At a glance:
| Dates: |
July
5 to July 12, 2010 |
|
| Length: |
7
days |
| Program
Fee: |
$
1,099* estimated |
*Our program fees are based on currency exchange rates in effect at the time of budget planning. Further weakening of the U.S. Dollar against world currencies may require a surcharge to cover unexpected costs resulting from unfavorable exchange rates. We will do everything possible to limit program costs as we monitor economic conditions beyond our control.
Roman Forum
Program
Description:
The
Film and Italian Culture program is a completely unique approach
to university study abroad. It's an ideal learning environment
because it integrates experiential learning in the culture with traditional coursework and class sessions to provide a deeper and richer understanding of content. The program has the contextual framework of the Cultural History Tours.
Students in the Film and Italian Culture program benefit from lectures and site visits with professors of Art, and History
in a unique interdisciplinary learning environment in Rome. Professor Henry Aldridge will teach Film and Italian Culture. Students may
enroll in CTAT 379 for three credits. This special low-cost tour is designed expressly for EMU students. Only students enrolled at EMU can participate in this program.
ST. PETER'S BASILICA
Film and Italian Culture Benefits :
The
emphasis is on culture
Our
program is designed to involve students in varied cultural experiences
in Italy's key cultural center, Rome. Museum visits to the Vatican Collections, and Borghese Galleries, as well as sites such as; the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and St. Peter's Basilica
are included in the program fee. The academic emphasis provides a coherent context
for site visits and activities.
You
get college credit
Students
on the program earn 3 credit hours of Eastern Michigan University
credit. Students should consult with the EMU study abroad adviser
or their academic adviser to assess how this credit will fit into
their academic program.
The
tour is university sponsored
The Film and Italian Culture program is sponsored by Eastern Michigan University,
with a cost far less than a comparable commercial tour. Students
pay regular EMU tuition for college credit. Students
with financial need may apply their aid to this program, and should
visit the Financial Aid Office.
Our
staff is top quality
Professor Henry Aldridge was awarded a Teaching Excellence Award from Eastern Michigan University in 2006, and developed the Film and Italian Culture program as a means of introducing his students to the culture and history of Italian film.
We're
experienced
During
the last 30 years, Academic Programs Abroad staff has conducted over 145-plus successful
tours to Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Israel, Egypt, Mexico
and Asia.The tour managers for this program are experienced with the itinerary and sites of Rome. The faculty who teach the Art and History portions of the Cultural History Tour program have taught on these programs numerous times.
Dr. Henry Aldridge
Dr. Henry Aldridge’s love of travel began one June evening in l963 when he sailed from New York City aboard the SS Maasdam for what was to be the first of many transatlantic voyages. In the summer of 2009, Professor Aldridge completed his fourteenth trip to Europe, six of which have been aboard the legendary ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2. He has visited Germany, Switzerland, Austria, England, Wales, Scotland, and Italy several times and taught at the University of Reading in England for a term. For the past four years, Professor Aldridge has taken students to Italy as part of a course called Film and Italian Culture that examines the relationship between motion pictures and the cultures they portray.
Dr. Aldridge loves the excitement of travel, whether it be the dramatic moment when the QE2 backs out into the Hudson River or the plane lands on a beautiful sunny morning at the Rome airport. He likes exploring the piazzas and churches of Rome, the museums and galleries of London, and riding the train through the Alps. Dr. Aldridge especially likes the opportunities that study abroad trips provide for him to share his love of film, music, art, and history with students.
Professor Aldridge teaches Film Studies at Eastern Michigan University and is a staff organist at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. He is a respected film scholar and has published two books and many articles. Dr. Aldridge received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Co-directing the 2010 Film & Italian Culture Program:
Brooke Dagnan
Assistant Professor, Electronic Media & Film Studies
hdagnan@emich.edu
714-M Pray-Harrold
Assistant Professor Brooke Dagnan teaches Film Studies in the department of Communication, Media & Theatre Arts at Eastern Michigan University. Professor Dagnan began her travels at the early age of fifteen when she euro-railed through Western Europe while visiting an exchange student who had lived in her U.S. home. In a variety of trips, Brooke has visited the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia, Macedonia, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Puerto Rico. She lived for seven months as an exchange student in Sweden where she attended a specialty arts high school outside of Stockholm.
Professor Dagnan greatly enjoys the exploration and discovery of travel. Some of her favorite parts of travel include visiting art museums and seeing historic art and architecture, further, she loves finding quiet, out-of-the way places to enjoy an espresso or gelato. She loves to explore a place, find the local flavor of neighborhoods and shops, and gather a true sense of the people and their culture. Professor Dagnan is very excited to be co-leading the Film and Italian Culture trip with Professor Henry Aldridge.
Currently, Brooke serves on the Programming Committee for the Ann Arbor Film Festival and is the Director of Film Education at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. Brooke holds two bachelor’s degrees, one from Oberlin College and a second from Eastern Michigan University; she has an MFA in Film from Ohio University’s School of Film.
For more information:
Professor Henry Aldridge
Communication and Theatre Arts
124 Quirk
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(734) 487-3131
henry.aldridge@emich.edu
EMU
Home
| APA Home
| Cultural
History Tours Home
Academic
Programs Abroad
Eastern Michigan University
103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Voice: 734.487.2424 or toll free 1.800.777.3541
FAX: 734.487.4377
E-mail : Programs
Abroad
