Summary
This course will take feminist heroics as its center point, exploring connections between the goddesses and warrior women of the Classical world, the love poetry of twentieth century women writers and our contemporary images of feminine power.
Travel Dates
January 1 - 22, 2021
Locations
Paris, FRANCE
Athens, GREECE
Required In-Person Orientation
*each school can note date here, and note that it is on their own campus
Required Online Orientation
There will be a required online orientation for this course between late October and early to mid-November. The date/time of the orientation will be communicated by October 15. Every effort should be made to participate in the live orientation session, as it will be interactive, provide a chance to virtually meet the course professors and other participants, and should be considered the first class meeting. Students who do not participate will be required to view the recorded session once it is available.
Minimum Enrollment: 16
If the course does not meet the minimum enrollment, students will be given the option of switching to another course (as space is available) or withdrawing their application and receiving a refund of the program deposit.
Maximum Enrollment: 26
Accessibility Information and Requirements:
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UMAIE (pronounced “U-may”) is the Upper Midwest Association for Intercultural Education, a consortium of six colleges and universities offering intercultural courses during the January Interim. UMAIE was founded in the fall of 1963 when several colleges adopted the 4-1-4 academic calendar. The UMAIE pioneers recognized that they could expand the international curricula, control costs, and increase participation in study abroad if several campuses cooperated in offering courses overseas. This vision has enabled hundreds of students to study abroad every January since 1964. Current UMAIE member schools are Augustana University (Sioux Falls, SD), Elmhurst College (Chicago, IL), Hamline University (St. Paul, MN), St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA), St. Catherine University (St. Paul, MN), and St. Thomas University (St. Paul, MN) |
Academic Overview
This course will take feminist heroics as its center point, exploring connections between the goddesses and warrior women of the Classical world, the love poetry of twentieth century women writers and our contemporary images of feminine power. To do this, we will examine three pairings of literary texts—two versions of Antigone, Sophocles’ ancient text and Jean Anouilh’s 1941 adaptation, first performed in Nazi-occupied Paris; Sapphic poetry as the springboard for a host of women writers in Paris in the 1920ies; and the postwar comic book Wonder Woman, the warrior raised on the island of Themyscira, paired with the contemporary film icon.
This is a literature course taught by two professors who specialize in Modernist Studies and feminisms. Our plan is to engage students in careful reading and analysis of the three textual pairings at the center of the course, as well as other important essays, poems and stories across three historical eras.
Prerequisites
Previous work in academic writing and critical reading in an introductory humanities course.
Course Equivalency
*Each campus can list their own course equivalency here
About the Professors
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Dr. Cecilia Farr is a Professor of English at St. Catherine University and teaches interdisciplinary courses, as well as courses in American literature, including upper- and introductory-level literature. She has also taught classes within the Women’s Studies Program. Her scholarly examination of Literature has focused on twentieth-century American literature and culture. She designed and taught several times the course “Six Degrees of Harry Potter”. Dr. Farr has successfully led many UMAIE study-abroad programs in France, England, Spain, Italy and Japan. Dr. Farr most recently visited Greece in January 2018 in anticipation of this course. |
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Dr. Melissa Bradshaw currently serves as Writing Across the Curriculum coordinator at Loyola University Chicago, where she also teaches literature, writing, and graduate level theory. She has also taught in the Program in Women’s and Gender Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at DePaul University, where she was an Assistant Professor from 2004 to 2010. From 2002-2004 Dr. Bradshaw served as an Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary Humanities Program at Barat College of DePaul University. She received a Ph.D. in English with a certificate in Women’s Studies from Stony Brook University in 2000. |
Required Readings
Antigone, Sophocles
Antigone, Jean Anouilh
Wonder Woman, The golden Age, vol. 1
Course Pack, with excerpts from
The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Jill Lepore
The Writings of Amy Lowell, Natalie Barney, Virginia Woolf,
Gertrude Stein, Djuna Barnes, H.D., and Mina Loy
Women of the Left Bank, Shari Benstock
Greek Mythology, Lucas Wright
And a Moleskin or other small notebook for constant note-taking and journaling.
