Santiago 2008
Roncesvalles • Estella • Burgos •
León • Santiago de Compostela
Sewanee
Summer In Spain
June 8 - July 26
ITINERARY
2008
Lodging in
Madrid 2008
This
program explores the phenomenon of pilgrimage--and, in particular, the medieval
pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela in Spain--as a means of understanding
medieval Spanish literature and art.
We spend ten days in Sewanee, two weeks in Madrid
and the surrounding area, and three
and one-half weeks traversing the north of Spain along the pilgrimage road
itself.
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Program offers credit for two full courses:
· Spanish
314. Introduction to Medieval Spain
and the Road to Santiago:
An introduction to the history, literature, and
culture of medieval Spain.
Selected texts covering the Spanish medieval canon, monastic culture, and the
complex relationships among Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Emphasis on the
phenomenon of the pilgrimage road that crosses northern Spain.
Prerequisite: Spanish 203. (*Though it is not part of Sewanee Summer in Spain proper, we
offer the possibility of fulfilling Spanish 203 in an intensive summer school
course in early summer [May 24 - June 7] before the Summer in Spain program
begins. Spanish 203
Course Information. Summer
School Application .)
· Fine Arts
214. Spanish Art, Western Art, and the Road to Santiago: A multidisciplinary approach to Western, particularly
Spanish, Art in connection with the development of the pilgrimage road to Santiago. Focusing
primarily on early Christian and medieval art, we also discuss the persistence
of and reaction to medieval ideas in the art of Modern Era.
Plus:
· Physical
Education 214. Pilgrimage to Santiago:
Pilgrims who walk 200 of the proposed 240 mile
trek will receive one PE credit.
Program participants enjoy:
• Close contact and relationship between professors and
students. Individual and group tutoring.
• Contact with a rich spectrum of Spanish life and society: rural, small
town, urban.
• A variety of activities: traditional academic
courses; family stay; small group language and cultural tutoring by Spanish
university students of same age; hiking; travel; bullfights; museums; cuisine;
art; music.
• Intensive study of Medieval Spain: the Road to
Santiago; art history; religion; literature; music; geography; international
relations; multiculturalism.
• Language study.
Faculty:
Thomas D. Spaccarelli, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin; Professor of Spanish, The
University of the South.
Antonio E. Momplet, Ph.D., Complutense University of Madrid; Professor
of Medieval Art, Complutense University of Madrid; Visiting Professor of Fine
Arts, The University of the South.
Stephen B. Raulston,
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley;
Associate Professor of Spanish, The University of the South.
Laura
Fernández, Licenciada, M.A., Complutense University
of Madrid; Assistant Professor of Medieval
Art, Complutense University
of Madrid.
Payment Schedule
With Application: $300
deposit
Balance: $7,000 billed to student account
$7300 total cost for program excluding air fare
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