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WFU/Venice: Casa Artom (Summer)

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Venice, Italy

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GPA Requirement:	2.00	Class Status:	2 semesters completed
Language of Instruction:	English	Language Courses Offered:	Italian
Prior Language Study Required:	None	Housing:	WFU House
Academic Areas Offered:	Humanities, Italian

Program Description:

Wake Forest University Venice at Casa Artom

Location
Surrounded by water, Venice is an enchanting city built on 117 small islands. Its magnificent sights are best seen by walking along the narrow streets, crossing the many canals, and meandering through the piazzas. Piazza San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, and the Rialto bridge are three among numerous sites that make Venice an unforgettable city. In addition, Wake Forest students may conveniently explore on their own other parts of Italy such as Rome, Florence, Pompeii, Sicily among others.

In 1971, the University, with the assistance of Graham Martin, Ambassador to Italy and Wake Forest alumnus, leased the building that formerly housed the American Consulate. In 1974, the building was purchased by Wake Forest and named Casa Artom in honor of Dr. Camillo Artom, a professor at the Baptist Medical Center until 1969. His wife, Bianca Ara Artom, taught Italian at Wake Forest for many years and served as the director of Casa Artom during the summers until her death in 1994.

Casa Artom is a magnificent two-story building facing the Grand Canal. It is flanked by the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, which houses the Peggy Guggenheim art collection, and the magnificent 15th century home Ca'Dario.

Duration
Four weeks (May 11- June 9, 2010)

Academic Program
HUM 216: Italian Literature in English (Division II Literature). In addition to the academic course, students will partake of the rich cultural past and present of Venice and the Veneto Region. Several excursions will also be organized (tentatively a visit at the Gallerie dell’Accademia, Palazzo Ducale, walking tour of the sestieri of Venice, Burano and Torcello, visit of the Scuola del vetro Abate Zanetti in Murano, among others).

COURSE OBJECTIVES: The summer Study Abroad Program in Italy is designed to help students achieve three basic goals: Introduction to Italian literature in translation, an understanding of the Italian people and their culture, and a deeper awareness of their own culture. HUM 216 in Venice will introduce students to the main aspects in Italian literature with crucial components such as history, art, politics, film studies, and cultural landmarks in general. The course will analyze textually and contextually a selection of the greatest works of Italian literature in their English translations with a greater focus on contemporary works. Among the main topics to be discussed are: positive and negative aspects of the modernization of Italy, the evolution or the end of traditional ways of life, the transition from the Fascist dictatorship to the democratic postwar era, the representation of Italian family, the role of mass-media in the society, the persistence of economic and social disparities among the Italian regions and the representation of the Veneto region in literature.

Accomodations
Casa Artom can accommodate twenty students. There are eleven bedrooms, a library, classrooms, a dining room, a living room, two kitchens, a patio, and an open courtyard. Modern kitchen facilities are available, and students often prefer to cook their meals together in the house. The house is wired for Internet access and students may bring their laptop computers. The faculty director has a suite upstairs consisting of two bedrooms and a bath. Washers and dryers are available in the laundry room. Casa Artom is conveniently located close to the Academia, the Guggenheim Museum, churches, restaurants, coffee houses, and small grocery stores. Participants reside at Casa Artom where they will share rooms with other students.
Click the following link for pictures of Casa Artom: Casa Artom Photographs .

Costs
Students pay current Wake Forest summer session tuition and a program fee (includes housing). The cost does not include airfare, meals, and personal expenses.
For Summer 2010 the projected cost for this program is to be determined. It includes tuition for 3 credit hours; lodging in Venice; administrative fees; all local visits; the cost of one group dinner at Casa Artom; museum visits; transportation for day trips to Murano, Burano, Torcello; and the laundry facility in Venice. The cost does not include airfare to and from Italy; individual transportation from and to the airport; US fees for passports; course materials; meals other than those specified; personal expenses.

Selection Criteria
The faculty director is responsible for the selection of each group based on the following criteria:
*Academic suitability
* Social and emotional maturity
*Seriousness of the student in pursuing the academic and cultural aims of the program
*Applicability of the program to the student's interests and studies/ Majors in all disciplines are eligible.

Scholarships
Special scholarships for study at Casa Artom are available through the Camillo Artom Fund and the Hubert Humphrey Studies Abroad Scholarship. Interested students should apply through the semester faculty director. Students may apply for additional scholarships through the Center for International Studies.

Contact Information
Dr. Remi Lanzoni, Faculty
Department of Romance Languages
Phone: (336) 758-5549
E-mail: lanzoni@wfu.edu

House Address
Casa Artom
Dorsoduro 699
San Gregorio
30123 Venice, Italy
Phone: 011-39-041-522-2709
Fax: 011-39-041-522-0277

Dates / Deadlines:

Term	Year	App Deadline	Decision Date	Start Date	End Date
Summer	2010	02/01/2010	02/01/2010	TBA	TBA


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