Summer school for Chinese Students from Xiamen University
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
Malta through the Ages in its Mediterranean Context
Friday 30th June-Friday 14th July 2017
Detailed Programme
COORDINATOR:Prof. Anthony J. Frendo
LECTURERS: Prof. Anthony Bonanno AB
Prof. Emmanuel Buttigieg EB
Prof. Dominic Fenech DF
Prof. Anthony J. FrendoAF
Prof. Keith Sciberras KS
Prof. Nicholas Vella NV
Mr John Attard JA
VENUE: Valletta Campus
Friday, 30th June
9.05 - 9.55General Introduction Lecturer: EB
10.05 - 10.55Prehistory of Malta - The earliest Neolithic Settlers Lecturer: AB
10.55 - 11.25Break
11.30 - 12.20Prehistory of Malta -The Megalithic Temple Builders Lecturer: AB
Saturday, 1st July
9.30 - 14.00 Guided Tour to the prehistoric sites of Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra, and to the Domus Romana in Rabat - followed by lunch
Sunday, 2nd July
Free Day
Monday, 3rd July
9.05 - 9.55The later prehistory of Malta Lecturer:NV
10.05 - 10.55Phoenician and Punic Malta 1 Lecturer:AF
10.55 - 11.25 Break
11.30 - 12.20Phoenician and Punic Malta 2 Lecturer: AF
Tuesday, 4thJuly
9.05 - 9.55Roman and Byzantine Malta Lecturer: AB
10.05 - 10.55Arab Malta 1 Lecturer: JA
10.55 - 11.25Break
11.30 - 12.20Arab Malta 2 Lecturer: JA
Wednesday, 5thJuly
9.05 - 9.55Medieval Malta: Cultural Transformation Lecturer: EB
10.05 - 10.55Malta and the Order of Saint John 1 Lecturer: EB
10.55 - 11.25Break
11.30 - 12.20Malta and the Order of St. John 2 Lecturer: EB
Thursday, 6thJuly
9.05 - 9.55 How Malta faced its challenges after independence Lecturer: DF
10.05 - 10.55Malta’s strategic role in the Mediterranean during the 19th and 20th centuries Lecturer: DF
10.55 - 11.25Break
11.30 - 12.20Malta under British rule: the strange Anglo-Maltese relationship Lecturer: DF
Friday,7thJuly
9.05 - 9.55 Artists in Malta: Caravaggio Lecturer: KS
10.05 - 10.55 Artists in Malta: Mattia Preti 1 Lecturer: KS
10.55 - 11.25 Break
11.30 - 12.20 Artists in Malta: Mattia Preti 2 Lecturer: KS
Saturday, 8th July
9.30 - 13.00 Guided Tour to the Hypogeum and the Tarxien Temples followed by lunch
Sunday 9th July
9.30 - 12.30 Guided Visit to the National Museum of Archaeology and to St John’s Co-Cathedral followed by free time for the rest of the day
Monday 10th July
Day trip to Gozo (precise schedule to be determined)
Tuesday 11th July
9.30-12.30 Guided Visit to the Museum of Art in Valletta and the Fortification Centre in Valletta followed by lunch
Wednesday 12th July
Very early (precise time to be determined) departure by Hovercraft to Sicily (first night in Syracuse)
NB Return Flights to China for those who do not opt to take the tour to Sicily
Thursday 13th July
Whole day in Sicily-detailed programme forthcoming (second night in Syracuse)
Friday 14th July
Last day of touring in Sicily-departure from Sicily in the evening (precise time to be determined)
Saturday 15th July
Return flights to China