Description

Academic Focus: Italian Studies: Cultural Studies, Medical Humanities, with special participation of the School of Medicine and Center for Disease Control.

Program Information: The Italian Studies Program offers students a unique and very intensive authentic immersion into Italian culture, literature, art, history, religion, and current events. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for students of any accredited university or college, offering a very thorough overview of Italy as a country, and of Italy as the cradle of the Western civilization and of the Humanities. This program offers an interdisciplinary study of Italy through the ages, incorporating the perspectives of Italian cultural interdisciplinary studies, and medical humanities with the special participation of faculty from the Emory School of Medicine & Center for Disease Control. Students investigate notions of compassion and charity as civic and religious virtues illustrated through Italian history, art, literature, social institutions, current events, and daily life. They learn to read works of art and of literature as cultural commentaries of their times and explore the reflections of these past eras in institutions and customs today.They critically investigate the historical points of tension and transition throughout 3000 years of continuously developing cultural history and learn to effectively and eloquently articulate their developing thoughts in essays and oral presentation.

The program welcomes students majoring in all disciplines. All courses are in English. For students of Italian, practical language experience occurs daily. NO prior knowledge of Italian is required.

Highlights

Courses: All program participants take two courses for a total of eight Emory credit hours, one of which is ITAL 270R. Courses count towards the Italian Studies major or minor. With approval, students may take 12 credit hours for an additional academic fee.

Italian 270R: Introduction to Italian Culture and Civilization.

Required for all participating student. (Satisfies area HSC of GER).

In English with no prerequisites. An on-site and in-depth exploration of Italian literature, art, architecture, history, cultural and political development throughout the ages, from the early Etruscans, Phoenicians and Greeks to the Italy we experience today visiting cities and towns from the northern Alps to the southern shores of Sicily. Group discussion of readings, careful site visits, individual research, and lectures, will lead to a better understanding of how Italy has been politically and culturally defined and redefined over the centuries, both on a regional and national level. To begin to understand all that Italy has to offer, and to fully grasp the scope of all that Italy has contributed to Western society over the centuries, it is important to academically journey through the development of Italian culture, history, and identity across the whole peninsula and across the three millenniums of recorded history. Though almost unanimously students describe this program as the most challenging academic, and often personal journey they undertake at Emory, they also all conclude that it is an invaluable and transformative experience, developing personal and academic maturity amongst the best of their academic career. Students see this program as an experience that changes their perspectives on the meaning of traveling to foreign countries, a journey that taught them how to learn about other cultures, and ultimately, an experience that gave them a deeper understanding of self and of one's own culture and country.

Besides participating in 44 days of daily site and museum visits plus numerous opportunities for outdoor activities as hiking, biking and swimming, all students will take another four-credit hour course selected from the following two options:

Italian 376RWR: Medical Humanities, Medicine and Compassion.

(satisfies area HSC of GER and post-freshman writing requirement).

What does it mean to practice medicine with compassion? How does this differ from the practice of medicine without compassion? How does a society balance social and moral responsibilities with regards to the less fortunate when such people are arriving and existing in Italy beyond the administrative structures of the country? What are the parameters of responsibilities with regards to exercise of compassion within one's immediate society and one's nation? This course is especially designed for students with an interest in medicine or public health, and will focus on compassion as it relates to the practice of medicine. Students will examine historical and recent writings from the medical humanities as we work to understand the meaning of compassion and how it affects the care and health of people. We will also look at renditions of compassion in Italian art, attempting to understand what various artists sought to communicate about compassion, suffering, and healing. Furthermore, we will investigate the ramifications of the recent phenomenon of illegal immigration into Italy and how Italians reconcile moral responsibilities with civic expectations. The course will include readings, writing, and seminar presentations by participants, as we work to understand how each student's compassion relates to their interest in medicine and health. In English with no prerequisites. During the month of April there will be a mandatory preliminary meeting. To learn more about this course from students and the faculty please watch the Medicine and Compassion Short Documentary

ITAL 375RWR: Survey of Italian Literature in Translation

(satisfies HAP of GER and post-freshman writing requirement). In English with no prerequisites.

To learn more about the program please watch Italian Virtual Class Video.

The aim of this interdisciplinary survey of Italian literature course is to introduce the history and culture of Italy from thirteenth century to 1945 through the perspective of the artist as writer and poet. This span encompasses the Humanist "revolution", the Renaissance, the Counter-Reformation, the Baroque Period, the Enlightenment, the issue of the failed Unification, and the Fascist Regime through the Italy we will visit today. Seeking to interpret cultural development through seminal works of literature, through poetry, through political and religious documents, we will examine the crafting of Italy as a myth and as a nation through political and religious documents, we will examine the crafting of Italy as a myth and as a nation through its art, literature, politics and history. Literary and historical texts will be interwoven with on site studies. Throughout, we will consider what "Italy" means, culturally and politically. We will note continuities and regional differences, and mark moments of originality that changed the course of Western history. Learning about the peninsula's literary presence in the Western tradition (an essential component in the studies of the Liberal Arts) will allow us to better understand both modern Italy and the Western world.

Eligibility Requirements: Minimum 2.0 GPA; good academic standing; at least 18 years of age; completion of a full year of college; and currently enrolled in a college/university.

Application Deadlines: The deadline for receipt of applications is March 1. CIPA encourages students to submit their applications as early as possible because some programs fill up by the end of January.

Acceptance Process: This program is accepting applications on a rolling basis. Students will be notified with results within two weeks after submitting their completed application.

Living Arrangements: Hotel accommodations are provided.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Culture
• Italian
• Medicine
• Philosophy

Cost in US$:

Please inquire for the program cost for Summer.

Program Fees Include:

Cost includes an academic fee and a program fee for room, partial board, and insurance. This total includes eight semester hours, health and accident insurance (duration of program), hotel accommodations, breakfast daily, several lunches and all dinners, museum and cultural event fees, trips and excursions.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Independent living

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Transcript
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Essay
• Other

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The Center for International Programs Abroad is dedicated to fulfilling Emory College's commitment to internationalization through study abroad. In collaboration with Emory faculty, CIPA develops, promotes, and administers programming for undergraduate students that encourages both intellectual and personal growth through challenging scholarship and cultural immersion. Its services support students and faculty before, during, and after the study abroad experience in order to ensure that study abroad is an essential part of an Emory College education.