Power, Place and Image in Florence & Rome

Winter Break

February 22-March 2, 2008

Program:

The focus of this class will be on the society & culture of Medieval & Renaissance Florence & Rome. In both Rome and Florence, we will examine how people exercised political and social power, and among other things we will focus on the relationships between men and women, both inside and outside of families. We will also spend time studying tangible manifestations of power, in the form of architecture, and what messages monuments such as palaces, churches, city walls, fountains, city squares, monumental streets and arches were meant to convey.

Finally, we will use the art of Medieval and Renaissance Florence and Rome to gain an understanding of the mentality and values of the period, and to explore the religious beliefs and practices of the time. Cultural and social values as portrayed in the art of these two cities will also provide us with another means of examining how political and social power was structured and expressed in the everyday lives of the men, women, and children of this period, from the popes and nobles in Rome to the orphans and prostitutes of Florence.

Program fee 2008 : $ 1,260

Program fee includes:  

• Lodging
• All program travel on trains
• Welcome Dinner and Last Supper
• Museum admissions
• Lectures
• Miscellaneous tour expenses
• All gratuities
• International Student ID Card
• Health insurance

Program fee does not include:

• Round-trip international airfare
• EMU tuition and fees
• Other meals and beverages
• Personal expenses
• Independent travel

In the event you have not yet applied for your passport, please do so immediately. Passports can take up to ten weeks to process. Applications can be obtained at any County Court House, Passport Agency or designated post office. For complete passport information, including printable application forms, see the State Department Passport Website at: http://travel.state.gov/. If you currently have a passport, please check and make sure that it is valid for six months after the end of the program.

 

For More Information Contact :

Professor Ron Delph
701 Pray-Harrold
487-1018
E-mail:
rdelph@emich.edu

Or contact:

Academic Programs Abroad

103 Boone Hall

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Telephone: 734.487.2424 or 800.777.3541

fax: 734.487.4377

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