Faculty Leader: Dr. Paola Tartakoff (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), History & Jewish Studies
Travel Dates: Friday, May 20, 2022- Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Class Meeting Times: Mondays & Wednesdays (2 – 3:20pm); Miller Hall, Room 115 (College Ave)
Program Cost: ~$1,430
Course Number: 01:090:293:H1, 3 credits and Study Abroad 1-credit (Honors Students will receive a total of 4 credits).
This embedded study abroad course is a 1-credit, 10-day long trip conducted after the end of the Spring 2021 semester. Students will participate in a semester-long, 3-credit honors seminar that will introduce topics and themes to be addressed during the trip.
The trip will be led by Professor Paola Tartakoff (Jewish Studies, History) and Laura Gatzkiewicz (Resident Director in Spain of Rutgers Global-Study Abroad). It will explore the cultural, religious, and political diversity of medieval Spain, focusing on the histories of its Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities. Students will visit Madrid, Segovia, Toledo, Granada, and Cordoba, learning about Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Spain from Roman times through the present.
You can find the course’s syllabus here
APPLY HERE by Dec. 1, 2021
