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 January 2-23
The Hofstra in London 2006 Program offers theater, design and literary London during the January term. Class sessions are held Monday through Friday, either in the morning or the afternoon. Weekends are free to enjoy 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 $2,700 for those enrolling in either undergraduate or graduate courses. Students must also pay for three (3) undergraduate or graduate credits as well as University fees. The program fee includes round-trip airfare on a regularly-scheduled flight, transfers to and from the airport in London, hotel accommodations (double occupancy), buffet breakfast 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.
Applications will be processed beginning September 13, 2005. A $100 nonrefundable deposit is required with the application in order to retain a spot in the program. The balance is due by November 20, 2005. All checks should be made payable to Hofstra University - London Program. No refunds will be given after December 2, 2005. The following courses are being offered as part of the London Study Abroad program. See course information for additional information.
- ENGL 184G/250H, Contemporary British Theater, Professor DiGaetani, 3 s.h.
- ENGL 196W/250I, Literary London, 3 s.h.
- FA 106, London Design Course, Professor Ocko, 3 s.h.
For more information or an application form contact: Dr. John DiGaetani, Co-Director, London Program, Department of English and Freshman Composition, Mason Hall, Room 115, 124 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549; Phone: (516) 463-5466, e-mail: engjld@hofstra.edu or Dr. Robert Sulcer, Co-Director, London Program, Department of English and Freshman Composition, Mason Hall, Room 310, 124 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549; Phone: (516) 463-5472, e-mail: engrps@hofstra.edu. For more information on the design course, please contact: Prof. Bez Ocko, Department of Fine Arts, Calkins Hall, Room 226, 107 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549.
 January 2-26
“She is the Shakespeare of cities- unchallenged, incomparable, and beyond envy.”
-John Addington Symonds
The city of Venice, whose allure, beauty and mystery have been incessantly described, photographed and filmed, is the uncompromising setting for this three-week, interdisciplinary program offered in January 2006 by Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. Join us as we celebrate this city’s artistic and historical richness and explore her timeless myths and paradoxes.
The following courses are being offered as part of Hofstra’s January 2006 Study Abroad program in Venice (see course listings for additional information):
- AH 152, Venetian Art and Architecture (in English), 3 s.h.
- ENGL 190Y, Venetian Shakespeare (in English), 3 s.h.
- ITAL 2, Elementary Italian, 3 s.h.
- ITLT 69, Classics of Early Modern Italian Comic Theater (in English ), 3 s.h.
All courses meet in the morning, Monday through Thursday. Class work and discussion will be supplemented by visits to artistic and historical sites. Students from Hofstra and other universities are encouraged to apply.
The program fee of $2,900 covers round-trip airfare, transfers, hotel accommodations, continental breakfasts, evening meals (Monday through Thursday), and cultural tours within Venice. Students must also pay for three (3) undergraduate credits as well as University fees. Class space is limited. Therefore, a $100 nonrefundable deposit will ensure a place in the program and must accompany the completed application form. The program fee quoted above is subject to change. No refunds will be given after December 2, 2005.
Program highlights include:
- Two afternoons a week devoted to cultural tours around Venice
- Three free weekends to enjoy travel to other cities such as Florence, Rome, Milan and Bologna
- Day excursion to Verona
- Day boating excursion to the outer islands of Burano, Murano and Torcello
- Exclusive hotel accommodations at the San Giorgio and Mercurio hotels
- Evening dining (Monday through Thursday) at Taverna San Trovaso, a popular Venetian restaurant.
For further information or to receive an application form for the Hofstra in Venice 2006 Program, please contact: Professor Maria Luisa Fixell, Director, Hofstra in Venice Program, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, 300 Calkins Hall, 107 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York 11549-1070: Phone: (516) 463-4765; Fax: (516) 463-2310; e-mail: Maria.L.Fixell@hofstra.edu or mlfvenice@aol.com.
