London, England

June 28 - August 9, 2008

Undergraduate Courses | Graduate Courses | Costs | Dates

Undergraduate Courses

Undergraduate students must register for 8 points.

English Novel in the 19th Century
V41.9530 - Ferguson - 4 points - course syllabus

In this course, we will discuss important canonical texts that mark the development of the British novel in the 18th and 19th centuries. While paying attention to matters of style, form, and historical context, we will particularly address issues of survival and resistance in a fundamentally changing society. How, for example, does Moll Flanders survive in comparison with Jane Eyre? Or Pamela compared to Oliver? What social forces are at work here, limiting choice, breeding resignation, forging resistance and different social formations? What role do gender, class, slavery, and colonialism play in any of this? I expect us to have very thoughtful and lively discussions on these topics. There will also be some outside time, I hope, for visits: perhaps to Dickens's house, to Newington Green in Islington where Wollstonecraft lived and worked, and/or related sites of cultural fame.

Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Stage
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.

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 - Ramdya - 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

$5,752 8 points

Graduate Tuition

$923 per point

Program & Activities Fee

$550

Housing

$2,600

There is an additional registration and services fee of:

• $186 students registered at NYU spring 2008
• $213 students not registered at NYU spring 2008

Dates

Program Dates

June 28 - August 9

Housing Dates

June 28 - August 8

Arrival Date

June 28

Orientation Dates

June 28 - June 29

First day of classes

June 30

Last day of classes

August 8

Departure Date

August 9