ENGL 184G - Issues: Contemporary British Theater–London

Semester Hours: 3

Students in this course read, study, discuss and write about contemporary British theater—that is British drama since World War II. Among the playwrights to be studied are Samuel Beckett, John Osborne, Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter, David Hare, Alan Ayckbourn, Peter Shaffer, Michael Frayn, and Christopher Hampton. Since the course will be taught in London, class work will be supplemented with performances of contemporary plays, along with the classics of world theater (depending on what is being staged in London at the time). Class work will be augmented with performances at the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the West End and/or fringe performances and a backstage tour of the Royal National Theatre. The course will include four theater performances. Optional theater performances are available as well. The course will introduce students to the city of London as the literary and dramatic capital of the English speaking world. The British Library will be used as a major resource for literary research.

Hofstra in London

January 2-22, 2010

The Hofstra in London 2010 Program offers courses on theater and on literary London during the January interesession. Class sessions are held in the morning, Monday through Friday. Weekends are free for optional travel to other parts of England or other European capitals, such as Paris, Dublin or Amsterdam. Optional excursions are available to the British Museum, The National Gallery, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London, the Museum of the City of London, Shakespeare's Globe, and the London Theatre Museum.

The program fee is $3,400 and includes round-trip airfare on a regularly scheduled flight, transfers to-and-from the airport in London, hotel accommodations (double occupancy), buffet breakfasts, and a British tea at the conclusion of the program. Single hotel rooms are available for an additional charge of $600. The program fee does not include lunch and dinner or other travel expenses into or out of London. The registration fee of $2,730 covers undergraduate tuition and fees for one three-credit course. A $400 nonrefundable deposit is required with the completed application in order to retain a place in the program. There will be no refunds after December 4, 2009.

Course Offerings (See course listings for additional information):

English 184 G (undergraduate); English 250H (graduate), Contemporary British Theater
English 196W (undergraduate); English 250I (graduate), Literary London

For information or an application, contact:
Dr. John DiGaetani
Co-Director, Hofstra in London Program
115 Mason Hall
Hempstead, NY 11549-1240
Telephone: (516) 463-5466
E-mail: engjld@hofstra.edu

Dr. Robert Sulcer
Co-Director, Hofstra in London Program
310 Mason Hall
Hempstead, NY 11549-1240
Telephone: (516) 463-5472
E-mail: engrps@hofstra.edu

January 2010 Offering:
10023: Jan. 2-22; Digaetani/Fixell; Hofstra in London

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