SUMMER 2009 TENTATIVE PROGRAM LIST

The Duke University Office of Study Abroad, in cooperation with several university departments, provides opportunities for students to study abroad while earning Duke University credit. Applications from non-Duke students are welcome. Additional information about these programs may be obtained from the program directors or from the Office of Study Abroad, 2016 Campus Drive, Duke University, Box 90057, Durham, NC 27708-0057 (Tel.: 919.684.2174, Fax: 919.684.3083, E-mail: abroad@aas.duke.edu). New program information will be uploaded to the site as it becomes available.

Australia: Sydney, the Northern Territories and Queensland June 18 to July 21, 2009

Focusing on the biogeography and environmental history of Australia, this one-course, five-week program is based at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney. Beginning in the Northern Territories, the program travels to varied Australian locales, including the Great Barrier Reef and tropical rain forest of northern Queensland, and concludes in Sydney. The program course is BIOLOGY 101 - 01/ EOS 168/ ENVIRON 168 Biogeography in an Australian Context (NS, STS), taught by Duke Department of Biology Professor Rytas Vilgalys. For further information, contact Professor Rytas Vilgalys, Department of Biological Sciences, 354 Biological Sciences Bldg., Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-0338 (Tel.: 919.660.7293; E-mail: fungi@duke.edu).

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro May 11 to June 24, 2009

Offered jointly by the Office of Study Abroad and the Department of Romance Studies, and based in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador, Bahia, this program offers intensive language training in Brazilian Portuguese through on-site study of Brazilian popular culture, citizenship identity and social movements. Directed by Professor Leslie Damasceno, the program will be six-weeks in length, and will offer two-courses, complemented by excursions. All participants will register for PORTUGUESE 103 Conversational Brazilian Portuguese (CCI, FL, ALP, CZ, W), taught by Professor Magda Silva of the Department of Romance Studies and staff from the host institution. The second course is PORTUGUESE 140S Cidania, Culture e Participacao (Citizenship, Culture and Participation) (ALP, CCI, CZ, FL, W). This course will be taught in Portuguese by Professor Leslie Damasceno and guest lecturers with texts in Portuguese and English. The course integrates visiting lectures and readings with experience and on-site research into popular culture, cultural activism and social movements. Graduate students may register for Portuguese 140S as well. An additional four-week optional Duke Engage service learning component to follow the study abroad program is under consideration for summer 2009. For further information, contact Professor Leslie Damasceno, Department of Romance Studies, 011 Languages Bldg., Box 90257, Durham, NC 27708-0257 (Tel.: 919.660.3120; E-mail: ljhd@duke.edu).

China: Beijing mid June to mid August, 2009

A two-course, eight-week intensive Chinese language program in Beijing. Students earn one year of Chinese-language credit at the intermediate or advanced level. Excursions to local sites are scheduled each weekend with an extended visit to Xian in July. Students live in dormitories and will be assigned a Chinese-speaking partner. Prerequisite: one or more years of Chinese language instruction. For further information, contact the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, 323A Trent Hall Drive, Box 90411, Durham, NC 27708 (Tel.: 919.684.2604, email: china-abroad@duke.edu).

Costa Rica: OTS/Duke Field Tropical Biology June 15 to July 14, 2009

Field Tropical Biology (BIOLOGY 134L; crosslist: Latin American Studies, NS) offers you the exciting opportunity to study first-hand the evolutionary ecology of plants and animals and their importance to tropical ecosystems. The course emphasizes intensive field work and visits all three OTS field stations as well as other well-known Costa Rican natural areas. You will be introduced to the tremendous biodiversity in multiple tropical habitats.  As part of the course, you will have the opportunity to work closely with resident professors in the design, implementation, and interpretation of your own independent research project in field ecology. Independent projects will allow you to learn science by doing science in a beautiful and challenging tropical setting. Your results are presented orally following the protocol of a scientific meeting. You will also submit a formal research report which becomes part of the permanent record of the OTS field stations. This course concludes with a short unit on conservation biology, including the application of island biogeography to reserve design and management, as well as the impact of deforestation and fragmentation. For further information, please check out our web site at www.ots.duke.edu. Also, feel free to contact Enrollment Management at 919-684-5774 or ots@duke.edu.

