d’Orsay Museum.
This course will be conducted for the first week at Vanderbilt (May 6-10), where lectures and discussion will prepare students for the in-person experiences of studying art and architecture in Paris. There will be a midterm at the end of this first week.
The next three weeks (May 13- June 2) will be spent touring sites in Paris, including the Eiffel Tower, the Musée d’Orsay, the Musée Picasso, two opera houses, a major department store, public parks, and the Centre Pompidou. Students will write two 5-page interpretive papers on artworks or architecture located in Paris, as exercises in first-hand analysis. The midterm exam is worth 40% of the final grade, while each 5-page paper is worth 30%. Instructions for 5-page papers will be distributed in class while still at Vanderbilt.
SCHEDULE
At Vanderbilt – May 6-10
May 6 Introduction – Ingres, Delacroix, Courbet, Reconstruction of Paris
7 Manet, Impressionism
8 Cézanne, Fauvism, Cubism
9 Dada and Surrealism, Review for mid-term
10 Mid term Exam
11 Travel to Paris
12 Students check in to Paris hotel, 9 Hotel
In Paris, May 12- June 1, classes to meet at following venues:
May 13 Meeting of Instructor, Assistant, and students at 9 Hotel, 10 a.m. First destination: Eiffel Tower. (Subsequent trips to venues accompanied by Assistant, Rachel Early, met by Instructor at 10 a.m. every day at venue unless otherwise instructed)
14 Musée d’Orsay, building and collections
15 Paris Opera (Palais Garnier), and Opera Bastille if time allows
16 Rodin Museum
17 Free Day!
20 Aristide Maillol Museum
21 Gustave Moreau Museum
22 Picasso Museum
First Paper Due, sent electronically to leonard.folgarait@vanderbilt.edu
23 Louvre, Glass pyramid entrance
24 Another Free Day!
27 Centre Pompidou – the building and the collection
28 Parc de La Villette
29 Bibliotheque National
30 Architecture by Jean Nouvel, Cartier Foundation, Institute of the Arab World
31 More by Nouvel, Musée Quai Branly
Second Paper Due, sent electronically to leonard.folgarait@vanderbilt.edu
June 1 Students check out of hotel, return to U.S or extend their travel abroad
ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to all majors with good academic standing, and with consent of instructor.
FEES: Cost per student is $9,400. Fees include tuition, hotels with buffet breakfast each day, some meals, entrance fees to all museums and parks, and health insurance. Fees do not include: roundtrip airfare to and from Paris, extra-curricular activities, baggage insurance, most meals. A common itinerary will be developed for each student to facilitate group travel.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s new travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
Maymester students are eligible to apply for the competitive "Global Summer Fellowship Program," which provides scholarships of up to $8500 for 25-30 students. For more information, visit the GEO website at: https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/studioabroad/
CREDITS: 3 credit hours. This course is listed as HCA for AXLE credit.
MORE INFORMATION: E-mail: leonard.folgarait@vanderbilt.edu
POLITICAL SCIENCE 223: EUROPEAN POLITICAL ECONOMY & ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS
Instructor: KLINT ALEXANDER
Join Professor Klint Alexander for a unique Maymester opportunity to study, travel and learn about the inner-workings of important international economic institutions in London, Brussels, Geneva and Paris. European Political Economy & Economic Institutions: A London Maymester is designed to (1) broaden the student’s knowledge of how the global political economy works and (2) observe firsthand the policy-making processes of key economic institutions that influence the global economy. The course will be offered in the heart of the government district in London and cover a number of timely topics, including international financial regulatory reform, the status and prospects of the Doha Round of WTO trade negotiations, the fallout of the EU/Greek economic crisis, and more. Students will visit and observe the inner-workings of the EU in Brussels, the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, and the Bank of England in London. These visits will give students a chance to network with international officials and explore internship and job opportunities for the future. Successful completion of the course will count towards Axle requirements and the major in Political Science.
ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to all majors with good academic standing, and with consent of instructor.
