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Greece: Myth, Ideology, and Symbolic Spaces
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Crete - Crossroads of Mediterranean Cultures
Greece
Term: Winter
Dates: January 11-25, 2009
Description:
Visit the ancient island of Crete in January 2009 with Towson University Professor Allaire Stallsmith. This study tour will reveal the rich complexity of the history and culture of the 'great island', as the Greeks call it. Students will disccover all of Cretes history, from the Minoan period to the Mycenaean takeover through the Roman period. Students will attend lectures on Cretan history, culture, ethnography, art, architecture and religion, and participate in field trips to archaeological sites, churches, fortresses, museums, and remote mountain villages. There will be also be opportunities to experience the modern life of Crete.
Highlights:
The island of Crete, centrally located in the eastern Mediterranean, has been a cultural and mercantile hub since the Neolithic period. It has been the contested prize of imperial powers from the Mycenaean Greeks to the Ottoman Turks, but it has also been the stronghold of pirates and guerrillas resisting foreign occupation. The major religions of the West have all fought to gain a toehold on Crete; today the cult of tourism seems on the verge of swamping its ancient folkways.
Cost in US$: $4,200
Cost Include Description:
Includes tuition (3 credits), health insurance, housing, daily breakfast, roundtrip airfare, and excursions. Additional costs include a study abroad fee, meals (lunch and dinner) and personal spending money.
Experience Required: no
This Program is open to
American
Participants.
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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Participants Travel to Greece
in Groups
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Or
in Groups of 15
Application Process Involves:
- Transcript
- Written Application
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