England: London-Drama   June 27 to August 8, 2009

Students will study drama in performance as they see over twenty performances in a variety of both classic and new plays, musicals in London and perhaps, Stratford-upon-Avon. The courses are THEATRST 116 - 01/ THEATERST 216/ ENGLISH 176B - 01 Theater in London: Text (ALP, CCI) and THEATRST 151- 01 / THEATERST 251/ ENGLISH 176C - 01 Theater in London: Performance (ALP, CCI). Classes are taught by Professor John Clum of Duke and a variety of well known British actors, writers, and directors. The program is designed to meet the needs of both the novice with an interest in theater and the Theater Studies major. Accommodations are in a dormitory of University College London. For further information, contact Professor John Clum, Department of Theater Studies, 205 Bivins Bldg., Box 90680, Durham, NC 27708-0680 (Tel.: 919.660.3350, E-mail: jclum@duke.edu).

England: Oxford July 4 to August 15, 2009

New College, University of Oxford, utilizes the tutorial system of education supplemented with guest lectures given by noted British scholars in this six-week session. Students may choose one of the following double courses: ENGLISH 132CS - 01/MEDREN 132AS Topics in Renaissance British Literature: Shakespeare: Comic Visions, Dark Worlds ALP; ENGLISH 132ES - 02 Topics in 19th Century British Victorian Literature and Poetry ALP; POLSCI 100LS - 01/ HISTORY 100MS - 01 Political Systems of Modern Britain CCI, CZ, SS; PHIL 184S/ POLSCI 185S Classical and Contemporary Political Philosophy SS, EI;and PHIL185S /RELIGION 161WS/ PUB POL 138S Science, Ethics and Policy CZ, EI. In addition, students will attend seven lectures in the Exeter College summer lecture series on topics in the Humanities, Social Science and History, and will contribute to discussion of these lectures on a Duke Blackboard site. For further information, contact Dr. Alex Rosenberg, Duke University, Department of Philosophy, Box 90743, 203A West Duke Building, Durham, NC 27708 (Tel.: 919.660.3047, Email: alexrose@duke.edu).

Flanders and The Netherlands: Ghent and Amsterdam June 27 to August 8, 2009

The Netherlands (Holland) and Flanders (Belgium): Ghent and Amsterdam. This two-course, six-week, interactive program in visual culture starts out in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where students spend the first two weeks. The program then travels to Ghent, Flanders for the final four weeks. The double course, ARTHIST/MED REN 158-159 History of Netherlandish Art and Visual Culture in a European Context (ALP, CCI, CZ) is taught by the Duke program director, Professor Hans J. Van Miegroet, with distinguished Dutch and Flemish guest professors. ARTHIST/MED REN 241-242 is available for graduate students. Participants explore numerous Dutch, Flemish, and French cities, private collections, museums, performances, and sites. Accommodations are in hotels, where faculty also reside to improve student-faculty interaction. For further information, contact Professor Hans J. Van Miegroet, Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies, 115B East Duke Bldg., Box 90764, Durham, NC 27708-0764 (Tel.: 919.684.2499, E-mail: hvm@duke.edu, http://www.duke.edu/web/art/flanders).