FEES: Cost per student is $9,700. Fees include tuition, lodging, transportation in London, Geneva and Brussels, accommodation at the Foundation for International Education (FIE) in London, entrance fees to museums and historical sites (and associated transportation costs), occasional group meals, and public transportation passes. This fee does NOT include airfare to and from London (which you must purchase and arrange on your own through Frosch), individual meals, or incidental expenses.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
Maymester students are eligible to apply for the competitive “Global Summer Fellowship Program,” which provides scholarships of up to $8500 for 25-30 students. For more information, visit the GEO website at: https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/studioabroad/
TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
Student Arrival: Thursday, May 9
Orientation: Thursday, May 9 – Sunday, May 12(mandatory)
Maymester Classes: Monday, May 13 – Friday, MAY 31
Student Departure: Saturday, June 1
CREDITS: 3 credit hours. PSCI 223 course can be counted toward AXLE credit for SBS.
SYLLABUS: European_Political_Economy_&_Economic_Institutions_(Maymester_2013).pdf
MORE INFORMATION: e-mail: klint.w.alexander@vanderbilt.edu
RELIGIOUS STUDIES 294: RELIGION AND CULTURE OF MOROCCO
LECTURER: Sherif Barsoum
Religion and culture are complex phenomena that intersect in a variety of ways; depending on the location, they are historically imbricated in such diverse areas as politics, the arts, education, and social and gender relations. "Religion and Culture of Morocco" is designed to give students an opportunity to explore these connections firsthand in a North African context. The Maymester course encompasses two portions. The first, devoted to in-class lectures and study at Vanderbilt, and the second of which will involve hands-on research and experience in Morocco, supplemented by additional lectures and presentations. The initial in-class component (15 hours) will introduce students to Moroccan history, as well as provide an overview of the religious traditions (Islam, Judaism, and Christianity) that have contributed to the development of Moroccan culture. Once in Morocco, an equivalent amount of lecture time (15 hours) will be used to focus on specific cultural practices and religious institutions, and their wider relationship to contemporary religious, cultural, and political changes in the country.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Construct a chronology of Moroccan history, based on the various dynasties and religions that have affected Moroccan society with an emphasis on Islam.
- Identify persons who have been influential on political, religious, and artistic life in the country.
- Develop an expertise in an aspect of Moroccan culture, and articulate the significance of it during a group discussion.
ELIGIBILITY: The program is open to all majors with good academic standing, and with consent of instructor.
FEES: Cost per student is $7,400. Fees include tuition, hotels with buffet breakfast each day, some meals, entrance fees to all museums and parks, air-conditioned bus, English speaking tour guides, and health insurance. Fees do not include: round-trip airfare to and from Morocco, extra curricular activities, baggage insurance, most meals, and tips to drivers and tour guides. A common itinerary will be developed for each student to facilitate group travel. Recommended amount of personal or spending money for the 3-week period is $800.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s new travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
Maymester students are eligible to apply for the competitive "Global Summer Fellowship Program," which provides scholarships of up to $8500 for 25-30 students. For more information, visit the GEO website at: https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/studioabroad/
DATES: May 8-25, 2013
SYLLABUS: Morocco Maymester Itinerary 2013.pdf
CREDITS: 3 credit hours
MORE INFORMATION: E-mail: sherif.barsoum@vanderbilt.edu
SPANISH 202: SPANISH FOR ORAL COMMUNICATION THROUGH CULTURAL TOPICS
LECTURER: JOSÉ LUIS AZNAR, DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
This Maymester course is taught in Alicante, Spain. This gorgeous coastal city is the capital city of the beautiful Costa Blanca, located on the eastern coast of Spain. Few other cities can boast exciting and famous festivals, miles of beautiful sunny beaches, quaint, old- world Spanish boroughs, and a richness of early architecture. As a native of Spain, I cannot imagine a better and more exciting place to host this intermediate conversational Spanish course. In addition to the city of Alicante and Madrid, students will have the opportunity to visit Barcelona, Valencia and Granada.
The main objective of this class is to increase your Spanish level of oral proficiency through the study of Spanish cultural, political and historical events. As a conversation class, the students will be graded on several activities that will serve as catalysts to develop their oral proficiency. These activities will stimulate students to analyze, discuss and present different arguments from the material covered in class. Furthermore, in order to take advantage of the location of this course, students will be asked to interview Spaniards using information from a variety of authentic materials ranging from written news, radio and television broadcasts, documentaries, and feature films studied in class to prepare for their weekly presentations. By the end of this course, students should have greatly improved their oral proficiency, their knowledge about Spanish culture, and their strategies for effective oral communication.
