SUNY Professor Teaches in Italy

 

Study Wine Culture in Italy

Experience the Real Italy: Join SUNY professor Dr. John Hartsock for his fifth summer session in Italy.Each semester, SUNY students from all over New York take advantage of the Umbra Institute’s beautiful location in historic Perugia, Italy. The direct partnership between SUNY and Umbra allows students to complete courses, taught in English, that count toward their degree. Courses are designed to use Perugia as a classroom and to give students ample time to travel elsewhere in Italy and Europe.

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WINE
The Culture of Wine: Italy and Beyond  (Taught in English)

Instructor: John C. Hartsock – Ph.D.
Discipline(s): Anthropology & Sociology, Food Studies
Course Travel: Day trips to wineries and vineyards
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3

Course Description
What is wine? We know it is a beverage, but it is also much more: it is the product of thousands of years of culture, and it is a way of life, especially in Italy. This is what students will learn about in this class, which includes learning wine’s intriguing and paradoxical history, how it is made, its etiquette, how to taste it, how to pair it with food, and how it is an intrinsic part of Italian—and other—cultures, here in the region of Umbria known for some of the most outstanding wines in Italy. The course includes field trips to some of Umbria’s best wineries, often family owned companies, where students can cultivate their wine-tasting skills and learn to celebrate another culture. No knowledge of Italian is necessary.

Your instructor, Dr. John C. Hartsock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Live like an Italian: Learn to appreciate the Italian lifestyle. Umbra provides students with shared apartments within a 5-minute walk of the Institute, allowing for innumerable opportunities to enjoy mid-day siestas, eat a panino on the fountain steps, and walk the city center like a native. Apartments are furnished with full kitchens so that you can try to duplicate your favorite new Italian dish. WiFi is provided both within the Institute and in each student apartment.

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Student Profiles

Leah Crawford
“The classes at Umbra are special because you get to practice what you learn. I took an education class and got to teach at Italian high schools. If you take a business class, you work with a local business. Umbra pushes students to take the skills they learn in the classroom and apply them to real life experiences. Not only have I learned about history, education, and psychology but I also gained skills that will be useful for my life after college.”

UNM_student_Donahue2Samuel Marlinga

“Italy is wonderful and Perugia is a unique city, but the real reason I love Umbra is the people I met here. Whether it was Professor Antonella telling us about Italian culture or learning the strange history of saints from Professor Hoch or bothering the staff with stupid travel questions, the people are truly the best part of Umbra.”

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