France: Paris May 18 to June 27, 2009

Paris is the stunning backdrop for this two-course, six-week program focusing on French culture, literature, and language. Directed by Professor Deb Reisinger of the Romance Studies Department, the program includes numerous visits within the vicinity of Paris and a weekend in the South of France. The first course, FRENCH 196 - 01 Aspects of Contemporary French Culture: French Society at the Dawn of the 21st Century (CCI, CZ, FL) poses cultural questions that are associated with contemporary France. The second course, FRENCH 197S - 01 Aspects of French Literature: Text/Performance: Le Spectacle Parisien (ALP, CCI, FL) concentrates on theatre and performance. The program is conducted entirely in French; four semesters of college French or equivalent are required. For further information, contact Professor Deb Reisinger, Department of Romance Studies, 106 Languages Bldg., Box 90257, Durham, NC 27708-0257 (E-mail: debsreis@duke.edu).

Germany: Berlin May 15 - June 27, 2009

The Office of Study Abroad and the Department of Germanic Languages and Literature, in cooperation with Rutgers University, offer a two-course program in Berlin. The Duke Summer in Berlin offers various levels of German language study, plus a range of English and German elective courses in a stimulating and historical urban environment. The city itself is often used as a classroom for group outings and class research trips to museums, galleries, libraries and monuments. Proposed courses to be taught in German are: GERMAN 1 First Year German I FL; GERMAN 2 First Year German II FL; GERMAN 65 and 66 Intermediate German I and II CZ, FL; GERMAN 76 Readings in German Literature ALP, FL; GERMAN 115S Advanced German in Berlin ALP, CCI, CZ, FL; GERMAN 133S Introduction to German Drama: Berlin Theater ALP, CCI, FL (cross-listed with ICS and Theater Studies 123S); German 148S Zero Hour to Post Unification Society and Culture ALP, CCI, FL and GERMAN 153 Aspects of German Culture: Current Issues and Trends in Germany CCI, CZ, FL.

Additional courses to be taught in English are: GERMAN 196A Art & Architecture of Berlin: Fifteenth to the Twentieth Century ALP, CCI, CZ (cross-listed as: ARTHIST 190B); GERMAN 196B Berlin Since the War CCI, CZ (cross-listed as HISTORY 100L - 01); and GERMAN 298S Special Topics: Political Architecture of Berlin ALP, CZ. The program is interdisciplinary in nature, attractive to students with a substantial interest in German politics and culture as well as other disciplines. For further information, contact Professor William Donahue, Department of Germanic Languages and Literature, 116D Old Chemistry Bldg., Box 90256, Durham, NC 27708-0256 (Tel.: 919.660.3089, E-mail: william.donahue@duke.edu).

Ghana: Accra May 11 to June 26, 2009

This six-week, two-course program focuses on culture and life in Ghana and is based at the University of Ghana, Legon, just outside the capital city of Accra. One course, MUSIC 160 (CULANTH and AAAS crosslistings are pending approval) Africamerican Crosscurrents: Translation and Transmission of Culture Through Music and Art from Africa to America, CCI, R (SS), ALP will be taught by Anthony Kelley, Associate Professor of the Practice of Music, from the Department of Music at Duke. This course will focus on the transmission and translation of cultural codes through music, dance and arts of West Africans and African-Americans over the centuries since the slave trade. This course will also offer students a chance to conduct research projects on performers and/or artists from Accra. The other program course, CULANTH 100.02/SOCIOL 100.01/AAAS 102.02: Special Topics: Ghanaian Culture and Politics CZ, SS, CCI, taught by talented Ghanaian faculty, is a comprehensive introduction to cultural, social, economic, and political facets of Ghanaian life, including but not limited to, such topics as ethnic and language groups of Ghana, pre-colonial life, the slave trade, chieftancy, and traditional rule in Ghana, Ashanti Empire, and the evolution of modern Ghana. A variety of field trips throughout Ghana will complement course work. Accommodations will be with guest families and in hotels. For further information, contact Professor Anthony Kelley, Department of Music, Biddle Music Bldg., Box 90665, Durham, NC 27708-0665 (Tel.: 919.660.3328, E-mail: antk@duke.edu).