VIDEO: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8113615/Maymester%20in%20Alicante%202010%20%2 81%29.mp4
DATES: May 6-June 1, 2013
FEES: Cost is $6,500. Included: course tuition, two-day visit in Madrid with entrance fees to sites and museums, transportation from Madrid /Alicante / Madrid, hotel room for 4 weeks, two meal/day plan in various restaurants, and a Spanish cell phone (one per two students). Not included: airfare, optional side trips (Barcelona, Valencia & Granada), and activities (Dance & Sailing classes).
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbiltʼs travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
For information about the competitive Global Summer Fellowship Program, offering scholarships to about 25 to 30 students at levels up to $8,500, consult the Global Education Office (GEO) at www.vanderbilt.edu/studyabroad.
ELIGIBILITY: Prerequisite: Span 201W. The program is open to all majors with good academic standing, and with consent of instructor.
CREDITS: 3 credit hours. This course is listed as INT for AXLE credit.
MORE INFORMATION: E-mail: jose.aznar@vanderbilt.edu
Spanish 204: Maymester in Cuzco & Machu Picchu, Peru
Instructor: Heraldo Falconi
As a cultural crossroad, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and cosmopolitan city, Cuzco has something for everyone. Make it your own during this Maymester and explore one of the most fascinating tourist destinations in the world: Cuzco, Peru.
In this course students will explore different forms of cultural production in the Hispanic world, with a focus on the Andean region and a strong emphasis on hands-on learning. Some of the issues discussed will be the lessons of cultural anthropology and archaeology to explore the past and understand the present, popular and elite artistic production, the importance of festive culture in the region, as well as questions of gender and society. Additionally, students will have the opportunity to engage in service learning activities and a more experiential type of tourism that will include activities such as hiking through ancient ruins, participating in important celebrations, and visiting with traditional artisans.
Students will receive credit for Span 204: Hispanic Cultural Studies (Major: Culture/Elective; AXLE: INT; Prerequisite: Span 201W and Span 202.) Formal classes (taught in Spanish) will meet Monday-Thursday for 4 hours a day. Weekends will be dedicated to guided trips to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, and Lake Titicaca, among others.
Students will lodge and study in the historic city center, thus encouraging constant interaction and exploration of all the former Inca capital has to offer.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Spanish 201W and Spanish 202. Also, students should be physically fit, as they will be expected to engage in hikes and walks at high altitude (around 12000 ft.)
FEES: Cost per student is $8,400. Fees include tuition, class materials, lodging, at least one meal a day, entrance fees to all sites, as well as weekend trips outside of Cuzco. Fees do not include round trip fare to Cuzco.
ITENERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
DATES. Arrival in Cuzco: May 8. Departure from Cuzco: June 1.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
CREDITS: 3 credit hours. This course is listed as INT for AXLE credit.
Maymester students are eligible to apply for the competitive "Global Summer Fellowship Program," which provides scholarships of up to $8500 for 25-30 students. For more information, visit the GEO website at: https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/studioabroad/
MORE INFORMATION: Contact Heraldo Falconi (h.falconi@vanderbilt.edu)
SPANish 296: Special Topics in Hispanic Culture. THE WAY OF ST. JAMES. WALKING THE ROUTE OF THE STARS.
Faculty: Maria Paz Pintané, DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH & PORTUGUESE
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Vanderbilt Maymester program explores from a multi-disciplinary approach the origins and development of the “Camino de Santiago” through historical, literary, and cultural resources. The program will take place in Spain during almost 4 weeks and it will include a walking trip along several sections of The Camino, specifically from Astorga to Santiago de Compostela, a stretch of 234,5 kms (145 miles) to be completed in 12 days. Additionally, students will visit Madrid, Burgos, León, Santiago, Finisterre & A Coruña.
The Camino will be the classroom where students will experience the socio-historical, religious, and cultural significance of “The way”. Also, they will attend lectures in cathedrals, ancient pilgrims hospitals, castles and museums. In addition, students will participate in a research project which will invite them to participate actively in discussions with locals and other pilgrims in natural areas, and a large variety of housing venues. Every day, the group will sleep in a different town and most housing facilities will have a history related to the Camino.
