Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Christianity in Africa: Ancient & Modern
Dates: May 21- June 12
Fulfills: Theology major elective (6 credits)
Maximum number of students: 16
Course traces the remarkable history of Christianity in Africa, including the importance of Africa in the first thousand years of Christianity and the impact of the missionary movements of the modern period.
Professors Boyd Taylor Coolman and Holly Taylor Coolman, Department of Theology
Accra, Ghana
Ghana, Diaspora, African Americans: Historical & Cultural Connections
Dates: June 7- June 27
Fulfills: History major elective; AADS credit; Cultural Diversity Core Credit (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 16
Course focuses on four broadly-drawn areas—slavery, immigration, arts and culture, and civil rights—as lenses to consider intersections of African American and Ghanaian history and their meaning regarding diaspora, root exploration, and considerations of a “homeland.”
Professor Karen Miller, Department of History
Dakar, Senegal
An Immersion in Literature & Culture
Dates: June 20 - July 11
Fulfills: Cultural Diversity Core Credit (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 12
Seminar introduces students to Senegalese culture and society through an examination of modern Senegalese literature.
Professor Akua Sarr, Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences
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Asia
China, South Korea & Japan
Exploring the New Silk Road Through Global Citizenship
Dates: May 30 - July 5
Fulfills: Organizational studies major elective
Maximum number of students: 20
Seminar explores the rapidly emerging business environment in East Asia and introduces key concepts in corporate social responsibility, corporate ethics, and global corporate strategy.
Professor Bradley Googins and Kwang Ryu, CSOM/Center for Corporate Citizenship
Bangalore, India
Religion & Spirituality in India Today
Dates: June 7 - June 27
Fulfills: Theology major elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 15
Course explores the various religions in India (Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and tribal religions) and their adaptations to the modern Indian context.
Professor Catherine Cornille, Department of Theology
Chennai, India
Ecology & Economy in South India, c.600 to the Present
Dates: August 9 - August 29
(3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 14
Exploring the links between ecology and economic life, this course examines early medieval to present-day South India. It specifically explores the region’s agriculture, the place of temples in the medieval social order, the trading system of the Indian Ocean, modernity, British colonialism, and the impact of environmental change in contemporary times.
Professor Prasannan Parthasarathi, Department of History
Seoul, South Korea
Korean-American Literature & Culture
Dates: June 6 - June 27
Fulfills: English major elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 14
This course’s goal is to consider contemporary Korean diasporic identity as one caught between the racial formations of the U.S. and Korea’s troubled past.
Professor Min Hyoung Song, Department of English
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Europe
Durham, England
Emergence of Classical Physics: the British Connection
Dates: August 9 - August 29
Fulfills: Natural Science Core (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 16
Course follows the development of classical physics until the late nineteenth century. Presented as a development of ideas, it connects philosophical, political, and social conditions in Britain and includes a mathematical component using algebra and trigonometry (no calculus).
Professor Rein Uritam, Department of Physics
Oxford, England
Law, Culture & Society: Focus on Family Law in England and the U.S.
Dates: August 2 - August 21
Fulfills: History major elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 14
Course introduces the law, culture, and political structure of England through comparison with the U.S. Family Law is the focus.
Professor Sanford N. Katz, Boston College Law School
Bordeaux, France
Intensive Intermediate French
Dates: May 20 - June 26
Fulfills: A&S language requirement (6 credits)
Maximum number of students: 14
Five-week course which earns the equivalent of a full year of Intermediate French. Final week is spent in Paris.
Professor Andréa Javel, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures
Post-Intermediate Independent Study
Dates: May 20 - June 26
Fulfills: A&S language requirement (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 6
Students who have completed the intermediate level of French can apply for independent study.
Professor Andréa Javel, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures
Berlin, Germany
Elementary German Language
Dates: May/June (TBD)
Fulfills: GM001 & GM002 core credit (6 credits)
Maximum number of students: 14
Course earns the equivalent of a full year of Elementary German. Designed for students with little or no knowledge of German.
Professor Ruth Sondermann, Department of German Studies
Eichstätt, Germany
Roots of Nazism in German Philosophy
Dates: August (TBD)
Fulfills: Philosophy major elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 16
Nazism claimed to be not merely a pragmatic power play but a philosophical ideology. Course explores the philosophical sources of Nazi ideology, including anti-Semitism.
Professor Peter Kreeft, Department of Philosophy
Dublin, Ireland
Irish Culture (Summer Studies)
Dates: June 6 - June 27
Fulfills: Irish studies elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 16
Course consists of lectures, visits to Irish sites, and a series of talks by leading figures in Irish culture, politics, and business. Site visits include Dublin, Galway, and Belfast.
Professor Mike Cronin, Irish Studies Program
Dublin Internships
(no credit) June 1 - July 25
Eight-week independent internship program offers students the opportunity to experience Ireland’s work culture first-hand. Unpaid internships are in local businesses, law firms, museums, and other institutions.
James Joyce’s Ireland
Dates: July 31 - August 22
Fulfills: English major; Irish studies minor (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 14
Students gain a unique perspective on Ireland through the writings of its greatest twentieth century author. Participants become familiar with Joyce’s Dublin and other Irish locations through excursions to cultural, historical, and contemporary landmarks.
Professor Joseph Nugent, Department of English
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Religion & Politics: Irish and European Perspectives
Dates: June 1 - June 20
Fulfills: Theology major elective; International studies major elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 14
Course explores a wide array of issues at the intersection of religion and politics in contemporary Europe, with special attention to Ireland.
