Summer Institute in the Humanities 2005/2006
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Tradition and Circulation of Knowledge, 1605 - 1797: From the Interdict to the Fall of the Republic.
The Summer Institute is conceived for advanced graduate students in humanistic studies (Literature and Language, History, Architectural History, History of Art, Music, Philosophy), and it is a two-year commitment over successive summers.
The first year consists of lectures and site visits on the history, archives, urban development, monuments, and visual arts of Venice. During this first session the graduate scholars identify a research project connecting some aspect of Venetian culture with their own scholarly interests and research. The results of this research, developed during the year, will be presented to the reassembled group in the second one-week session in the following summer.
The goal of the program is to provide an international, interdisciplinary and high-level introduction to Venice and the Veneto for advanced graduate students whose research is in other fields, giving them new methodologies and approaches. The main purpose is to offer to young scholars an environment where knowledge and learning can occur without academic pressure, and where friendships and collegial relationships can be created between the younger scholars and the faculty.
The program is open to 20 students (10 American and 10 European) who have been accepted by the Admission Board. All students are expected to be able to understand both English and Italian.
The seminar is supported by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and the Fondazione di Venezia; it is organized by Professors Donatella Calabi of the Università Iuav di Venezia and Caroline Bruzelius of Duke University.
Contacts
Venice International university
Isola di San Servolo
30100 Venezia
Tel. + 39 041 2719511
Fax.+ 39 041 2719510