What is "El camino de Santiago"?
The "Camino de Santiago" is a pilgrimage journey to Santiago de Compostela, but also a unique road network that converges in the Galician city of Santiago de Compostela. According to the legend, the Apostle St. James’ remains were carried by boat from Jerusalem to northern Spain where they were buried on the site where nowadays sits the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. When the tomb was discovered, it started a stream of travelers making the pilgrimage to the site (the earliest records of visits date from the 8th century). Today, thousands of Christian and non-Christian pilgrims set out from their homes on their way to Santiago. Many of them for religious and spiritual reasons, but many others do it to enjoy a unique experience which is the result of 12 centuries of existence. The Way of St. James has given rise to an extraordinary spiritual, cultural, and social life. For this reason, the main routes were declared the First European Cultural Itinerary by the Council of Europe and a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.
FEES: Cost per student $7,050. Included: two-day visit to Madrid, two-day visit to Burgos,two-day visit to León, one-day vist to Astorga, three-day visit to Santiago, two-day visit to A Coruña. Transportation from Madrid to Burgos and from A Coruña to Madrid, housing/hotel for the whole trip, two meal plan (breakfast & dinner), cultural visits (Madrid, Burgos, Leon, Astorga, Santiago & A Coruña), and classes. Not included: airfare.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s travel agency, Frosch, will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
DATES: May 7th-May 31st.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
ELIGIBILITY: Prerequisite: Span 203. The program is open to all majors with good academic standing, and with consent of instructor. Student should be in optimal physical condition.
CREDITS: 3 credit hours.
MORE INFORMATION:
Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vanderbilt-University-en-El-camino-de-Santiago/263978263648112?ref=hl
E-mail: maria.p.pintane@vanderbilt.edu
Theatre 216: The History of Fashion in London
PROFESSOR: Alexandra Sargent, Senior Lecturer in Theatre
On our exciting journey in and around London, we will examine how historic fashions embody the artistic trends of past eras and influence contemporary style.
World renowned examples of historic and contemporary fashion and art, ideal resources for our exploration of the influence of the past on the present, are showcased in a wide array of venues throughout London. Designers have always looked for their inspiration from the noble and interesting fashions of the ancient world, and so this is where we will begin as well-- at the British Museum, where some of the most famous examples of the enduring artistic legacy of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans are on display. We will go on to investigate periods noted for dynamic English trendsetters, including: King Henry VIII; Queen Elizabeth I; Beau Brummel; Queen Victoria; Charles Frederick Worth; and Alexander McQueen.
Sites for our study include: The Victoria and Albert museum, which specializes in the study of historic and contemporary fashion, and the decorative arts; museums including The National Portrait Gallery and The National Gallery, which house relevant examples of fine art and period portraiture; historic architecture in London and Bath, whose stylistic features parallel fashion trends through the ages; noted stores such as Liberty of London, famous for exquisite textiles and uniquely British goods; areas of London, including Savile Row, which personify the elegance of the historic and contemporary fashion scene; and current exhibits highlighting historic and modern fashions. We will attend and discuss theatrical productions in this city famed for its tradition of great theatre, including at least two popular musicals with fabulous costume designs. We will spend a day at the Harry Potter Warner Brothers Studio Tour, a highlight of last year’s trip, where we will see actual sets, costumes, props, and an amazing exhibit which details the design process of the artists who created the visual world of Harry Potter. Additionally, there will be one free long weekend in which you can further explore London or travel to other countries which are within easy reach.
Actively examining some of the finest visual resources and experiencing some of the best theatrical productions in the world will provide students a dynamic, inspiring, and rewarding experience.
LEARNING GOALS:
- To explore and reflect on the history and relationship of fashion and art in London and its influence on contemporary fashion designers through an examination of a variety of resources including examples of historic fashion, fine art, theatrical productions, and architecture.
