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Humanism in the Renaissance
The Tones of Florence
May 12-27, 2008
Invitation
After finals and before summer school or your summer job begins, earn university credit by living for two weeks in Florence, preserved cradle of the Renaissance. Florence is an ideal city for the land grant university student. It was founded by agriculturists whose nobility was acquired by the strength of their hands.
By day, study paintings and frescoes of Leonardo da Vinci, Fra Angelico, Masaccio and Botticelli, sculptures by Donatello and Michelangelo, and cathedrals and palazzi designed by Brunelleschi and Michelozzo; wander through the streets and countryside where Petrarch, Dante, Boccaccio, Galileo and Lorenzo de' Medici walked and wrote; see illuminated manuscripts at the Biblioteca Laurenziana; or hear Gregorian Chant sung by the monks of San Miniato.
In the evening, listen to opera in opulent halls and concerts in cathedrals; enjoy the famous cucina italiana and Chianti Classico at outdoor cafés bordering the city's colorful piazze, settings of scenes from movies such as "Room with a View," "Tea with Mussolini," "Up at the Villa," and "Hannibal;" enjoy a moment of silence in a cloister; practice your ciaos and buon giornos in open-air markets; or window shop on Via Tornabuoni at Ferragamo, Armani, Gucci, and Versace.
Dr. (Count) Niccolò Capponi will present a lecture/tour of historic Florence, and then take us to his 15th century palazzo to show us historical documents such as letters from Henry VIII and Mussolini, as well as his priceless collection of Pontormo paintings. We will also visit his family's vineyard, Villa Calcinaia in Greve in Chianti for a wine tasting.
Florentines are friendly to American students and very
patient with our attempts to speak the language of Dante. Historic Florence is small enough to allow walking to most venues.
Course Objectives
1. To provide the student with interdisciplinary international experiences in a country with a similar yet different language and set of customs.
2. To view first hand seminal and canonical works of Western Civilization such as Masaccio's Brancacci Chapel frescos, Brunelleschi's Dome and Lantern, Michelangelo's David, and Botticelli's Birth of Venus. To discover and interpret symbols represented in each, and how they are relevant today.
3. To promote the cross fertilization of ideas through interaction with Italians and students with different majors and from other colleges.
Program Description
This program is divided into two parts: a one-hour per week spring (2008) semester course and a 14-day field study program in Florence (May, 2008). The spring meetings will provide an orientation to Florence, its customs, culture, people and language, and a study of Renaissance literary and artistic works that illustrate the concepts of "humanism." For those participants not living on campus, the spring course may be taken through the Internet.
Itinerary
A typical itinerary for the summer program can be found at www.GoFlorence.us.
Housing
Students will be housed in studio apartments at the 15th century Palazzo Mannaioni Residence Hotel. Every two-person studio apartment offers a bathroom, kitchenette, television, telephone, air conditioning, and maid service twice a week.
Optional Weekend Excursions
Rome, Venice, Siena, Cinque Terre, San Geminiano
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Technical Information
Location: Florence, Italy
Date: May 12-27, 2008
Program Fee: approximately $1,575: The program fee includes a 90% rebate of ISU summer tuition, lodging, utilities (except telephone), local transportation, guest lecture fees, museum and concert entrance fees, and a Renaissance Dinner
in the Palazzo Borghese.
The program fee includes 90% of ISU tuition, lodging, utilities, local transportation, and entrance fees to museums and churches. Tickets to an opera and a Renaissance Dinner are also included in the fee. Students are responsible for food and transportation to Florence.
Estimated Total Cost: $3,300.00. Scholarships and Financial
Aid are available.
Course Number: Music/University Studies 471: The Tones of Florence
Credits: 3 for the combined spring and summer courses. Graduate credit is available.
Number of Openings: 12
Criteria: This course is open to ISU students (full or part-time) of any age in any discipline. The application process includes two letters of recommendation and an interview with the
program directors.
Web Sites:
www.GoFlorence.us
www.las.iastate.edu/international
/studyabroad.shtml
Please contact Dr. Bleyle if you wish to receive periodic updates by E-mail.
- "The program was the best thing that happened to me during my four years at ISU."
Phaiphone Saiyadeth (Business)
- "To be in an environment like Florence was an experience that I will never forget and I am truly sure it has changed me in many more ways than I can comprehend."
Eric Nonnecke (FCS)
"In addition to an improved appreciation for the work of the greatest artists and thinkers the world has ever known, I gained some insight into my own life through the habits of the Italians."
Jessica Maves (LAS-Political Science)
"This trip was absolutely incredible! I had no idea how much Florence would impact my life, and I cannot wait to go back! Florence is the most beautiful and educationally rich city in the world, and I only wish I could have had more time there to continue to experience every part of the city."
Anonymous summer 2007 student
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