SEA 197-WWI In the Trenches of World War I: London, Paris and Belgium (Rebecca Livingstone & Judy Walden); ECC: Global Perspective World War I was one of the most significant turning points in European history: it destroyed empires, rewrote social norms, and shattered the optimism and complacency of the 19th century. By traveling to key battle sites and visiting numerous monuments and cemeteries, students will learn of the experiences of the soldiers in the trenches of the Western Front and how the war was commemorated on the European landscape. As part of their coursework, students will read a history of World War I and selections from soldiers’ poems and other accounts of the war, research specific battles and memorials, and keep a reflective journal. Priority application deadline for May Term 2018: Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Selection decisions announced via email from the OIE for applications received by the priority deadline: Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Applications received after October 3 will be processed on a rolling basis. Those selection decisions will be announced approximately two weeks after the application is submitted.
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