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Undergraduate Courses

Undergraduate students must register for 8 points.

Reading Urban Monstrosity: The 19th-Century British Novel in London

V41.9530 - Bond - 4 points - course syllabus

Students in this course read selected novels of Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, William Thackeray, and Joseph Conrad to examine not only London's material conditions (geography, architecture, publishing practices, booksellers) as they are reflected in fictional representations of the city that Defoe had once characterized as "monstrous," but also Henry James's generic description of the novel itself as a "loose, baggy monster." The students visit and research locations that relate to, and figure prominently in, the novels they read, and by the end of the course, they are able to outline the contributions of 19th-century urban novelists to a British tradition of novel writing.

Shakespeare in Performance in London

V41.9412 - Gilman - 4 points - course syllabus

Students read and attend a selection of Shakespearean and other Elizabethan and Jacobean plays currently in production at the reconstructed Globe theatre, at the open-air theatre in Regents Park, and on other London stages. Attention is given both to the literary and historical context of Renaissance drama and to the practical aspects of staging the works.
Note: This course carries a theatre fee of $200.

Modern Drama in Performance in London

V41.9133 - Ramdya - 4 points - course syllabus

This course introduces students to the range of contemporary British drama, surveying the variety of works, both mainstream and fringe, currently in production on the London stage. Students analyze the history of the modern theatre in London. Emphasis is placed on comparative interpretation of the texts and the performances of the plays that the class attends.
Note: This course carries a theatre fee of $250.

British Art and Architecture in London

V43.9011 - Douglas-Scott - 4 points - course syllabus

British painting, sculpture, and architecture of the 17th through 20th centuries are viewed and discussed through visits to museums, galleries, churches, and ancestral homes in and around London. Class discussions approach the aesthetics of British art and architecture as well as their roles in cultural history.

Contemporary Political Culture of Britain

V53.9514 - Kelly - 4 points - course syllabus

Diverse facets of British political culture are explored, including the historic institutions of English government, the Parliamentary system, social class and its relation to the various (multi)cultures of the British Isles today, the loss of empire, and the question of Britain's role in the "new" Europe. Contemporary figures in the British political scene also lecture the class, and students visit assorted seats of power and government. Readings are taken from background source materials on British politics and from current debates on the problems and controversies facing the United Kingdom today.

The British Novel in the 20th Century

V41.9605 - Wang - 4 points - course syllabus

A survey of the contemporary British novel at the end of the old millennium and the beginning of the new. How are today's most influential British novelists, both relying on and departing from the grand tradition of English fiction, reimagining what it means to be English, to be citizens (or noncitizens) of a postwar, postcolonial, multicultural, not-so-United Kingdom, confronting radical social change and political uncertainty? Readings are chosen from among recent works by Martin Amis, Ian McEwan, Michael Frayn, Kazuo Ishiguro, Zadie Smith,and Hanif Kureishi.

Graduate Courses

Graduate students may register for 4 or 8 points of independent study.

Reading and Research in London

G41.9001.001, 002 - Gilman
Graduate students may enroll in this course for either 4 (one section) or 8 (two sections) points.

M.A. and Ph.D. candidates pursue an independent research project under the supervision of the instructor and take part in a weekly seminar in which all members of the course discuss their work in turn. Graduate students utilize the resources of the British Library and other archives in and around London for a variety of research projects in the humanities, social sciences, and creative writing.

Costs

Undergraduate Tuition

$5,464 8 points

Graduate Tuition

$877 per point

Program & Activities Fee

$450

Housing

$2,670

Note: Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Stage carries a theatre fee of $200; Modern Drama in Performance in London carries a theatre fee of $250.

There is an additional registration and services fee of:

  • $144 students registered at NYU spring 2007
  • $168 students not registered at NYU spring 2007

Dates

Program Dates

June 23 – August 4, 2007

Application Deadline

April 30, 2007

Housing Dates

June 23 - August 3

Arrival Date

June 23

Orientation Dates

June 23 - 24

First day of classes

June 25

Last day of classes

August 3

Departure Date

August 4