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London, England
Dates: January 10-17, 2009
Professors: Dr. Jason Jones, Associate Professor, English Jonesjason1@ccsu.edu or (860) 832-2761
Dr. Aimee Pozorski, Assistant Professor, English Pozorskia@ccsu.edu or (860) 832-2742
Courses: English 213: Studies in Literature: American Expatriates in London, 3 credits English 448: Studies in American Literature: Modernist Expatriates in London, 3 credits English 458: Studies in British Literature: Victorian and Modernist London, 3 credits
Prereq: English 110: Composition
Travel Program Registration Deadline: October 1, 2008 Scholarship Application Deadline: October 1, 2008
Scholarships: Students participating in any course abroad program may apply to the Center for International Education for scholarship assistance. Matriculated status at CCSU and a minimum GPA of 2.50 are required and scholarships will not normally exceed $500.
Travel Cost: The cost of this program, exclusive of tuition and registration fees, is $2,395 per person, based on double occupancy and a minimum of 16 students.
Note: Students must separately register and pay for the academic course(s) associated with this Course Abroad Program. Wintersession course registration is handled by the Enrollment Center in Willard Hall; Wintersession course enrollment begins on October 27
Anglo-American Literary London “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of Life” – Samuel Johnson
Late 19th- and early 20th-century London was a disorienting blend of past and future as a major imperial metropolis sprang up in what had been a relatively sleepy capital. It seemed as though the future and the past were cheek-by-jowl – and the friction of their contact spurred new literary and artistic creativity. Charles Dickens paced the city for miles every day, meeting the people who would populate his novels. American writers such as Henry James, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, H.D, and others moved at least temporarily to London to connect with the latest European artistic movements.
The London of Dickens and of the Blitz, of Virginia Woolf and of the early James, is still visible today in the 21st century. Each of the three courses on offer will trace the legacy of 19th- and 20th-century London in works of American and British literature, and tour the tangible legacies of these tumultuous years. Possible sites include the British Museum, the British Library, Tata Britain, Tata Modern, the Victoria & Albert, Dickens’ house, Bloomsbury, a walking tour of Eliot’s The Waste Land, the National Gallery, plays at the Globe and at the National Theatre, and much else. It will be an unforgettable experience for anyone interested in books, history or England.
The cost of the program includes round-trip economy class airfare, accommodations in a centrally located student residence equipped with a kitchen, laundry facilities and free wi-fi Internet access, a 7-day London tube pass (all zones), and some theatre tickets.
Statement of Responsibility, Release and Indemnification
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