Dates: JUNE 27-JULY 26, 2010
Group leader(s): Prof. Harlow Robinson, Matthews Distinguished University Professor, Dept.of History; graduate assistant Burleigh Hendrickson (Ph.D. student, Dept.of History)
Course description: MULTICULTURALISM IN CENTRAL EUROPE
The course will examine the political, cultural and intellectural history of the three great interrelated capitals of Austro-Hungary, with a particular focus on the development of each city as a national capital within the multi-national Hapsburg Empire. Several days will also be spent in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia and former capital of Hungary. Special attention will be paid to the period between 1867 and 1918, when nationalistic aspirations in various parts of the Empire led both to a remarkable artistic flowering and a growth of revolutionary consciousness on the eve of World War I. In each city students will attend lectures by local academic specialists in political and cultural history and take guided tours of relevant museums and historical sites. In Vienna these will include Schonnbrunn Palace, the Hofburg Palace, the Kunsthistorische Museum and Freud's House Museum. In Prague students will visit the Hradcany complex, Tyl Cathedral, Karlstejn Castle, Konopiste, the National Museum and the Jewish Quarter. In Budapest we will tour the Buda Castle and neighborhood, and the many museums of art, architecture and design.
Course credits: HIST 4946; INTL 4938
Cost of program: Summer tuition for 8 NU credits plus additional costs TBD.
Application Process: Download the Dialogue of Civilizations application and waiver form. Turn in two copies of each completed form and two copies of your unofficial transcript to the Office of International Study Programs in 10 BV.
Application Deadline: December 7, 2009
Disclaimer: Some information posted here is tentative and subject to change based on costs and dates of available flights. The website is updated as current information becomes available.