Evaluation
Grading will add up approximately as follows:
Papers 150 (50 points each)
Informal writing 10 points
Synthesis Essay 40 points
Participation 100 points
(site visits, discussions)
Total 300 points
Program Estimated Cost
$X,XXX - $X,XXX
Cost estimates will be available on or after April 1, 2020. Final costs will be available in late October.
There will be a $500 deposit, due at the time of application. Please see the Cancellation Policy tab for information on when this deposit is refundable.
Included in the Program Cost
International airfare
Hotel accommodations in twin/triple rooms
Ground transportation
All entrances and activities required for class
Breakfast daily
Application Procedures & Deadline
Applications will open on April 1, 2020·
To Apply:
1. Select the Apply Now button at the top to start your online application.
2. Login using your username and password
3. Complete all the application requirements. Your application will not be considered complete until ALL requirements have been completed.
All applications received by the Priority Application Deadline will be sent to the faculty in a batch at the end of the priority application period. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis after the priority deadline for programs with space still remaining until the final application deadline of October 1, 2020.
Priority Application Deadline
May 1, 2020
Final Application Deadline
October 1, 2020
Passport Requirements: All course participants must have a current, valid Passport that expires no less than 6 months from the date the program returns. A legible scan of your passport must be submitted to your home school Study Abroad Office by October 20, 2020. STUDENTS WHO APPLY AND ARE ACCEPTED IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER AND DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT PASSPORT MUST EXPEDITE THEIR PASSPORT APPLICATION. Students who do NOT submit their passport by the deadline will be subject to a $100 Late Passport fee.
Visa Requirements: Please note that a visa IS NOT required for U.S. Citizens to travel to the country(ies) included in this course. Citizens of countries other than the United States or people who have Travel Documents (Issued by the United States or any other country) should contact their school's Study Abroad Office as soon as possible.
U.S. Department of State Travel Advisories: The U.S. Department of State uses levels to indicate risk in travel to particular locations. Please see the
U.S.Department of State website for more information on the particular locations of this course.
U.S. Department of State STEP Enrollment: The U.S. Department of State has a Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, which is a free service to allow U.S. citizens and nationals traveling and living abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. The UMAIE Consortium encourages all travelers to ensure that they are enrolled before travel. Some students' home campus Study Abroad Office may enroll student travelers automatically. Please check with your home campus Study Abroad Office for more information on your school's process, and see the
STEP website for more information and to enroll.
Health and Travel: The Center for Disease Control issues travel vaccine recommendations by country. Please see the
CDC Traveler's Health website for more information on the particular locations of this course.
CISI Insurance: All UMAIE participants will be enrolled in an international emergency and medical insurance policy with CISI through their home institution. Please see your home campus Study Abroad Office for more information.
Flight Deviations: Airline tickets are booked as Group Tickets. If a student wishes to deviate from the group (go early, stay after, etc.), the student will need to submit that request as part of the application. The final date to request a flight deviation is Oct. 1, 2020. Please note that there are additional costs to flight deviations. It will be the responsibility of the student to pay the additional costs at the time the booking is made.
UMAIE Withdrawals and Refunds
Once students have completed a UMAIE application and been notified of their acceptance, the following Withdrawal and Refund policy applies:
Refund Available Withdrawal Date
No cancellation fee and full refund of deposit September 15, 2020 (must be received by 4:00pm)
No refund of $500 deposit September 16 – October 1, 2020
No refund of $500 deposit & refund of RECOVERABLE COSTS ONLY* After October 1, 2020
No refund 30 days or less prior to departure
*NOTE: Students who cancel after October 1 will be charged the full amount for the course up front; recoverable costs will not be calculated until after the group returns in February, at which point students will receive a credit for any portion of the course that was able to be recovered. The ENTIRE COURSE COST, INCLUDING AIRLINE TICKET, may be forfeited.
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO YOUR SCHOOL'S STUDY ABROAD OFFICE. The date this is received is the official date of cancellation
Travel cancellation insurance is recommended for students with preexisting medical conditions. This insurance must be purchased at the time of application. Please discuss this with your Study Abroad Office.
If a course price increases by more than 6% over the highest price in the range (due to general inflation or lower enrollment) a student may cancel without penalty.
No refund is given to students who wish to omit portions of the course.
