LI 433: Italian Cinema: Images of and from Italian Women

June – 8th to 22nd

Earn Three Credits in a Two Week June Session in Taormina, Sicily and experience the annual Taormina International Film Festival. Course combines daily lectures with viewings of international films and lectures by film directors, screenwriters and critics. Daily class lectures are in English; presentations by international film specialists are in the individual’s native language with earphones provided for translation into English or Italian. An optional additional one hour seminar in Italian is scheduled for Italian and Italian studies majors.

Course description: This course will examine the many facets of Italian women beginning in the Middle Ages continuing to the present, including modern Italian-American women. Images are experienced through the cinematic lens and through literature, art and law to capture the essence of the Italian woman. The course coincides with the Taormina International Film Festival and in conjunction with daily lectures, students will attend films and lectures featured at the Festival.

Program includes:

Orientation in Taormina
14 nights in pensione (two star hotel) with breakfast
Italian Literature/Cinema course in English*
Guided Walking Tour of Taormina
Airport Pickup at Catania Fontanarossa Airport
Airport Drop off at Catania Fontanarossa Airport
First day package (notebook, 3 ring binder, pen, tote bag)
Student discount card
Free Wireless internet (9AM to 5PM; M-F)
Free internet access on school’s PC’s (9AM to 5PM; M-F)

Cost of Program: 1.880 Euro
(SUPPLEMENT one week host family stay - half board (breakfast & dinner) € 120)

* Students may directly transfer credits into their home university or earn US university credits through Auburn University. Cost for tuition and fees for Auburn University - $865 USD
Airfare is not included