This class focuses on the society and culture of medieval and Renaissance Florence and Rome. We’ll examine how people exercised political and social power and the relationships between men and women, both inside and outside of families. We’ll 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’ll use the art of medieval and Renaissance Florence and Rome to gain an understanding of the mentality and values of the period and 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. Lodging: ________________________________________ We stay in centrally located small hotels or pensions in Florence and Rome, rooms based on multiple occupancy. Academics: ________________________________________ Undergraduate: HIST 329 Power, Place and Image: Florence and Rome (3) Graduate: HIST 516 Medieval and Renaissance Florence and Rome (3) Undergraduate Course Requirements • Attend series of daily lectures in Rome and Florence • Approximately 285 pages of reading before and during trip • Three-page, written assignment prior to trip • Book review and written take home exam Graduate Course Requirements • Attend series of daily lectures in Rome and Florence • Approximately 285 pages of reading before and during trip • Three-page, written assignment prior to trip • Written take home exam • 10 page research paper Scholarships: ________________________________________ Founder’s Award for EMU Honors College Students The EMU Honors College Founder's Award is given annually, usually in the amount of $500 to support honors student travel abroad for academic programs. It was established by the founder of the University Honors Program, Bob Holkeboer, Ph.D. Gene Helms Award Supports study abroad in Florence and Rome, $1,000.00 with two awards each winter term. SCHEDULE OF ITINERARY & TOURS & ACCOMPANYING LECTURES For Winter Break Program in Italy Friday, February 21- Sunday, March 2, 2014 Hist 329 Power, Place & Image in Florence & Rome Hist 518 Medieval and Renaissance Florence and Rome Professor Ron Delph Department of History & Philosophy Eastern Michigan University Friday, Feb. 21 Depart Detroit for Rome Saturday, February 22: Lectures: Ruins, religion, & and an unruly Middle Ages The complexity & concept of the "Renaissance" p.m. Tour Michelangelo's church of Santa Maria degli Angeli nestled in the ruins of the Baths of Diocletian Afternoon walk around Rome with Delph Santa Maria Maggiore Sunday, Feb 23: Lectures: Classical & Medieval Rome: The enduring legacy Images of Power in Ancient and Renaissance Rome The Recovery of Classical Antiquity in the Renaissance a.m. Campidoglio Tour Roman Forum (hrs. 9:00-1:00) p.m. Colosseum, Arch of Constantine Forum Julium Temples of Portuna & Hercules The Tiber River The Jewish Ghetto in the Renaissance Theater of Marcellus Monday, Feb 24: Lectures: Medieval & Papal Rome Images of Power in Papal Rome The Workday world in Renaissance Rome a.m. Vatican Museums (hrs. 9:00-2:00.p.m, M-Sat) Raphael & Michelangelo in the Vatican Sistine Chapel p.m. Tour Saint Peter's Basilica Tuesday, Feb. 25: Lectures: Renaissance Rome Images of Power Streets, Palaces & Bridges as text a.m. Tour the Villa Borghese (hrs. 9:00-2:00 T-Sat) p.m. Castle Sant’Angelo Via Julia Palazzo Farnese Campo dei Fiori Pantheon Tombs of Medici Popes in Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Wednesday, Feb. 26: Lectures: Late Medieval Florence Images of Power Images of Faith p.m Palazzo Vecchio Guild halls Or'San Michele Tour Baptistry (hrs. 9:30-12:00 & 2:30-5:00) Gates of Paradise Tour Il Duomo (hrs. 9:30-7:00) Thursday, Feb 27: Lectures: Florentine Society in the Renaissance Women & Men, Wives, Husbands, and Children a.m. Santa Maria Novella (hrs. 7-11:30, 3:30-6:00) Palazzi Strozzi & Rucellai Santa Trinita & Marriage Frescoes (hrs. 9:00-12:00) p.m Santa Marie del Carmine & Masaccio’s Frescoes (10:00-5:00) Pitti Palace Ponte Vecchio Friday, Feb. 28: Lectures: Renaissance Florence & Medici Rule Images of Power in Medicean Florence Patrons & Artistic tastes in Renaissance Florence a.m. Accademia (hrs. 9:00-2:00) San Marco & Savonarola (hrs. 9-2:00) Ospedale degli Innocenti Casa di Dante p.m Tour Bargello (hrs. 9-2:00) Medici Palace Medici Library (hrs. 9:00-1:00) San Lorenzo (hrs. 9:00-12:00, 3:30) Saturday, March 1: Lectures: The Medici as Grand Dukes Image in Medieval & Renaissance Florence Piazza, Palace, and Chapel as text a.m Tour the Uffizi Galleries (9:00-7:00) p.m Pazzi Palace & Pazzi Chapel (3:00-5:00) Santa Croce (3:00-6:30) Casa di Michelangelo Sunday, March 2 Fly Home From Florence, Italy
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