55-5512J Topics in Writing Abroad: Rome

This J-Session course offers a ten-day immersion in Rome’s literature, art, history, and culture. Students read fiction and nonfiction by noted authors; visit major sites-the Colosseum, Vatican, Roman Forum, etc.-as well as museums and places associated with noted authors; participate in writing workshops at Lorenzo de’ Medici; and write journal entries and reading responses leading to an extended story, essay, or digital project, which may be done in collaboration with students from the AEMM and Fashion Studies Departments.

3 Credits
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 52-1111 Writing and Rhetoric I - Enhanced OR 52-1121 Writing and Rhetoric I for Non-Native Speakers of English OR 52-1151 Writing and Rhetoric I OR 52-1151HN Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors