Dates & Times: Sunday 17 – Sunday 31 July 2022
Location: Florence, Italy
Overview
Join us for two weeks under the Tuscan sun to explore women’s writing in Latin on this unique learning experience that brings language to life in the real spaces where women learnt and wrote Latin. With a strong focus on primary sources from classical antiquity up to the early modern period, you will have the chance to hone your Latin reading skills, discover new authors and discuss a range of themes on a journey through 1,500 years of writing. Our salon-style mornings will be complemented by a range of afternoon activities including special site visits and creative writing on the Arno.
Who is this course suitable for?
Anyone with an intermediate-advanced background in Latin, looking for more practice reading authentic texts. No experience with post-classical Latin required. This course will be of great value to taught and research students plus teachers who have had limited experience reading texts by women.
Cultural Programme
In the evenings, students are free to immerse themselves in the Italian dolce vita alongside their studies and join optional events on our Cultural Programme, gaining access to authentic Florentine nightlife, reading groups, spoken language events, creative writing sessions, art exhibitions and rooftop bars.
Our Approach
Our courses in Italy are always intellectual and practical: Included in the course fee are two creative, hands-on workshops to immerse ourselves in the world and experiences of Women Latinists over history. At Forte Academy, our seminars are highly interactive with a strong emphasis on primary sources and intellectual tool-building, so that you gain the skills to understand and research the past with “fresh eyes”. Our philosophy is to ‘Challenge the Canon‘, with occasional creative activism encouraged!
Lead tutors: Skye Shirley and Florence Forte
What’s Included?*
- Full timetable of salon-style morning seminars (3 hours) and afternoon activities with a strong emphasis on primary sources, combining formal tuition, informal consolidation and speaking, writing and reading opportunities.
- A range of immersive learning experiences in context: bringing Latin to life in special sites for women throughout history, including convents and gardens!
- 2 hands-on workshops in Florence e.g. our textiles and print-making class.
- Tickets to site visits on the itinerary, such as: The Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens.
- Cultural Programme of both included and optional events (1 – 4 hours per day), such as city walks, language drop-ins, outdoor film and music events, spoken Latin workshops and creative activism in galleries.
- Welcome and Leaving Meal + two lunches.
- 24/7 Staff Assistance.