- To gain an appreciation of historic art and fashion through a wide variety of museum and field trips in and around London, accompanied by incredibly knowledgeable British guides who are well-versed in bringing the history of London and historic British personalities to life.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Theatre 216 entails an average of five hours of classroom contact per weekday (including the performances and activities), a Saturday excursion to Bath, and an optional weekend trip to Stratford-Upon-Avon. Active participation in group discussions and attendance at all performances and excursions are required.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS: 1) A research journal or online blog chronicling the history of fashion 2) Documentation of visual elements that represent the history of art and fashion discovered on weekly scavenger hunts throughout the city 3) A project on a contemporary British fashion designer of your choosing, highlighting how he or she has been influenced by the past in pursuit of dynamic contemporary fashions.
CREDITS: (3). Theatre 216 fulfills the Perspectives (P) requirement for AXLE and has no prerequisite; no previous theatre or performance experience is necessary.
FEES: The course fee is $8,800 and includes tuition, accommodation at the Foundation for International Education (FIE) in London, occasional group meals, public transportation passes, and all theatre, museum, and excursion tickets. It does not include regular meals, incidental expenses, and airfare (BNA-LHR), for which a common itinerary will be developed.
TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
Student Arrival: Thursday, May 9
Orientation: Thursday, May 9 – Sunday, May 12(mandatory)
Maymester Classes: Monday, May 13 – Friday, MAY 31
Student Departure: Saturday, June 1
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt's new travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
For information about the competitive Global Summer Fellowship Program, offering scholarships to about 25 to 30 students at levels up to $8,500, consult the Global Education Office (GEO) at
www.vanderbilt.edu/studyabroad.
SYLLABUS: THTR 216 Fashion in London 2013.pdf
MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY: Contact: alex.sargent@vanderbilt.edu
THEATRE 280: CONTEMPORARY THEATRE IN LONDON
PROFESSOR: LEAH LOWE, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE
Boasting a theatrical history of astonishing variety and a contemporary theatre scene as lively as it is influential, London is celebrated as one of the world’s greatest theatre centers. This Maymester course offers students an opportunity to explore London’s theatrical offerings through attending twelve performances—comedies, dramas, musicals, and classics—at a variety of theatres including Shakespeare’s Globe, the National Theatre of Great Britain, Donmar Warehouse, the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon, and other West End and Fringe venues. Visits to the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Theatre and Performance Gallery, the Imperial War Museum, The National Portrait Gallery, and other historic sites will allow students to investigate London’s rich theatrical heritage while backstage tours of important theatrical venues will give them a privileged view into the world of the London stage. Two free weekends give students opportunities to explore the city and its surroundings.
Texts:
Shellard, Dominic. British Theatre Since the War, (Yale: 2000).
Shakespeare, William. As You Like It.
Sierz, Aleks. Rewriting the Nation: British Theatre Today, (Metheun Drama: 2011).
Assorted articles and podcasts made available by instructor.
PREREQUISITES: THTR 100, 100W, or FYWS 115f.
CREDITS: (3). Theatre 280 fulfills the Perspectives (P) requirement for AXLE.
EVALUATION AND GRADING:
Class participation and discussion: 30%
Journal: 45%
Final exam: 25%
CREDITS: (3). This course fulfills the Perspectives (P) requirement for AXLE.
TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
Student Arrival: Thursday, May 9
Orientation: Thursday, May 9 – Sunday, May 12(mandatory)
Maymester Classes: Monday, May 13 – Friday, MAY 31
Student Departure: Saturday, June 1
FEES: Cost per student is $8,800. Fees include tuition, accommodation at the Foundation for International Education (FIE) in London, entrance fees to museums and historical sites (and associated transportation costs), occasional group meals, and public transportation passes. This fee does NOT include airfare to and from London (which you must purchase and arrange on your own), individual meals, or incidental expenses.
ITINERARY: The instructor and Vanderbilt’s travel agency, Frosch will develop a common itinerary for students in this course. Although students are responsible for their own airfare, students are encouraged to purchase their air tickets through Frosch. Details to follow.
Fees and dates are subject to change. Course being offered is contingent upon enrolling at least 12 qualified students by the end of January.
Maymester students are eligible to apply for the Global Education Office’s “Global Summer Fellowship Program,” which provides scholarships of up to $8500 for 25-30 students. For more information, visit the GEO website at: https://webapp.mis.vanderbilt.edu/studioabroad/
MORE INFORMATION: email: leah.lowe@Vanderbilt.Edu