The Signature Seminar
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A Syracuse Abroad Signature Seminar is an exciting opportunity to expand your learning beyond the classroom and outside city borders.
Each optional seminar...
Immediately precedes (in fall semesters) or follows (in spring semesters) the regular semester;
Carries 3 credits;
Does not count toward the minimum 12 credits you must take during the semester per Italian immigration requirements, but does count toward the 19-credit total maximum credits covered by SU tuition;
Requires a student visa and an additional program fee;
Requires a minimum number of students to run; and
Will be subject to any official travel restrictions issued by local and/or national authorities.
Application deadline for the seminar has passed. If you applied and will pay your deposit on time, be sure to select the course on your CPF.
REMEMBER: Students taking a Signature Seminar must register for at least 12 credits in addition to the seminar.
Offered for FalL 2024
HOA 300.1 EMPIRES OF EXCHANGE:
The Visual Cultures of Power, Mobility and Erasure in the Mediterranean
TRAVEL DATES :
August 24 – September 3
Investigate artistic exchange between the medieval and early modern cities of Ravenna, Venice, and Trieste to discover Roman, Slavic, Byzantine, Spanish, German, French, Arab, Ottoman, Muslim and Jewish influence on Italian art and culture. Throughout the seminar, you will experience the rich diversity of the Italian Peninsula’s north-eastern territories, arriving all the way to its border. Through the themes of political power, cultural mobility and erasure, and the dynamics of shared urban spaces, you will analyze how the Mediterranean Sea connected Jewish, Christian, and Muslim peoples.
While the course focuses on the art and architecture of each region in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period (1000-1700), consideration is also given to the modern afterlives of these sites. Ultimately, you will examine how the medieval and early modern past still inform contemporary concerns on immigration and European political identity.
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