Through this study away program, you'll tour of famous sites and cities in Europe to first deepen your understanding of events like the Holocaust and WWII and then deepen your analysis of the arguments that public remembering makes.
In Berlin we’ll visit the Berlin wall, the Neue Synagogue, and Sachsenhausen concentration camp before moving on to Prague, where we’ll visit Old Town Prague and the Terezín ghetto. From there we'll return to Germany's Bavaria to witness the Dachau concentration camp, one of the most important sites for Holocaust remembrance, and the Hall of Justice where the first war crimes trials were held. We’ll conclude in France by visiting the D-Day beaches in Normandy and the Memorial to the Victims of the Deportation in Paris.
Earn credit for ENG 3080J or ENG 3850.
Details
Timing
Summer Session I in 2025; the trip is in the second half of May.
Academic Credit
Students can choose to earn credit for either BRICKS Advanced Writing/ENG 3080J or ENG 3850, which is part of the writing certificate.
Cost & Scholarship Availability
To be determined. Students may apply for scholarships for this experience.
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Testimonial
A Deeper Reflection Abroad
Considering the subject matter heavily revolved around WWII and the Holocaust, we visited three concentration camps, as well as several museums and memorials that emphasized the unfathomable atrocities that took place in Germany and Czechosolovakia at that time. Our professors created a strategic itinerary so that the depression one might succumb to after visiting some of these heavier places did not define the mood of our travels. I could honestly go on forever discussing all of the ways that the Rhetorics of Remembering has affected me, not only as a student, but as a human being. I’m so grateful to have experienced this study abroad program alongside my peers and I highly encourage those of you interested to apply.
-- Jenna Reitz, Visual Communication: Information Graphics & Publication Design major, History minor
