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2005 Program Calendar |
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by lmschultz / 09.26.2005 |
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Monday, August 22 |
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Morning: |
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| Welcome to The UW Rome Center! |
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10:00 on: Arrival at UW Rome Center and check into apartments.
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Late Afternoon |
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| UW Rome Center, Palazzo Pio |
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3:00 p.m. UWRC Orientation, first floor.
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Writing Assignment |
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Introduction to Ongoing Writing Assignments:
Ubiquitous Postcard;
The Journal;
Altar Project
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Evening Event |
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7:00 p.m. Welcome reception in the Directors Apartment, 422. We will be joined by the Design students.
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Tuesday, August 23 |
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Morning |
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8:45 a.m. Meet at portone (main door) of Palazzo Pio. We will walk over to the offices of ItaliaIdea in the nearby Piazza della Cancelleria.
9:00-1:00 ItaliaIdea Orientation to Rome (part I)
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Art History |
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| The Campo de' Fiori |
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4:00 Tour the Campo de'Fiori and environs with Lisa.
**Discussion topics: Where to shop; History of the Campo de’ Fiori (PV); History of Palazzo Pio (KL).
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Writing Assignment |
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| The helpful men at Ruggeri |
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'Your Shopping Diary' Assignment
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Wednesday, August 24 |
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Morning |
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TBA
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Late Afternoon |
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| Evening view of Santa Maria in Trastevere |
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3:30-5:30 ItaliaIdea Orientation to Rome (part II)
5:30-6:00 Break
6:00-8:00 Tour of Trastevere neighborhood
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Evening Events |
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8:00 p.m. Dinner with ItaliaIdea
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Thursday, August 25 |
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Morning |
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9:00-11:30 Italian Language Class
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Art History |
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| Temple of Portunus |
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| Temple of Hercules; Temple of Portunus |
| Engraving by Giuseppe Vasi, mid 18th C. |
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3:00 Forum Borium; Temple of Portunus; Temple of Hercules.
**Discussion topics: Mythical foundations of Rome (JO); Roman temple styles.
AH Reading: Claridge, selections on the Forum Boarium, Temple of Portunus.
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Writing Assignment |
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'Roman Fever' Assignment
Reading: “Roman Fever” by Edith Wharton
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Friday, August 26 |
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Field Trip |
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| Leopards Tomb, banquet scene |
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| Leopards Tomb, musician |
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8:30 Meet at the Ponte Sisto bus pick-up location for a day trip to the ancient Etruscan city of Tarquinia. Please bring water, snacks for the road. We will be visiting the tombs as well as the museum so dress appropriately.
10:30 a.m. Monterozzi necropolis to see the painted tombs
12:30 p.m. In to town for lunch
2:00 p.m. National Museum of Palazzo Vitelleschi
3:30 p.m. Return to Rome
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Writing Assignment |
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| Monterozzi, Iron Age stone burial containers |
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'Etruscan Places' Assignment
Reading: Etruscan Places by D.H. Lawrence
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Saturday, August 27 |
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Art History |
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| The Roman Forum |
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9:00 Meet at the portone. Please bring a bag lunch and water, as we will picnic on the Palatine.
Roman Forum (JV); Arch of Titus (DW); lunch on the Palatine Hill; Colosseum.
**Discussion topics: Republic vs. Empire (JN); imperial ideology; the Roman basilica (LS); the role of the Roman triumph and its pervading imagery (the arch); Roman architectural forms and function: the Colosseum (KW).
AH Reading: Sear,“Republican Rome”;Zaho,“The History of the Roman Triumph”;
OPTIONAL: Ramage and Ramage, “The Flavians: Savior to Despot, AD 69-98”.
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Writing Assignment |
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| Colosseum |
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'Melancholy and the antique world' Assignment
Reading: “The Palatine Hill” by Elizabeth Bowen (The Smiles of Rome, 5-14)
“The Roman Forum” by Georgina Masson (The Smiles of Rome, 15-24)
“Who Killed Daisy Miller?” by Christopher Woodward (Smiles, 59-69)
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Sunday, August 28 |
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No classes |
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| photo by Lisa Schultz |
| Thousand tables of treasures at the Porta Portese! |
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Relax and enjoy the day off! If you care to wake up EARLY, meet Lisa at 7:30am to visit the Porta Portese, Rome largest and most interesting flea market.
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