Mediterranean Renaissance: Art and Literature
Reassess the Renaissance (XIV-XVII) from the perspective of Mediterranean Studies, with an emphasis on interdisiplinarity and intercultural exchanges
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- Society, culture, heritage
- Open to
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- Bachelor's
- Master's
- PhD candidates/ students
- Field of studies
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- Art, Design and Media
- Social Science and humanities
- Type
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- Blended Intensive Programmes (BIP)
- Course dates
- 14 October 2025 - 16 January 2026
- Apply by
- 4 May 2025 Apply now
The Renaissance stems from the encounter of the rediscovery of antiquity and the geographical and intellectual expansion of civic life, from the encounter of the eastern Greek culture with the western Latin tradition, from the fall of Constantinople (1454) and the discovery of the Indias; from the recovery of the classical world with Petrarch and Erasmus to the mathematical construction of the new future of Luca Pacioli, Copernicus and Kepler, from Savonarola to Luther: it encompasses the very heart of the European cultural tradition and it is essential as a founding moment of our cultural heritage.
This BIP offers a reassessment of the European Renaissance as a basis to rebuild or cultural foundations both in terms of its internal dynamics, as in view of the cultural and geographical links between the mainland and the Mediterranean Sea.
Main topics addressed
- Mediterranean Studies: Diachronic and Intercultural Perspectives
- Heritage and Global Epistemologies
- Multicultural and Multilingual Communication and Education
Learning outcomes
The course will be promoting the exchange of knowledge, ideas and discussions on the European Renaissance; creating bonds among partner institutions, academics and students, offer networking opportunities; supporting structuring learning/research collaboration or strategies,
| Dates: 14 October 2025 - 16 January 2026 | Total workload: 180 hours |
| Format: Blended | ECTS: 6* |
| Location: Madrid, Spain | Languages: English (B1), Italian, Spanish, French |
| Contact: lorenzo.bartoli@uam.es |
*recognition of ECTS depends on your home university
Physical mobility
The Physical part will consist of:
- 5 workshops at La Corrala, UAM (Madrid, Spain)
- One seminar at the Thyssen-Bornemizsa Museum
- 3 cultural visits to the Prado Museum, El Escorial Monastery, and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Virtual part
The virtual part will take pace between 14 October and 16 December 2025, each Tuesday after the following schedule:
- Introduction: Culture and Society in the Mediterranean, 14 October 2025
- History and Politics, 22 October 2025
- Literature I, 28 October 2025
- Literature II, 4 November 2025
- Art and Artistic Literature I, 11 November 2025
- Art and Artistic Literature II, 18 November 2025
- Music, 25 November 2025
- Science, Philosophy and Religion, 2 December 2025
- Global Renaissance and the Mediterranean, 9 December 2025
- Conclusions, 16 December 2025
Assessment
- 50% Oral Presentation
- 50% Witten Presentation
This course is open to Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD' students at CIVIS member universities with background in a related field (Literature, History, Art History, Philosophy, Linguistics, Music. Mediterranean Studies). Critical thinking, digital humanities, and intercultural exchanges skills are also required.
This course has been offered over the past three years with excellent results and academic satisfaction on both the students and the teachers side. A commitment by the students to working in groups is required.
This CIVIS course is a Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) - a new format of Erasmus+ mobility which combines online teaching with a short trip to another campus to learn alongside students and professors across Europe.
NB: Visiting Students - Erasmus Funding Eligibility
To be eligible for your selected CIVIS programme, you must be a fully enrolled student at your CIVIS home university at the time you will be undertaking the programme.
This course is also open to students with the same academic profile, who are enrolled at a CIVIS strategic partner university in Africa. Please check here, if you can apply and this particular course is open to applications from your university. Successful applicants will receive an Erasmus+ grant covering travel and subsistence costs during their stay. Applicants should be willing to extend their stay at the host university for 1-3 weeks for additional research and/or training purposes.
Partner universities:
- Aix-Marseille Université (France)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
- Sapienza Università di Roma (Italia)
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
- University of Bucharest (Romania)
- Université Hassan II de Casablanca (Morocco)
- Université de Sfax (Tunisia)
Professors:
- Lorenzo Bartoli, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Francesco Lucioli, Sapienza Università di Roma
- Vassiliki Koutsobina, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Sophie Singlard, Aix-Marseille Université
- Alexandra Litu, University of Bucharest
- Emilio Russo, Sapienza Università di Roma
- Antonio Sánchez, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Marco Ruffini, Sapienza Università di Roma
- Gerassimos Pagratis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Leila Maziane, Université Hassan II de Casablanca
- Abdelwahed Mokni, Université de Sfax
Send your application by filling in the online application form by 4 May 2025, and including:
- CV,
- motivation letter.
The applications will be evaluated based on the relevancee of the field of studies of the applicants, and of their motivations for taking the course, with the main core of the BIP.
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