The College of William & Mary’s summer program in Santiago de Compostela, Spain will have two components:  an intensive seminar (2-credit course), followed by a research component and a final one-week workshop (4-credit course).  All students will be required to enroll in both courses.  The intensive seminar in Santiago de Compostela will be taught by W&M faculty member George Greenia (Modern Languages). Kathleen Jenkins (Sociology), will advise student projects with ethnographic components. Several guest lecturers and on-site specialists will contribute to seminars.  Greenia, Jenkins, and guest scholars will present students with a variety of perspectives on pilgrimage studies and methodologies and work to help students narrow their research questions and focus for the research component of the program. For the duration of the program, students will live in a renovated pilgrim hostel, San Martín Pinario, specially outfitted for study groups.  Breakfasts are included, along with a meal stipend to cover your other meals. 
 
Following the seminar course, students will conduct independent research in Santiago with mentoring provided by Profs. Greenia and Jenkins.  Possible venues will include city archives, libraries and museums, volunteering in local pilgrims hostels, and helping to welcome arriving pilgrims at the Pilgrims Office of the Cathedral of Santiago. 

After their on-site research experience, students will have a final week during which they will alternate between seminar presentations and discussions and their own library and museum research. This final week will offer repeated opportunities to workshop research papers and presentations before the entire seminar group of students, faculty and guest scholars.

There are required preparatory sessions in Spring 2013 whose days and hours will be determined once students are admitted to the summer program. These sessions are designed specifically to enhance your cross-cultural understanding of Santiago and to cover a variety of pre-departure questions and safety issues (equipment, clothing, nutrition and hydration, first aid) for those walking the pilgrimage trails in the first week.  W&M students who plan to walk the Camino will be required to attend a non-credit period of instruction on "training for trekking" by M Brennan Harris in Kinesiology & Health Sciences.  His training suggestions and regimen for physical preparation will be made available on-line for students applying from other institutions. Students who opt for the opening week walking portion will be led by veteran and experienced W&M faculty, George Greenia, who has led groups of students on the walk numerous times.  Accompanying instructors will lead daily discussions and briefings in English on Spanish monuments, history and cultural practices. Students will stay in various pilgrim hostels and hotels along the Camino and receive a meal stipend.  This course is at an additional cost, and will begin prior to the Santiago program to allow full participation in all courses. 

Dates for the pre-seminar walking portion are: 

May 18, 2013 through May 25, 2013

Additional program fee:  $860

 
Santiago de Compostela’s Old Town, where students will be housed, is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.  The city's cathedral continues to serve as the destination for thousands of pilgrims every year, following the centuries old “Route of St. James” or Camino de Santiago. 
   
The Reves Center advisor for the Santiago de Compostela summer program is Molly DeStafney, mldestafney@wm.edu.

W&M Faculty:
George Greenia, Program Director
Professor of Hispanic Studies
Reves Summer Scholarships are available.

Kathleen Jenkins
Associate Professor of Sociology

 
Term:
Arrival date:  May 25, 2013
Departure date:  June 22, 2013

Deadlines:
Application ($75): February 1
Deposit ($500):  March 1
Final payment:  April 1

Eligibility :
W&M students in good academic standing.

Non-William & Mary students are also eligible to apply. 

Pre-requisites:
Mandatory attendance at program director meeting.
Recommended attendance at pre-departure orientation.   

Language Requirements:
None

Following the Program:
Upon their return to W&M in the following academic year, W&M students will be offered the opportunity to participate in a one-credit research workshop in which they will continue work on their projects and prepare them for presentation at an anticipated Symposium on Pilgrimage Studies at W&M under the auspices of the Institute for Pilgrimage Studies.

Course Information:
Students earn 6 credits for the Santiago program, with an additional 1 credit for the walking course. Grades will appear on W&M transcript and will be included in GPA calculations.

Tentative Courses:

INTR 455 (2 credits), Pilgrimage Studies Seminar Course.  This course is an intensive seminar on pilgrimage studies in Santiago, Spain, a major goal of Christian quests in medieval and modern times.  Interdisciplinary approaches to travel for transformation in diverse traditions through an examination of history, monuments, and current religious and touristic practices.

INTR 456 (4 credits), Pilgrimage Studies Field Research Course, an intensive guided field research on pilgrimage studies and practices in Santiago, Spain and on the pilgrimage trails leading to its shrine.  Interdisciplinary approaches to travel for transformation through mentored data collection and analysis on history, monuments, and current religious and touristic practices.

Program Costs:
Program Fee:  Summer 2013 Santiago Program: $5250
Additional Walking portion for summer 2013: $860
A $75 application fee applies to both programs, to be paid to the Bursar’s Office.
Students are responsible for airfare and some meals.

Reves Summer Scholarships are available.

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