| Spring Term | May 17 – June 17, 2009 |
Instruction in English
Shared rooms in the Villa
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6 Michigan in-residence credits
- U-M Honors Program
- Good academic standing
Information session for students interested in Spring 2010
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
4:30-5:30p.m.
Enrollment in the program will be limited to 15 LS&A Honors Program students.
LSA Honors students may participate in this special spring honors program while enrolling in two courses (for Spring 2009): “The City of Florence and the Idea of the Renaissance” and “The Grand Tour and the Romantic Myth of Italy”. Discussions and readings for both of these classes will begin in Winter 2009, prior to the start of the program. In Italy, there will be a series of lectures and site visits designed to introduce students to Florence’s cultural and artistic heritage.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS, SPRING TERM 2009
The City of Florence and the Idea of the Renaissance
Through art, architecture, literature and an examination of relevant historical documents, students in this course will explore the city of Florence as a laboratory for understanding the European notion of what constitutes a "renaissance," both then and now. Readings and research projects for this class will be enlivened by site visits in the city itself. We will compare the Florence we meet on the page with the Florence that we meet in the streets of today. How has the very concept of the Renaissance been developed from what remains of that period in today's museum-city? What has been preserved--and why? How have specific documents informed the meaning of the word "renaissance" and the meaning this world-view implies? Each student in this class will complete a specific research project related to the particular issues we encounter through our site visits, our discussions, and our readings and research.
Taught by Professor Enoch Brater, Department of English, University of Michigan.
The Grand Tour and the Romantic Myth of Italy
The course focuses on that literary phenomenon that took place from the mid-eighteenth century to the end of the nineteenth century. In that period intellectuals and artists from Germany, England, and France came to visit Italy and to appreciate the remnants of the great past of the country, from the Roman Empire to the Renaissance. Needless to say, Florence was always one of the most attractive places to visit. The course includes readings from Goethe, Madame de Stael, Byron, Foscolo, Shelley, Keats, Leopardi, Robert Browning, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Taught by Professor Ernesto Livorni, Department of French and Italian, University of Wisconsin—Madison
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Guide for Accepted Students: Florence Honors Program Handbook (PDF)
General OIP Study Abroad Manual (PDF)
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