Hemingway in Madrid
ENGL 288Q / 388Q, 3 credits

Excursion Highlights

  • Henares
  • Toledo
  • El Escorial

20-26 May 2012
Madrid, Spain
Register by 29 April 

Although the novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls, occurs in the north of Spain during the Spanish Civil War, Ernest Hemingway actually spent that period in Madrid. Some say he spent more time in the Hotel Florida than in the battlefields of Brunete and Jarama on the outskirts of the city. Both before and after this time, he traveled extensively in the country pursuing his second favorite spectacle: the bullfight. Hemingway's passions for sensuous delights and his discovery and description of man's capacity for dignity in danger and even defeat, as portrayed in the books Fiesta and Death in the Afternoon, drew him to return to this country which was, in the words of Castille-Puche, "an obsession, an insatiable need, the most precious part of Hemingway's art perhaps and the key to his style. Explore the sites of Hemingway's revels in Madrid as you experience your own exciting adventure.

Faculty member: Dr. Thomas C. Tulloss, e-mail ttulloss@faculty.ed.umuc.edu 

May apply toward upper- or lower-level credit for English literature, humanities, Spanish studies, or electives. 

Accommodations and Transportation

For your convenience, UMUC coordinates the hotel and excursion arrangements for a flat fee of $550 per student, in addition to the course tuition cost. This fee will be charged to your student account and covers seven nights of lodging (double occupancy room), as well as local transportation costs and entry to all excursions. Single rooms are available upon request for an additional fee of $200.

The $550 fee does not include travel to and from Madrid. Students must make their own travel arrangements to the course.

Textbooks and course materials

Textbooks can be ordered through webText Europe - a secure, online textbook service designed to make your textbook ordering quick and simple. You can also receive on-site assistance from your local field representative. For a detailed listing of required textbooks and early reading assignments, please see the current course syllabus found in the schedule.

Registration details

You may register for the 3-credit field study course with your local field representative or online at MyUMUC. Tuition assistance or financial aid can be applied toward tuition costs. For more information, contact the UMUC Field Study Office at DSN 314-370-6762, CIV +49-(0)6221-3780, or e-mail fieldstudies@europe.umuc.edu.

Important!

Before completing travel plans, it is the student's responsibility to verify with the field representative that the course will be offered on the dates indicated.  A fee of $100 will be charged to students who cancel from the Field Study course after the registration deadline.

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Last updated: 10 November 2011