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Literary Studies provides opportunities to deepen learning in classes with faculty-led trips abroad. Check out past trips below to get an idea of future offerings!

Jamie Olson and students on study abroad trip pose in front of an overlook, with a line of trees in the background
Professor Jamie Olson and students in front of an overlook in Petrozavodsk, Russia

Past trips

Florence, Rome, Ravenna, Pisa, Lucca, Montecatini Terme, Assisi  |  2022. The Summer of Dante and his Comedia. Led by Stephen X. Mead & Julia Chavez

London, Oxford and Edinburgh  |  2018. "History & Mystery" class on British authors, including J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Burns, J.K. Rowling and William Shakespeare. Led by Stephen X. Mead & Julia Chavez.

Vietnam  |  Spring 2017. Two-week trip to Vietnam in conjunction with a literary studies course called "War, Migration and Exile in Contemporary Vietnamese-American Literature." Led by Todd Barosky & Tam Dinh.

France  |  May 2016. Language, Culture, & History. Led by Nathalie Kuroiwa-Lewis & Kathleen McKain.

London, Bath, Dublin  |  May 2015. Shakespeare, Jane Austen, James Joyce. Led by Stephen X. Mead & Julia Chavez.

Spain & Morocco  |  June 2015. Student trip. Food & Culture. Led by Jeff Birkenstein & Irina Gendelman.

Shanghai & Beijing, China  |  2015. Education students taught classes at Bei Cai High School in Shanghai, China. Led by Todd Barosky.

Italy  |  June 2013.  Student trip. Food & Culture. Led by Jeff Birkenstein & Irina Gendelman.

London & Stratford  |  May 2013. 8 plays (6 in London, 2 in Stratford). Led by Stephen X. Mead & Julia Chavez.

Petrozavodsk, Russia  |  June-July 2010. Student trip. Russian Language courses. Led by Jeff Birkenstein & Jamie Olson.  

Washington, DC  |  January 2004. Presidential Inauguration. Social Action Club, Faculty Advisor. Led by Jeff Birkenstein.

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Contact Kelly Quiroz for information on upcoming trips led by Literary Studies faculty.

Photo gallery

Italy 2022

Students and faculty in front of Dante's tomb in Italy
Dante's tomb
Students and staff dine around a table in Italy
Dinner in Montecatini
Students pose on a street in Italy
Students pose on an Italian street
Students and faculty pose on trip to Montecatini Alta
The trip participants traveled via the funicular to the medieval village of Montecatini Alto
Professor Chavez has lunch in Pisa, Italy
Professor Chavez lunches in Pisa
Two students post in front of the Colosseum
Students at the Colosseum
Trip details

Professors Julia McCord Chavez and Stephen Mead led students on a trip to Italy where they studied Dante and traveled to Florence, Rome, Assisi, Lucca, Montecatini Terme and Pisa.

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London, Oxford, Edinburgh 2018

London, Oxford, Edinburgh 2018

Students sitting around a table on a train in front of a window to the Scottish countryside
Train from Paddington to Edinburgh
Students stand at the rails of the Globe Theatre in London
At the Globe Theatre
Students resting in the lobby of a London bed and breakfast
Some students really liked our London B&B
Students taking a tour of an Oxford dining hall
Dining hall in Oxford
Student and guide on a street in Edinburgh
Student and guide in Edinburgh
Students and faculty on a hilltop in Edinburgh
Hilltop in Edinburgh
Student reading a crowd of fellow students on a street in Whitechapel, London
Student reading in Whitechapel, London
Trip details

Professors Julia McCord Chavez and Stephen Mead led students on a trip to London, Oxford and Edinburgh, where they studied J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Burns, J.K. Rowling and William Shakespeare.

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Vietnam 2017

Vietnam 2017

Professors and students sit around a restaurant table
Professors Todd Barosky and Tam Dinh out to lunch with Saint Martin's students in Hanoi, Vietnam
Student on bike looks out on green rice fields
Saint Martin's student Jase Kugiya bikes across rice fields outside Hanoi, Vietnam
Students and professors gather at a vista overlooking a bay
Professors Barosky and Dinh with Saint Martin's students in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Students and professor at the railing of a ferry, with water and jagged hills behind
Professor Barosky with Saint Martin's students on a ferry in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Trip details

In 2017, Drs. Todd Barosky and Tam Dinh took Saint Martin's students to Vietnam. The study abroad trip was associated with Dr. Barosky's course, "War, Migration and Exile in Contemporary Vietnamese-American Literature." They travelled to Hanoi, Nha Trang, and Ho Chi Minh City. 

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London, Bath, Dublin 2015

London, Bath, Dublin 2015

Students and Londoners ride the Tube in London
First Tube experience!
Students sit in a row at the Globe Theater
Seeing a play at the Globe Theatre
Professor Chavez sits in a London a big fried fish
Professor Chavez and a big, big fish!
Students pose on a London street
Looking for a good Chinese restaurant in Shaftesbury Avenue
Students pose against the guardrails over a river, with the London Eye in the background
Millennium Bridge, the London Eye
Trip details

Professors Julia McCord Chavez and Stephen Mead led students on a trip to London, Bath and Dublin, where they studied Shakespeare, Jane Austen and James Joyce.

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China 2015

China 2015

A large group of students and a teacher pose in front of a chalkboard
Professor Barosky with college students at Shanghai Maritime University, China
Students in uniforms sit at tables facing the front of a classroom, where a teacher presents
Saint Martin's University education student teaches a class at Bei Cai High School, Shanghai, China
Students and professor in front of sign welcoming Saint Martin's University
Professor Barosky and Saint Martin's students being welcomed to Bei Cai High School, Shanghai, China
Trip details

In 2015 Dr. Todd Barosky took Saint Martin's education students to teach classes at Bei Cai High School in Shanghai, China. Dr. Barosky also gave lectures at Shanghai Maritime University. The study abroad trip included a week-long site-seeing visit to Beijing.

Saints stories from abroad

To travel is to begin to know
"I would like to challenge students to step out of their comfort zones and travel."
Jase Kugiya '18
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Jase Kugiya '18
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