Greece: Athens and the Islands of the Aegean May 14 to June 14, 2009

This four-week, one-course program offers a study of the Classical Greeks' pronounced emphasis on the rational aspect of human nature, which enabled them to lay the foundations for subsequent intellectual developments in western thought. The Athenian Empire will serve as a case study for an investigation of the five major ancient ethical systems. PHIL 136 - 01 Birth of Reason in Ancient Greece CCI, CZ, EI is taught by Michael Ferejohn of the Department of Philosophy. Concentration is on Athens, northern and southern Greece, as well as the Cycladic Islands. Travel in Greece is by private coach. Accommodations are in hotels. For further information, contact Professor Michael Ferejohn, Department of Philosophy, 201B West Duke Bldg., Box 90743, Durham, NC 27708 (Tel.: 919.660.3053; Email: mtf@duke.edu).

Israel: Jerusalem May 17 to June 28, 2009

The Office of Study Abroad and the Program in Jewish Studies together with the Departments of Religion and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) will offer an exciting six-week academic program of study in Jerusalem with study tours to the main historic sites in Israel and Jordan. Co-directed by Profs. Eric and Carol Meyers of the Religion department, the program will offer two courses: RELIGION 175 Art and Archeology of the Biblical World (ALP, CCI, CZ, EI), co-taught by Eric and Carol Meyer. This course will focus on the material remains of important biblical sites, how they figure in the Bible's account of the past, and how their meaning is constructed by people in the modern world. The course will pay special attention to the city of Jerusalem, which will also be the subject of the second course, AMES 174: Jerusalem Past and Present (ALP, CCI, CZ, EI), taught by Dr. Shai Ginsberg, Assistant Professor in AMES. He will be assisted by Doron Wilfand, a Ph.D. candidate in Religion and registered tour guide in Israel. This course will examine the confused relations between the physical spaces of Jerusalem and the public accounts that they inform; it will consider how the materiality of Jerusalem has been shaped by the legal, literary, and religious discourse about it. Graduate credit is also available. For further information, contact the faculty directors, Prof. Eric Meyers, Department of Religion, 230C Gray Building, Box 90964, Durham, NC 27708 (Tel.: 919-660-3517, E-mail: emc@duke.edu) or Prof. Carol Meyers, Department of Religion, 227 Gray Building, Box 90964, Durham, NC 27708 (Tel: 919-660-3514, E-mail: carol@duke.edu).

Italy : Rome May 20 to June 19, 2009

This four-week, one-course program examines the history of the Roman city, especially the city of Rome , from the earliest times to the present day. Rome is prominent as one of the supreme centers of urban culture in the western world, and in this course students experience the history of the city directly and personally through walking lectures and guided tours of major sites, monuments, and museums.  Visits to other ancient sites in Italy, including Tivoli, Pompeii, Capri, and Cerveteri, help convey the contributions of Latin, Greek, and Etruscan cultures to the development of Rome. CLST 145 / ARTHIST 126A / HISTORY 101F Rome:  History of the City ALP, CCI, CZ is taught by Professor Clare Woods (Classical Studies department). Accommodations are in a villa, then a hotel at the Bay of Naples; during the last 18 days in Rome, students and faculty stay at a college.  Italian is not required, but there are daily field trips to archaeological sites, museums, public spaces, and/or churches, so some knowledge of Italian is helpful. For further information, contact the program director, Prof. Clare Woods, Department of Classical Studies, 233C Allen Bldg. , Box 90103, Durham, NC 27708-0103 (Tel.: 919.684.6067, E-mail: jcwoods@duke.edu).

