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Academics
- Attend Shakespeare productions in London's world renowned theaters.
- Tour theaters and meet with actors and directors who perform the Bard's work.
- Perfect your critiquing skills by writing reviews of theater productions.
Academic Structure
Program Type: Shakespeare "Our Contemporary" is a Global Seminar. Global Seminars are short-term study abroad programs led by University of Minnesota faculty. Instruction is in English.
Level: 3000 level coursework.
Term: May 2010.
Prerequisites: None.
Courseload: One 3-credit course.
Prior to departure, students attend a pre-departure orientation and receive pre-departure readings and assignments. Class is held Monday through Friday and consist of lectures, discussions, and excursions. A farewell meal is held at the end of the program.
Coursework
This course will emphasize the way that Shakespearean interpretation and production has changed over time and space, and how his plays might still challenge, thrill, and please us in the theater and on the page.
The course consists of readings, lectures, field trips, and the opportunity to see productions as well as tour London theatres.
Students take a hands-on approach to learning about the rich history of English theater and how it might serve as a basis for understanding American perspectives on stage and film.
Assignments may include museum and production reviews. For the museum reviews, students visit some of London's most famous museums and choose objects or displays to analyze how they illuminate an aspect of Shakespeare's plays. For the production reviews, students critique the Shakespeare plays included in the syllabus for their acting, set design, interpretation, directing, etc.
For more information see the 2008 course syllabus. Please note it is subject to change.
This course has been approved for the International Perspectives theme and the Literature core. This course also meets the ENGL 3007 Shakespeare requirement for English majors.
Faculty Leader
Shakespeare "Our Contemporary" is taught by Professor Josephine Lee. Professor Lee is an associate professor of English, specializing in modern and contemporary British and American theater. She also led this Global Seminar in 2006 and 2008.
Last modified on October 16, 2009 |