The McGill Summer Studies in Italy aims to offer an intensive summer school in the humanities during the month of June in Rome.
The courses, which theme this year is the city of Rome itself, are organized by the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, the Department of English, and the Department of Classical Studies, in collaboration with La Sapienza University.
All courses will be taught at La Sapienza by McGill professors.
Why Italy
Contemporary Italy represents both an archive and a laboratory. The depth of Italian history constitutes an archive where students can find an exceptional series of case studies and examples to understand the complex genealogy of our cultural, social and political present. Moreover, it is a scenario where all these historical layers have condensed in a problematic way. Italy has become a laboratory where it is possible to reflect about contemporary global issues and experiment possible solutions.