Italy: Venice May 31 to June 30, 2009

This four-week, one course summer program is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to study Venetian civilization, literature, culture, and art history, along with politics, economics, and religion that have been important in the shaping of modern thought. CLST 149 - 01. Venetian Civilization and its Mediterranean Background
AL, CCI, CZ. This course will explore select topics in the formation and development of Venetian civilization against the background of earlier, dominant Mediterranean cultures (e.g. the legacies of the Roman and Byzantine empires, as well as those of ancient maritime powers, such as the Etruscan and Carthaginian). Topics in the cultural history of the city will include: intercultural contacts between the West and the Orient in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (e.g. the Crusades; the capture of Constantinople; conflict with the Ottoman Empire); Renaissance Humanism and the revival of Classical culture (e.g. the role of the Venetian printing houses in disseminating Classical texts); the use of Greco-Roman mythology by prominent artists (e.g. Titian, Veronese); Humanist influences in the architecture of Palladio. Lectures and readings will relate aspects of Venetian civilization to existing monuments and artifacts (e.g. reflections of Venetian history and legend in the decoration of San Marco and the Doges' Palace). Cross-listed with History 100R and Literature 196. Taught in English by Dr. Gregson Davis. For further information, contact the program director, Prof. Gregson Davis, Department of Classical Studies, 102C Allen Bldg., Box 90029, Durham, NC 27708-0029 (Tel.: 919.684.6811, E-mail: gdav@duke.edu).

Mexico: Cholula May 15 to June 26, 2009

The Duke in Mexico program is our only summer language program that is geared for beginning to low-intermediate students. SPANISH 13 - 01 Intensive Elementary Spanish FL combines coursework currently offered at Duke in Spanish 1 and 2. SPANISH 16 - 01 Intensive Intermediate Spanish CZ, FL covers material included in Spanish 63 and 76. Both are double-courses which receive two-course credits. Immersion into Mexican society is enhanced by increased exposure to language and Hispanic culture. Excursions to archaeological sites around Oaxaca, Taxco, and Mexico City, along with local city tours complement the program. Travel date May 15.  For further information, contact the faculty director, Professor Joan Clifford, Department of Romance Studies, 10 Memorial Dr., Box 90269, Durham, NC 27708 (Tel.: 919.684.8435, E-mail: joan.clifford@duke.edu).

Russian Republic: St. Petersburg May 7 to June 28, 2009

Russian language and culture courses in St. Petersburg are offered in this seven-week, two-course program. Different levels of language study are available. Classes are taught at the University of St. Petersburg by faculty members of the University. A minimum of two semesters of college level Russian is strongly suggested; however, beginning students may also be accepted, depending upon the number of participants. Students are housed either in university housing in St. Petersburg or in hotels on excursions. For further information, contact the program director, Professor Edna Andrews, Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, 321B Languages Bldg., Box 90259, Durham, NC 27708-0259 (Tel.: 919.660.3140, E-mail: eda@duke.edu).

Singapore : Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery (new program offering!): May 22 to June 21, 2009

This four week, one-course summer program in Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery will be held in Singapore, one of only three city-states in the world and home to one of the most vibrant and exciting economies in the world. The highly diverse population of over 4.5 million ethnic Chinese, Malays, Indians, Europeans and North Americans share an area roughly the size of Durham county, speaking English as the official language. The program course, CHEM 100-01 (Biology crosslisting is pending approval ), Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, will be jointly administered by Professor Eric Toone of the Department of Chemistry and Professor Pat Casey of the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology and Senior Vice Dean for Research of the Graduate Medical School in Singapore, a joint venture of the Duke University Medical Center and the National University of Singapore (NUS). Students will explore the use of small molecules to facilitate fundamental biological discovery, sources of small molecules, both natural and synthetic, and the road to drug development. Students will also study case histories in drug discovery led by experts from academia, government and industry. Field trips throughout Singapore and the neighboring islands will introduce students to pharmaceutical laboratory research, scale-up, production, and testing. Additional trips and special speakers will also introduce students to the remarkably diverse and vibrant culture and economy of this remarkable Asian country. Accommodations will be at the National University of Singapore, the oldest university in Singapore and among the best Asian institutions of higher education. For further information contact Professor Eric Toone, Department of Chemistry, B120 Levine Science Research Center, Durham NC 27708 (Voice (919) 681-3484; email: Eric.Toone@duke.edu).

