Michael Hillman
Michael Hillman is a professor of Art at Citrus College. He holds a Masters degree in Art, and two Bachelors of Art in Ceramics and Art Education. Professor Hillman has been a practicing studio artist for the past 28 years, recently earning a commission to design the Glendora Gold Line Metro Station. In 2008, Professor Hillman received the Citrus College Distinguished Faculty Award. His professional career experiences include working for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty, and with the City of Glendora. Professor Hillman started the Empty Bowl Project at Citrus College and for this was awarded the city of Glendora's Humanitarian Award.
Travel has been integral to his learning and teaching. Each semester he orchestrates several field trips for students to galleries, museums, and art events to bring an added level of excitement to their curriculum. He previously has led groups of students in Italy and taught study abroad students in Florence in summer 2010. Professor Hillman is looking forward to sharing his art in Italy experiences with students enrolled in the Summer 2012 Florence program.
Art 100 – Art History and Appreciation – Fundamentals
CSU/UC (3 units)
This course offers students a study of the basic art principles and elements and how they are applied to art forms from prehistoric times to the present.
David Overly
Dr. David Overly is a USC graduate who has taught college-level English for over thirty years. Since 1991, he has been a full-time professor at Citrus College, where he has taught Film as Literature, Multicultural Voices in Film, Creative Writing, and Literature of the Bible. His academic background includes degrees in theater, religious studies, cinema, and English, and he is currently studying psychoanalysis at the Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles. Dr. Overly has visited Italy multiple times, and he has traveled throughout the Mediterranean region. His passion for Italy is reflected in his scholarly work, which includes a doctoral dissertation focused on late Victorian novels set in ancient Rome. He believes that studying world literature in Florence will give students the rare opportunity to read canonical works and then visit the sites where the stories are set and the authors actually lived. He looks forward to sharing this experience with his students.
English 271 – Introduction to World Literature: Ancient – Early Modern
CSU/UC (3 units)
English 271 is the study of world literature in translation from the ancient world through the early modern period. This course emphasizes the development of literary expression and explores literature within the context of the culture and time in which works were written. This course examines the relationship between historical events and literary works and the impact of works on their age and ensuing eras.
Please note: Students may enroll in one or both classes. Course instructionmay be required prior to departure or after the program ends. Please contact the instructors for options: Michael Hillman at mhillman@citruscollege.edu and David Overly at doverly@citruscollege.edu