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[PAST EVENT] Santiago de Compostela Info Session
January 25, 2012
5pm - 6pm
The College of William & Mary's new Santiago de Compostela, Spain summer option offers students the opportunity to earn six credits in an innovative Pilgrimage Studies program.
Led by George Greenia, professor of Hispanic Studies, the program is designed with modules starting with a two-week intensive seminar on history, art, and the practice of travel for transformation, followed by a three-week independent research component relating to Pilgrimage Studies. Students have the option of completing their research on the medieval pilgrimage routes or in the museums, archives, and city of Santiago. That will be followed by a final one-week research workshop in Santiago, the epicenter of modern European pilgrimages and a UNESCO world heritage site.
The program offers two research tracks during the third through fifth weeks. Track One: The Pilgrim's Way guides students in field research as they walk 300 miles of the Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, a pilgrimage route that spans northern Spain and concludes at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Students will walk the Camino under the experienced guidance of Professor Greenia, who has led a similar program independently for more than five years, and W&M peer leaders who are veterans of that program.
Track Two: Pilgrimage Art and Community allows students to continue their stay in Santiago at the program's residential center, the renovated former monastery and pilgrim hostel of San Martin, and pursue their research projects under the guidance of Kathleen Jenkins, professor of Sociology.
The William & Mary Santiago de Compostela program will run from May 19, 2012 through June 30. Applications must be completed online on or before February 1, 2012.
Led by George Greenia, professor of Hispanic Studies, the program is designed with modules starting with a two-week intensive seminar on history, art, and the practice of travel for transformation, followed by a three-week independent research component relating to Pilgrimage Studies. Students have the option of completing their research on the medieval pilgrimage routes or in the museums, archives, and city of Santiago. That will be followed by a final one-week research workshop in Santiago, the epicenter of modern European pilgrimages and a UNESCO world heritage site.
The program offers two research tracks during the third through fifth weeks. Track One: The Pilgrim's Way guides students in field research as they walk 300 miles of the Camino de Santiago, or the Way of St. James, a pilgrimage route that spans northern Spain and concludes at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Students will walk the Camino under the experienced guidance of Professor Greenia, who has led a similar program independently for more than five years, and W&M peer leaders who are veterans of that program.
Track Two: Pilgrimage Art and Community allows students to continue their stay in Santiago at the program's residential center, the renovated former monastery and pilgrim hostel of San Martin, and pursue their research projects under the guidance of Kathleen Jenkins, professor of Sociology.
The William & Mary Santiago de Compostela program will run from May 19, 2012 through June 30. Applications must be completed online on or before February 1, 2012.
Contact
Mldestafney@wm.edu gxgree@wm.edu