Spain: Madrid May 11 to June 25, 2009

This two-course, six-week program in Madrid offers advanced Spanish students further language training as well as the opportunity to study Spanish culture, history and politics. Participants take SPANISH 141 - 01 Cultural Studies CCI, CZ, FL, IAA, taught by Visiting Assistant Professor Marcos Cantelli Vigon of the Duke Department of Romance Studies. The second course is SPANISH 137 - 01 Special Topics: Modern and Contemporary Spanish History, Art, and Literature CZ, FL taught by Nuria Garcia, Administrative Director of Duke in Madrid, cross-listed with International Comparative Studies. The program is notably rich in its field trips. Both courses are taught in Spanish; four semesters of college-level Spanish or the equivalent is required. Students are housed with carefully selected Spanish families. For further information, contact Professor Marcos Cantelli Vigon, Department of Romance Studies, Bell Tower 2, Room 103, East Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708 (Tel.: 919.684.4876, E-mail: mc41@duke.edu).

Switzerland: Geneva July 4 to August 16, 2009

This popular summer program in Geneva focuses on globalization issues in business and international management. Program co-director Professor Alexander Rosenberg of the Duke Department of Philosophy teaches PHIL 137 - 01 Political Philosophy of Globalization CCI, CZ, EI, SS. Cross-listed as POLSCI 100C - 01 and PUBPOL 104 - 01, this course examines the claims made for and against the expansion of free exchange on economic, political, and cultural institutions and conditions, from the perspectives of competing ethical theories and political philosophies. The second course is MMS 100 - 01 Special Topics: International Business CCI, SS taught by Visiting Professor of Sociology (Markets and Management Studies), and program co-director, Professor Martha Reeves. This course fulfills the MMS certificate requirements. Students are housed in dorms of the Cité Universitaire de Geneve, where classes will be held. For further information, contact Professor Alexander Rosenberg, Department of Philosophy, 203 West Duke Bldg., Box 90743, Durham, NC 27708-0743 (Tel.: 919.660.3047, E-mail: alexrose@duke.edu) or Professor Martha Reeves, Department of Sociology, 05A Sociology Psychology Bldg., Box 90088, Durham, NC 27708-0088 (Tel.: 919.967.2245, E-mail: mreeves@duke.edu).

Turkey: Istanbul June to July 2009 (exact dates to be decided soon)

Istanbul has been a major center to all three religions of the Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition for centuries. As the only city located between Asia and Europe, and capital of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, it is the setting for this one-course, four-week summer program. PHIL 135 / CULANTH 120B / RELIGION 161V / TURKISH 136 / ICS 102F Thinking About God CCI, CZ, EI is taught by Professor Güven Güzeldere of the Department of Philosophy at Duke University. The course will provide an analytical examination of the bases for belief in God and the possibility of an afterlife, the relation between faith and reason, and interrelated issues concerning the justification for and the content of religious belief. We will also briefly consider the similarities and differences on these issues among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. An additional (optional) six week Duke Engage component may be offered directly following the end of the four-week summer Turkey study abroad program. This Duke Engage component is under review and will be decided in the coming weeks. For further information, contact Professor Güven Güzeldere, Department of Philosophy, 210 West Duke Bldg., Box 90743, Durham, NC 27708-0743 (Tel.: 919.660.3068, E-mail: guven.guzeldere@duke.edu).

ALL PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR CANCELLATION.

Curriculum coding is subject to verification.

APPLICATIONS FOR DUKE SUMMER PROGRAMS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2009. Please note that most summer programs operate on rolling admissions, with the exception of the China, Geneva, Oxford, China and Paris summer programs, which will review student applications shortly after the February 4, 2009 summer application deadline.

All participants are subject to Duke University 's scholarship and conduct. For details on these policies, see http://judicial.studentaffairs.duke.edu/policies/index.html.

Last updated: 25 September 2008