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SUMMER - Venice, Italy: "The Floating City" (Outgoing Program)

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  • Locations: Venice, Italy
  • Program Terms: Summer
  • Restrictions: HC applicants only
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Language of Instruction: English Suggested GPA: 3.0
Program Sponsorship: Holy Cross Office of Study Abroad Click here for a definition of this term Visa required for U.S. passport holders: No
Earned Academic Credit: Yes
Program Description:
HOLY CROSS SUMMER (MAYMESTER) PROGRAM 2025
VENICE, ITALY
“The Floating City”

FACULTY: Holy Cross Professors David Karmon and Cristi Rinklin
 
 
DATES: (Subject to change): Depart from the USA on Sunday, May 18, 2025 and arrive in Venice on Monday, May 19, 2025. Depart from Venice on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
 
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Venice floats upon the sea, a legendary and exotic place of imagination and adventure, from the travels of Marco Polo to the spectacular contemporary exhibits of the Venice Biennale. Yet today this amphibious city confronts unprecedented challenges: just as more tourists and rising sea-waters flood Venice every day, so do the foundations of the city continue to sink, along with the number of its permanent residents. This Maymester session, as a joint course in studio art and the history of art, architecture, and urbanism, uses the lens of the environmental humanities to think about Venice as a place inscribed with history that stirs the imagination and that invites us to speculate about the future. We will use a range of different techniques—from field sketching to printmaking to critical readings to group projects—to analyze the alluring and precarious nature of this city from multiple perspectives. Our goal is not only to better understand the extraordinary artistic culture of the city and its urban rituals, but to explore how the imaginative ingenuity of the Venetians has enabled them to adapt to the constant ebbs and flows of their unique aquatic environment.

INFORMATION SESSION:  It is highly recommended that you attend the information session. If you are unable to do so and would like more information about the program before applying, please feel free to contact either Prof. Karmon or Prof. Rinklin.

Info Session:   Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 5:00 PM in O’Kane 495

PLEASE NOTE: Maymester activities, beginning as early as 8 am and ending as late as 8 pm, are scheduled for every day between Monday May 20, and Friday, June 13, with the exception of free days on Saturday May 24, Sunday May 25, Friday May 30, Saturday May 31, Sunday June 1, Saturday June 7, and Sunday June 8. Do not plan travel for free days that requires leaving Venice before 8 pm the day before. Students are required to be present in Venice and participate fully in every Maymester activity unless in the event of a medical or personal emergency.

CREDIT: Students receive the equivalent of one Holy Cross course credit that can be used to satisfy the Arts common area requirement and to fulfill an academic deficiency. This course also fulfills requirements for Studio Art, Art History, Architectural Studies, and Environmental Studies; check with program directors for specific details about major or minor credit.

HOUSING: Students live at the heart of Venice in the Foresteria Levi, a recently updated hotel in the Palazzo Giustinian-Lolin, a historic sixteenth-century palace overlooking the Grand Canal near the Ponte dell’Accademia.

COSTS: The estimated cost of the 4-week program is approximately $7,500 - $8,000. INCLUDES: tuition, housing, transportation in Rome, tickets to all museums, sites, cultural events, breakfast daily and a welcome and farewell dinner. DOES NOT INCLUDE: round-trip airfare or the cost of food. Students should expect to spend a minimum of $750-$1,000 on their food. It also does not include passport expenses, personal expenses, or travel outside of the program. Very limited financial aid is available for this program.

APPLICATIONS:  Open Sunday, September 15, 2024 via the online application portal at sa.holycross.edu and close at midnight on Friday, November 1, 2024.

FURTHER CONTACT INFORMATION: Contact Prof. David Karmon (dkarmon@holycross.edu), Prof. Rinklin (crinklin@holycross.edu), Study Abroad Director Jennifer Summerhays (jsummerhays@holycross.edu), Study Abroad Maymester Manager Tammi Valeri (tvaleri@holycross.edu), or contact the Office of Study Abroad (studyabr@holycross.edu, located in Smith Hall 216 or by phone at 508-793-3082).
 
DATES AND PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE


 
 
 


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