Professor Erik Owens, Department of Theology & Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life
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Parma, Italy
Intermediate Italian
Dates: May 17 - June 13
Fulfills: A&S language requirement (6 credits)
Maximum number of students: 16
Five-week course is taught by native speakers in cooperation with the BC Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. Its goal is to assist students to improve reading and writing skills, continue building oral proficiency, and gain exposure to the lively and current cultural background of contemporary Italy.
Rome, Italy
Italian Migrations
Dates: August 2 - August 22
Fulfills: History major elective (lower division); can be arranged to fulfill an upper level by speaking to Professor Kenny; International Studies Major elective (will fulfill 2 tracks) (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 15
Course focuses on the history of Italian migration from a multi-disciplinary perspective. It examines film, literature, and folk music, as well as historical texts.
Professor Kevin Kenny, Department of History
Art & Patronage in Renaissance and Baroque Rome
Dates: May 31 - June 21
Fulfills: Fine Arts Core; Fine Arts Major elective; Fine Arts Minor elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 16
Course introduces students to the fundamental work of formal analysis and iconographic analysis. It also examines art within its historical, social, and cultural contexts to explore why art was made and what it meant to its creators and contemporaries.
Professor Stephanie Leone, Department of Fine Arts
Catholics in Rome and America: Current Ethical Issues
Dates: May 17 - June 7
Fulfills: Theology major/minor elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 16
Introductory survey of the evolution of the church in Rome and America. Investigates major architectural sites, artistic monuments, and significant traditions in the history of moral theology.
Professor Francis Kilcoyne, Department of Theology
Venice, Italy
Drawing from the Venetian Masters
Dates: May 31 - June 21
Fulfills: Fine Arts Core (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 12
Introductory-level studio art course examines the process, materials, and issues addressed in exploration of the basic principles and concepts of making visual artwork.
Professor Stoney Conley, Department of Fine Arts
Practicing Mortality: Art, Philosophy, and Contemplative Seeing
Dates: May 31 - June 21
Fulfills: Philosophy major elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 16
Course explores how art and philosophy can help set the conditions for a life lived more fully, and thus authentically human, each and every day through the “contemplative seeing of art.”
Professor Brian Braman, Department of Philosophy
The City as Metaphor: Why Writers Love Venice
Dates: May 31 - June 21
Fulfills: Philosophy major elective; Romance Language major elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 12
Course investigates some of the important ways modern writers have discovered an opportunity to challenge and unsettle the traditional definition, meaning, and value of beauty for human existence.
Professor Kevin Newmark, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures and Honors Program
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Leiden, The Netherlands
Controversy, Skepticism & Belief: Faith and Reason at the Birth of the Modern World
Dates: June (TBD)
Fulfills: Philosophy major elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 14
Course explores the intersection of faith and reason at the origin of modernity in Leiden. It examines the relationship of faith and reason during an era of skepticism and upheaval, as well as in the context of an emergent culture of tolerance, liberty, and freedom of conscience.
Professor Jeffrey Hanson, Department of Philosophy
Madrid, Spain
Spanish Language & Culture
Dates: June 7 - June 28
Fulfills: Naturalmente I (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 16
Communication-based course is intended to raise proficiency in spoken Spanish by using contemporary novel as point of departure for cultural discussions and grammatical structures.
Professor Elizabeth Goizueta, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures
Spanish Art History: from Atapuerca to Picasso
Dates: June 7 - June 28
Fulfills: Fine Arts Core (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 16
Students gain a comprehensive understanding of Spanish art history from prehistoric manifestations to avant-garde artistic movements.
Professor Ana Pelaez, BC Resident Director
Present-Day Spanish Theater
Dates: June 21 - July 11
Fulfills: 600-level post-1800 Peninsular (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 12
Investigates present-day Spanish theater through seminars, readings, viewing of Spanish productions, theater tours and discussions with those in the Madrid theater world. Conducted in Spanish.
Professor Irene Mizrahi, Department of Romance Languages & Literatures
Istanbul, Turkey
Exploring the Religious Worlds of Istanbul & Anatolia
Dates: May 24 - June 13
Fulfills: Theology major elective; Islamic Civilization & Societies major elective; Cultural diversity core (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 14
Course introduces students to the central features of Islamic religious and devotional life, and provides an introduction to key sites and institutions of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Professor James Morris, Department of Theology
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Latin America
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina: History & Culture
Dates: May 25 - July 2
Fulfills: History Major; Hispanic Studies Major; Latin American Studies Minor; Cultural Diversity Core (6 credits)
Maximum number of students: 18
Introductory course offers an overview of the historical and cultural trajectory of the country through essays, literature, and film.
Professors Sergio Serulnikov & Ernesto Livon-Grossman, Department of History
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Introductory Tropical Science
Dates: August 2 - August 22
Fulfills: Environmental Studies & Political Science (3 credits)
In conjunction with the Monteverde Institute, this course provides students with an interdisciplinary overview of tropical biology, law, culture, policy, and language as well as the interactions among them.
Professor Peter Auger, Department of Biology
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Middle East
Amman, Jordan
The Jordan Connection: History & Culture of the Middle East from Ancient to Modern Times
Dates: May 24 - June 13
Fulfills: History major elective; Islamic Civilization Studies Major elective (3 credits)
Maximum number of students: 14
Taking advantage of an abundance of important historical and archeological sites, this course offers a sweeping “eyes-on” multi-century history tour of the Middle East.
Professor Dana Sajdi, Department of History
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Politics & Oil
Dates: May 17 - June 7 (TBD)
Fulfills: Political Science major elective, Islamic Civilization & Society major elective (6 credits)
Maximum number of students: 24
Course addresses the problems of state formation, state-society relations, democratization, and the rise of Islamism and regime stability in Kuwait and other oil-rich Arab Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia.
Professors Kathleen Bailey & David Deese, Department of Political Science
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