ANTICIPATED SUMMER 2009
SHORT TERM COURSES IN ITALY

Language and Culture in Siena. Approximate dates June 2009,; 3 credits

Three-week program based in Tuscany, with field trips to various cities including Florence, Rome, Venice, San Gimignano and Montepulciano. Course focuses on language acquisition via conversational Italian practice, in addition to seminars focusing on various aspects of Italian history & culture. Specific emphasis given to the study of the Sienese Palio and the system of Contrade within the city. Prerequisite: 1 semester of previous Italian language study or equivalent.

Contact Rachel Cullenen at rcullenen@ithaca.edu.

 

Photographic Projects in Rome.
June 2009; 4 credits

Course focuses on both spontaneous and deliberate image-making approaches, accommodating a wide range of students’ photographic interests and emphases. Course culminates in a substantial independent project. Program includes a two night trip to Venice to visit the Venice Biennale. Participants must possess a sound knowledge of black and white processing and printing.

For more information, please visit:

http://departments.ithaca.edu/cinphoto/photoitaly/

or contact Steven Skopik at skopik@ithaca.edu