Medieval Tr08

PROFESSOR ALBRECHT CLASSEN

Medieval Tr08

Medieval Travel Course 2008

Prof. Albrecht Classen

May18 - June 9, 2008 (ca. 3 weeks)

This is a combined study and travel course, offering hands-on experiences and also a regular class on the Middle Ages in terms of its history, art, architecture, literature, and religion.

Countries to be visited: Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Andorra, Spain, Italy, Switzerland

"Guaranteed": it will be the time of your life!

To contact Study Abroad and to fill out the application form, see: http://studyabroad.arizona.edu/application.php

For further information, contact also:

Laura Thornes

Study Abroad Advisor

The University of Arizona

Office of Study Abroad and Student Exchange

939 N. Tyndall Ave.

Tucson, AZ 85721-0529

Tel: 520-626-9702

Email: ThornesL@email.arizona.edu

Preliminary Itinerary:

Fly into Frankfurt, Germany, and visit Marburg for 2 nights

Burg Elz (near Koblenz/Rhine):

Trier:

Luxemburg:

Ghent and Bruges (Belgium):

picture of ghent

Amiens, Rouen and St. Malo (visit of Mont St. Michel) (France):

Poitiers (France):

A smallish cathedral (or if you prefer, a largeish chapel)

Battle of Poitiers, or Battle of Tours, 732!

Rocamandour:

Moissac:

Foix:

Monastery Poblet (Spain):

and Monastery Montserrat (Spain):

Montserrat is allegedly the location where the Holy Grail was founded.

Aigues Mortes (France) (crucial harbor city for the crusading knights):

Visit of the Abbey of Le Thoronet

(A 7 km du Cannet des Maures par la N7 par les D17 et D79
ou par la D13 qui part de la N7 à hauteur de Flassans sur Issole.
A 8km du croisement A8 (Paris-Nice) et A84 (Toulon / A8). )

Antibes (France, near Nice and Monaco):

Pisa (Italy):

St. Gigmigniano, and Siena (Italy)

Milan (departure city)

Lugano (Switzerland)

and

Bellinzona (Switzerland)

to Phoenix

Estimated Costs: (incl. air fare, tuition [6 credits], hotels, local transportation, breakfast, and some entrance fees) ca. $5200.

Not included: lunches and dinners, and your own spending money

To be accepted, you must be a registered student at the UA (pre-summer registration only $50), but anyone from outside can also apply. Required: general interest in the Middle Ages, willingness to accept a rigorous travel experience (hiking to castles and extensive visits of local sites), readiness to be a team player. Expectation: Active participation in class and in the excursions, keeping an thorough journal, reflecting on the readings and the actual visits, writing critically about them. You must come to an interview with Prof. Classen after having filled out an application with Study Abroad (for those from outside a telephone interview will do). There are no age limitations if you meet the requirements.

Textbooks: Kay Slocum, Medieval Civilization, 2005 (ISBN 0-534-61056-0).

Albrecht Classen, Erotic Tales of Medieval Germany, 2007

Max. enrollment: 30 students

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