Dr. Heidi R. Lewis took students to Berlin for the first time in 2014. In the tradition of Black radical intellectuals like Dr. W. E. B. DuBois, Dr. Angela Y. Davis, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Audre Lorde, students examine the experiences of marginalized people in Germany, particularly how they resist and reproduce oppression through multidisciplinary critical perspectives—namely Black Feminism, Transnational Feminism, and Critical Race Theory. Next summer, the #FemGeniusesinBerlin will return for the 10th time. It’s also their 10th anniversary.

To celebrate, Dr. Lewis will be giving her In Audre's Footsteps walking tour for the very first time. Students will also bear witness to "Black East | Black West," a roundtable interrogating dichotomous and whitewashed Berlin Wall discourse featuring Katja Kinder and Peggy Piesche of Generation Adefra. As usual, the course will conclude with students spraying graffiti on the Berlin Wall. For more information, visit www.FemGeniuses.com.

Survey of the archaeology, art, and history of ancient Greece and Rome and their influence from antiquity to the modern period.  This course surveys the art, architecture, archaeology and history of Greece and Rome from their origins in Bronze Age to their transformation in the late Roman Empire using methods of history, art history, archaeology and literary studies.

Includes the study of ancient Greek cities and sanctuaries, the spread of Hellenism, and the formation of an imperial visual language under Alexander the Great and Roman emperors. In addition, the influence of Etruscan and Greek art in the Roman Republic will be investigated, as well as Imperial monuments in the city of Rome and throughout the empire as instruments of power. The class will consider political and social factors in the formation and utilization of Classical forms in both ancient and modern times. 

COURSE FULL TITLE: Art of Greece & Rome

COURSE NUMBER: CL223/AH207/HY220

FACULTY LEADER(S): Prof. Sanjaya Thakur 

PREREQUISITES: None

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS MET:  CL223: Classics electives within the major/minor.  AH207: Elective within Art History or Art Studio major (concentration) and minor.  HY220: Elective within History major or minor

COLLEGEWIDE REQUIREMENTS MET: CP: Critical Process (Pending Approval)

COURSE LOCATION: Rome, Italy

COURSE DATES: May 27-June 19 (Block A)

INCLUDED: Program fee includes all lodging, meals (group & individual), excursions, guest speakers, ground transportation, and international health & travel insurance coverage. 

NOT INCLUDED: Airfare is not included in the program fee, but is accounted for within aid awards. Students are responsible for booking their own airfare within parameters set by the course faculty for arrival and departure dates. 

APPLICATION PROCESS: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option.  The main application window for this program is between November 30, 2023 and January 22, 2024.  Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs.  Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after January 22 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the January 22 deadline. 

WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by March 15, 2023 with no financial commitment to the program.  Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal.  See our Billing & Finance page for details. 

This class will introduce students to the work of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries by experiencing productions of his works and by exploring the cities and the countryside where he lived and wrote.  In addition to introducing students to the particular constraints and demands of the theatrical medium, and to the cultural particularities of early modern England, we will attend a number of productions and thus seek to raise the question of how a dramatic text has (and can be) adapted.

COURSE FULL TITLE: Shakespeare and London

COURSE NUMBER: EN225/EN405

FACULTY LEADER(S): Prof. Steven Hayward

PREREQUISITES: None

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS MET: Historical Period Course within English major/minor

COLLEGEWIDE REQUIREMENTS MET: None

COURSE LOCATION: London & Stratford, England

COURSE DATES: Block A:  June 14-July 1:  Program spans the last half of Block A and first half of Block B, so an on-campus block B course  in addition to this course is not possible.  

COURSE FEE: $1,000 (This program has received a generous gift from a friend of the college, allowing us to offer Shakespeare in London at a reduced price.)

INCLUDED: Program fee includes all lodging, meals (group & individual), excursions, guest speakers, ground transportation, and international health & travel insurance coverage. 

NOT INCLUDED: Airfare is not included in the program fee, but is accounted for within aid awards. Students are responsible for booking their own airfare within parameters set by the course faculty for arrival and departure dates. 

APPLICATION PROCESS: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. The main application window for this program is between November 30, 2023 and January 22, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after January 22 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the January 22 deadline. 

WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE: Students accepted to this program may withdraw by March 15, 2023 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details. 

The CC Summer in Spain program has its base in Soria in collaboration with the Centro Internacional Antonio Machado and offers 3 levels of Spanish: Beginner (SP111), Intermediate (SP 211) and Advanced (SP 305 and SP 306). Soria is a culturally rich and traditional small city that is off the beaten tourist path in the region of Castile—birthplace of the Spanish language. Soria is the perfect setting to develop your Spanish quickly when you fully immerse in the language and culture from the first day you arrive. Students live with host families and participate in the city life during 2 blocks of classes. In addition, the program incorporates multiple excursions to learn about the history and cultures of Spain to places such as Madrid and San Sebastian.

COURSE FULL TITLE: Beginner (111), Intermediate (211), or Advanced (305/306) Spanish

COURSE NUMBER: SP111/SP211/SP305/SP306

FACULTY LEADER(S): Prof. Carrie Ruiz

PREREQUISITES: SP111: None,  SP211: Spanish 101 or equivalent, SP305/306: Spanish 201 or equivalent.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS MET:  305 and 306 are core requirement courses for the Hispanic Studies or Romance Languages Major.  SP201 is the prerequisite for the Spanish Minor. 

COLLEGEWIDE REQUIREMENTS MET: CEL/LANG: Critical Engagement-Language

COURSE LOCATION: Soria, Spain

COURSE DATES: May 23-July 10 (This is a 2-unit, 2 block program that spans both blocks A and B.)

COURSE FEE: $6,900

COURSE FEE & TUITION: The course fee above is for the full 2-block program.  It does not inlude the additional cost for 2 units of CC credit ($6,000 per course). Many students are eligible to use the Wild Card (1 free unit of summer tuition) towards the first unit of tuition, however the second unit of tuition would not be included in the Wild Card and woudl be billed.  Aid awards do include both the program fee and the 2nd unit of tuition as we calculate the cost of attendance. 

INCLUDED: Program fee includes all lodging, meals (group & individual), excursions, guest speakers, ground transportation, group flights from/to Chicago O'Hare, and international health & travel insurance coverage. 

NOT INCLUDED: Airfare to/from Chicago to meet the group flight is not included in the program fee, but is accounted for within aid awards. Students are responsible for booking their own airfare within parameters set by the course faculty for arrival and departure coordinated with the group flights to/from Spain.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Apply on Summit, within the Global Education option. This program does require an interview with Prof. Ruiz as part of the application process.  This should be scheduled as soon as possible as the program does use rolling admissions and may close before the application window deadline.  The main application window for this program is between November 30, 2023 and January 22, 2024. Students who apply during the window will be reviewed for eligibility for an aid award to cover up to 90% of the program fee and anticipated airfare costs. Students who apply and/or are accepted into the program after January 22 may also qualify for aid, but aid is limited and may not be available to students accepted into this program after the January 22 deadline. 

WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE: 

DUE TO THE NEED TO BOOK GROUP FLIGHTS, THIS PROGRAM HAS AN EARLIER FEBRUARY 15 WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE.  Students may withdraw by Feb. 15 with no financial commitment to the program. Late withdrawals may have financial obligations to the program based upon the date of withdrawal. See our Billing & Finance page for details.