Selwyn College Year 11 Summer School in Arts and Humanities: A Tour of Italy // 30th June - 2nd July 2017

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Description:	Video of the Selwyn College Summer School for Year 11 in Arts and Humanities, organised by Selwyn College in collaboration with the Department of Italian Studies and the Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages, Univ. of Cambridge. The organisers, Mrs Michelle Tang (Schools Liaison Officer, Selwyn College) and Dr Heather Webb (Fellow in Italian Studies, Selwyn College) describe the event and its program. The video also contains clips from the academic sessions and students' responses.

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2017-07-10 10:18

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Selwyn College Year 11 Summer School in Arts and Humanities - A Tour of Italy

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University of Cambridge

Dr Ambrogio Camozzi Pistoja

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eng (English)

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Italian; Dante; Giotto; Cinema; Summer School in Italian; Language; Linguistics; Interviews; Admissions; outreach; College;

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Editor:	Ambrogio Camozzi Pistoja
Producer:	Ambrogio Camozzi Pistoja


Abstract:	Video of the Selwyn College Summer School for Year 11 in Arts and Humanities, organised by Selwyn College in collaboration with the Department of Italian Studies and the Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages, Univ. of Cambridge. The organisers, Mrs Michelle Tang (Schools Liaison Officer, Selwyn College) and Dr Heather Webb (Fellow in Italian Studies, Selwyn College) describe the event and its program. The video also contains clips from the academic sessions and students' responses. Programme: Year 11 Selwyn College Summer School Provisional Programme Friday June 30 2.00 – 3.00 Arrival and Check Into Rooms With Michelle Tang and Student Ambassadors 3.00 – 3.45 Opening Session – Welcome/ Rules and Expectations With Michelle Tang 4.00 – 5.00 Museum of Classical Archaeology With Jennie Thornber (Museum Education and Outreach Coordinator) 6.00 – 7.00 Dinner 7.00 – 9.00 Scavenger Hunt With Michelle Tang and Student Ambassadors 9.00 – 10.30 Free time in the College (use of JCR, movie room etc.) Saturday July 1 8.00 – 9.00 Breakfast 9.30 – 10.00 Morning Briefing (to explain the format of the day, reiterate rules) With Michelle Tang 10.00 – 10.45 Calabria Learn about linguistics and the dialects of Italy. With Dr Giusi Silvestri 10.50 – 11.35 Padua Analysing visual texts: Giotto’s Arena Chapel in Padua With Dr Heather Webb 11.40 – 12.25 Rome Rome in Film: Explore film studies at Cambridge with a lecture on Paolo Sorrentino’s La grande bellezza (An Italian A-Level set text) and Rossellini’s Roma città aperta With Damien Pollard 12.25 – 1.00 Lunch 1.00pm – 1.45 Naples What tools does a cultural historian use to explore Renaissance Naples? With Dr Irene Galandra Cooper 1.45 – 2.30 Venice Learn Italian in 45 minutes! See what it’s like to learn a new language from scratch at Cambridge. With Dott. Claudia Domenici Break/Refreshments 3.00 - 3.45 Shakespeare’s Tour of Italy With Dr Scott Annett 3.45 – 5.30 Free time to explore Cambridge 5.30 Return to Selwyn Rendezvous point: Great St Mary’s Church 6.00 – 7.00 Dinner 7.00 – 10.30 Evening activity? Some ideas: Bowling – similar to above A student-run ‘pub’ quiz – we had student helpers create a quiz last year which was a mix of fun pop culture stuff and Cambridge-themed Sunday July 2nd 8.00 – 9.30 Breakfast/Check Out of Rooms 9.30 – 11.00 Introduction to University – why go to university, how Cambridge works (colleges etc.), making an application, A Level choices With Michelle Tang and JCR Access Officers 11.00 – 12.00 Closing Session – Certificates, Evaluations Forms, Photos With Michelle Tang and Student Ambassadors

Abstract:

Video of the Selwyn College Summer School for Year 11 in Arts and Humanities, organised by Selwyn College in collaboration with the Department of Italian Studies and the Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages, Univ. of Cambridge. The organisers, Mrs Michelle Tang (Schools Liaison Officer, Selwyn College) and Dr Heather Webb (Fellow in Italian Studies, Selwyn College) describe the event and its program. The video also contains clips from the academic sessions and students' responses.

Programme:

Year 11 Selwyn College Summer School Provisional Programme

Friday June 30

2.00 – 3.00 Arrival and Check Into Rooms
With Michelle Tang and Student Ambassadors

3.00 – 3.45 Opening Session – Welcome/ Rules and Expectations
With Michelle Tang

4.00 – 5.00 Museum of Classical Archaeology
With Jennie Thornber (Museum Education and Outreach Coordinator)

6.00 – 7.00 Dinner

7.00 – 9.00 Scavenger Hunt
With Michelle Tang and Student Ambassadors

9.00 – 10.30 Free time in the College (use of JCR, movie room etc.)

Saturday July 1

8.00 – 9.00 Breakfast

9.30 – 10.00 Morning Briefing (to explain the format of the day, reiterate rules)
With Michelle Tang

10.00 – 10.45 Calabria
Learn about linguistics and the dialects of Italy.
With Dr Giusi Silvestri

10.50 – 11.35 Padua
Analysing visual texts: Giotto’s Arena Chapel in Padua
With Dr Heather Webb

11.40 – 12.25 Rome
Rome in Film: Explore film studies at Cambridge with a lecture on Paolo Sorrentino’s La grande bellezza (An Italian A-Level set text) and Rossellini’s Roma città aperta
With Damien Pollard

12.25 – 1.00 Lunch

1.00pm – 1.45 Naples
What tools does a cultural historian use to explore Renaissance Naples?
With Dr Irene Galandra Cooper

1.45 – 2.30 Venice
Learn Italian in 45 minutes! See what it’s like to learn a new language from scratch at Cambridge. With Dott. Claudia Domenici

Break/Refreshments

3.00 - 3.45 Shakespeare’s Tour of Italy
With Dr Scott Annett

3.45 – 5.30 Free time to explore Cambridge

5.30 Return to Selwyn
Rendezvous point: Great St Mary’s Church

6.00 – 7.00 Dinner

7.00 – 10.30 Evening activity? Some ideas:
Bowling – similar to above
A student-run ‘pub’ quiz – we had student helpers create a quiz last year which was a mix of fun pop culture stuff and Cambridge-themed

Sunday July 2nd

8.00 – 9.30 Breakfast/Check Out of Rooms

9.30 – 11.00 Introduction to University – why go to university, how Cambridge works (colleges etc.), making an application, A Level choices
With Michelle Tang and JCR Access Officers

11.00 – 12.00 Closing Session – Certificates, Evaluations Forms, Photos
With Michelle Tang and Student Ambassadors

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