Study Abroad

Culture, Art and Politics in Twenty-first Century Buenos Aires
K55.9400 4 CR SSI: May 26–June 15 Dinwiddie/McMeley

Buenos Aires, known as “The Paris of the South,” is one of the mythic cities of the world. This three-week course will trace the evolution of the political theorists, educational reformers and creative artists whose works have shaped the culture, art and politics of Buenos Aires and Argentina. Through lectures, readings, discussions, and field trips, students will gain an understanding of Buenos Aires in the twenty-first century. Readings will include the works of Domingo Sarmiento; Robert Farris Thompson’s Tango: The Art History of Love; and fiction by Jorge Luis Borges, Manuel Mujica Lainez and Bioy Casares. We’ll also explore the rich cultural and historical resources and take field trips to museums, historical sites and neighborhoods such as San Telmo, La Boca and the Jewish, Arab, Armenian and Italian community centers and neighborhood museums. Classes are taught in English. For more information, please contact Adam Hocke at (212) 998-7316 or adam.hocke@nyu.edu.

Humanities Seminar in Italy
K95.2060 4 CR SSI: June 2–June 23 Mirabella/Nelson. Graduate course open to undergraduate students.

The Renaissance, which began in Italy with Dante, was a period of outstanding artistic and cultural production. Its effects spread throughout Europe and still influence us today. During this three-week program in Florence, students are introduced to the literature and art of Renaissance Italy. We study the Renaissance in its historical context while examining questions of society, culture, and gender. Students read selected works of the period and view the art and architecture of the Renaissance in the streets and museums of Florence. Works to be studied may include Dante’s Inferno, selected female writers, Vasari’s Lives of the Artists, and other art history texts. We consider artists such as Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Masaccio and visit sites such as the Duomo, the Medici Tombs, the Uffizi, and churches such as Santa Croce and Santa Maria Novella. The city offers an unparalleled lesson in Italian culture and architecture, providing students with a unique structure through which to experience the Renaissance. All classes are taught in English and meet four days a week. For students who would like to learn Italian, language lessons are arranged. For more information, please contact Adam Hocke at (212) 998-7316 or adam.hocke@nyu.edu.