 January 2-26
Another Athens shall arise. And to remoter time Bequeath, like sunset to the skies, The splendour of its prime;
-Percy Bysshe Shelley, Hellas (1822)
Walk in the streets that Socrates, Plato and Aristotle also walked. Admire the beautiful Parthenon. Visit the birthplace of democracy. Take a trip to Delphi to pay respect to the shrine of Apollo. Sail to the beautiful Aegean islands of Aegina, Hydra and Poros. Enjoy the delights of Greek cuisine in the exotic taverns of Plaka.
The city of Athens, sprawling from the foot of the acropolis, whose crown is the temple of Athena, more famously known as the Parthenon, has beckoned to travelers since its rise as the founding home of democracy in the fifth century B.C. Athens is the site of a three-week odyssey offered by the Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the Department of Comparative Literature and Languages in January 2006. In creating this program, Hofstra University provides a curriculum-related opportunity for students to interact with he landscape and environment that has shaped the foundational principles, ethics and aesthetics of their own culture.
Students from Hofstra and other universities are encouraged to apply. The program fee of $2,600 covers program costs which include round-trip airfare, transfers, hotel accommodations, continental breakfast, evening meals (Monday-Thursday), and excursions to sights within Greece. Students must also pay for three (3) undergraduate credits as well as University fees. Class size is limited. Therefore, a $100 nonrefundable deposit will ensure a place in the program and must accompany the completed application forms. The program fee quoted above is subject to change. No refunds will be given after December 2, 2005. The following courses are being offered as part of Hofstra’s January 2006 Study Abroad program in Greece (see course listings for additional information):
- CLL 152, Greek Literature in Comparative Context (in English), 3 s.h.
- HIST 177, History of Modern Greece (in English), 3 s.h.
For information and an application, contact Dr. Barbara Lekatsas, Department of Comparative Literature and Languages, 303 Calkins Hall, 107 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549-1070; Phone: (516) 463-6553; Fax: (516) 463-7082; e-mail: CLLBPL@hofstra.edu.
 New College is again offering its exciting study abroad program in Mexico to be held January 6-24, 2006. Accompanied by Political Science Professor Linda Longmire, students will fly to Mexico City and then travel by minivan or car to Oaxaca and throughout south central Mexico. Accommodations for the program
will be in inexpensive hotels, pensions or dorms. The course is intended to provide an intensive introduction to contemporary Mexico’s political, economic, and cultural life. We will give special attention to the economic forces at work in the current restructuring of Mexican society, the evolving women’s movement and indigenous peoples’ movements, and the implications of the growing interdependence between Mexico and the United States.
SGG 30 A, B or C can be taken for 1, 2, or 3 credits. In addition to the usual class work-which includes readings, lectures, and exams-the group will be able to interview politicians, policy experts, and ordinary citizens. Students will be required to keep short journals in order to describe their experiences, reactions and reflections on the trip. There is no language requirement for the program though students will have ample opportunity to learn or practice Spanish.
The itinerary is subject to change in part to take advantage of academic opportunities at venues in Mexico. After flying to Mexico City we will drive to the beautiful city of Oaxaca. We will have an orientation there in order to familiarize ourselves with the language, culture and program. We also will visit the stunning archaeological sites in the Oaxaca area, including Monte Albán. The group will then travel across the Isthmus to Lake Catemaco situated in the midst of a tropical rain forest near the Gulf of Mexico. We then will move on to Palenque with its spectacular Mayan ruins. A boat trip up the Usumacinta River will take us to Yaxchilan, another stunning Mayan site. Our next major destination will be San Cristóbal de las Casas in the state of Chiapas, where we will study the situation of the indigenous people and their political and social movements. We will then drive to the Pacific coast to the beautiful fishing village of Puerto Angel. We will return to Oaxaca and then Mexico City for the final exam and conclusion of the program.
The basic cost of the program is $2,200, which includes round-trip airfare from New York to Mexico City, all ground transportation between locations, housing costs, museum entries, and several special events such as the boat trip. Students must also pay for one to three (1-3) undergraduate credits as well as University fees. Food and personal expenses should be about $400. A brochure on this program is available in Roosevelt Hall, Room 211. |