Greece & Turkey
"Clash of Civilizations"?
HIST 484-01
18 May – 2 June 2008
Applications Ready: Applications are now available either through Dr. Isaac (Ruffner 227) or in the swivel racks outside the Study Abroad offices in Ruffner. Please note that there is an essay asked for on the back page of the application. This can be a standard style, double-spaced essay. Also: the application comes with two recommendation forms. One of these is for your advisor, but many students do not always know their advisor that well, so you can feel free to treat that form as an optional extra. As the Flyer (see link below) indicates, applications are due to Dr. Isaac by 5 November 2007.
Facebook: We do have a group on Facebook that is open to new members as well. Look us up on the Longwood network under "Greece and Turkey: May 2008?".
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We have a small flyer with more details. It gives the highlights of the proposed visit, but remember this is an actual course for 3 credits. There will be assigned readings in the Spring Semester, plus meetings. The thematic focus of the course does not mean to imply that we will be looking only at conflict; certainly, we will examine conflict around the Aegean since Antiquity, but just as importantly, we will be looking at the construction of boundaries that mean to forestall conflict, at the cross-cultural contacts that happen in the face of conflict, and the growing cooperation that marks the relations of these two nations. That's actually the point of the question mark in the course subtitle.Proposed Schedule
(Please understand the tentative nature of this schedule; we are still coordinating hotels, buses, etc., along with what sites will be open and when, with our Greek and Turkish hosts.)
| Dates | Locations | Sites of Interest / Topics du jour |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2008 | Longwood | Assigned readings, films, and preparations for a bit of cultural immersion/shock |
| Sunday 18 May |
DC airport | The wonderful folk who work the security gates... |
| Monday 19 May |
Arrive in Athens | Morning arrival; transfer to hotel for rest; Welcome Dinner |
| Tuesday 20 May |
Athens | Acropolis; Archaeological Museum ; free afternoon; Market tour |
| Wednesday 21 May |
Athens-Epidauros-Mycenae-Corinth-Athens | Hellenistic Theater; Ancient Citadel; Roman Agora at Corinth |
| Thursday 22 May |
Athens | Athenian Agora; Kerameikos Cemetery; St. Paul's Nunnery; Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion; traditional dinner in Voula |
| Friday 23 May |
Athens-Delphi-Kalambaka | The Oracle; Thermopylae along the way? Dinner. |
| Saturday 24 May |
Meteora-Thessaloniki | The Hanging Monasteries; dinner |
| Sunday 25 May |
Thessaloniki | Vergina (Royal Macedonian Tombs); Verria |
| Monday 26 May |
Thessaloniki | Churches of St. Demetrios & Ag. Sophia; fortifications; archaeological museum; afternoon free; dinner |
| Tuesday 27 May |
Thessaloniki-Philippi-Alexandroupolis | Roman Philippi (site of first European conversions to Christianity); dinner |
| Wednesday 28 May |
Alexandroupolis-Cannakale | Ferry Crossing of Dardanelles (Gallipoli Battlefield?); dinner |
| Thursday 29 May |
Cannakale-Pergamum-Izmir | Pergamum and Troy; dinner in Izmir |
| Friday 30 May |
Ephesus | Ruins of city; St. John's Basilica; last home of Virgin Mary; dinner in Ephesus |
| Saturday 31 May |
Ephesus-Istanbul | Drive back; cross the Bosporus; dinner |
| Sunday 1 June |
Istanbul | City Tour: Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Cisterns, Hippodrome; dinner |
| Monday 2 June |
Istanbul | Visit to the Patriarch; Archaeological Museum and the Chora; dinner |
Coming Soon: Keep an eye on this page for links to pictures and the syllabus.