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London
Program
The
program was instituted as a memorial to the late Emil Danenberg,
eleventh president of Oberlin and a great friend to international
education. Through the Danenberg Oberlin-in-London Program, up to
26 students each semester study in London for Oberlin credit. Two
Oberlin faculty members, each from a different discipline, direct
the program in the fall and spring.
Faculty
for the fall semester program will be:
Sonia
Kruks, Danforth Professor of Politics
Jeffrey
Pence, Assistant Professor of English
Faculty
for the spring semester will be:
Stephan
Mayer, Associate Professor of Psychology
David
Orr, Professor of Environmental Studies
Admission
to the program is by application only. Applications are due in March
for the fall semester and in October for the spring semester. Students
are notified by mail each semester when the applications are available.
Applications are reviewed by the faculty directors of the program
and by the chair of the London Program Committee.
The
program is open to any Oberlin student who will be at least a second-semester
sophomore at the time of the program. Special conditions of academic
preparedness may apply for the individual semesters and courses.
The faculty and committee will be especially interested in students
who show a serious interest in taking advantage of the resources
of the program. The faculty and committee hope for applications
from a wide range of Oberlin students and are prepared to recognize
a number of different cases for admission. Limited funds are available
to sponsor two credits' worth of music study for a small number
of Conservatory performance or composition majors each semester.
Applications for those funds can be picked up in King 105 and should
be turned in with the standard application for admission to the
program.
The
program maintains classrooms, an office, a lounge, and study space
in London. Administrative Director Gwyneth Love lives in London
and has general responsibility for the on-site coordination of the
program. Students live in small groups away from the study center,
usually in small semi-independent apartments ("flats") with limited
kitchen facilities and study space. The program cost is equivalent
to that of a semester at Oberlin, plus transatlantic airfare (approximately
$250 of which will be credited on the term bill). Financial aid
is available to the same degree as for a semester in residence.
Students are given a weekly allowance in cash to cover costs of
buying food, minimal household necessities, and passes for tube
and bus travel within London. As at Oberlin, students will need
some extra pocket money for textbooks, personal costs, entertainment,
and traveling.
Each
student's academic program will normally include 14 credit hours:
an interdisciplinary, team-taught course; one departmental course;
and a two-credit course on British history and culture. In all cases,
course work will have a strong experiential component, involving
the student in the cultural, natural, and institutional life of
London and Great Britain.
Further
information about the program may be found on the web at www.oberlin.edu/~london.
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Fall
Semester Courses
900. The Danenberg Lectures on British Culture
and Society 2 hours
2EX
An introduction to the history and culture of Britain, examining
the roots of contemporary London and Britain by exploring selected
topics in social, political, and cultural history from antiquity
to the modern era. The course will be coordinated by both instructors,
but taught by a series of visiting experts (who will speak and
lead discussions in their fields) and supplemented by field trips
to museums and pertinent historical sites. This course is for
all students. Notes: CR/NE grading. Consent of instructor
required. Enrollment Limit: 26.
Sem
1 LOND-900-01 To be arranged Ms. Kruks and Mr.
Pence
924. Culture and Politics in Post-War Britain
6 hours
3HU, 3SS
This interdisciplinary course will explore different intersections
of culture and politics in post-war Britain (1945 to the present).
A focus will be on the evolution of social class: as a set of
institutions, as expressed in cultural and art forms, and as debated
in critical social and cultural theory. Students will explore
high and popular culture, museums and monuments, and the city
itself, to learn to read the articulations of class relations
in the fabric of everyday life. Consent of instructors required.
Enrollment Limit: 26.
Sem 1 ENGL-924-01 To be arranged Mr.
Pence
POLT-924-01 To be arranged Ms.
Kruks
925. British Theater 6 hours
6HU
This course centers on developing students' abilities to critically
engage with dramatic productions. Our object of study will be
the fall 2001 theater scene in London. We will develop skills
in appreciating, discussing, evaluating and writing about theatrical
productions. We will speculate also on the relationships reflective,
constitutive, critical, and otherwise between these theatrical
texts and the context of contemporary British cultural and political
life. Selected readings and guest lectures will be included. D,
WL. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
Sem 1 ENGL-925-01 To be arranged Mr.
Pence
926. Political Thought Since the English
Civil War: From Absolutist Monarchy to the Welfare State (1600s-1945)
6 hours
6SS
Through a close reading of original texts, and using visit to
museums, Parliament, and other relevant sites, the course will
trace key themes and debates in British political thought. These
will include: the proper functions and constitutional limits of
political power; arguments for -- and against -- representative
government; the social and political status of women; the place
of economic self-interest in society; the role of empire; the
emergence of socialist thought and demands for social equality;
the role of the modern welfare state. Consent of instructor
required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
Sem 1 POLT-926-01 To be arranged
Ms. Kruks
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Spring
Semester Courses
900. The Danenberg Lectures on British Culture
and Society 2 hours
2 EX
An introduction to the history and culture of Britain, examining
the roots of contemporary London and Britain by exploring selected
topics in social, political, and cultural history from antiquity
to the modern era. The course will be coordinated by both instructors,
but taught by a series of visiting experts (who will speak and
lead discussions in their field) and supplemented by field trips
to museums and pertinent historical sites. This course is for
all students. Notes: CR/NE grading. Consent of instructor
required. Enrollment Limit: 26.
Sem
2 LOND-900-01 To be arranged Mr. Mayer and Mr.
Orr
915. Environmental Problems and Human
Behavior 6 hours
6SS
Unlike the United States, Britain has not been buffered by vast
resources of land and mineral wealth. The challenges of making
a transition to environmental sustainability have, therefore,
a very different salience for citizens of Britain than for Americans,
who still tend to define themselves, in David Potter's words,
as "People of Plenty." For these reasons Britain is a good laboratory
for the study of environmental problems and the adjustments required
by the transition to sustainability in the 21st century. How have
the British responded to the limitations of land and resources?
How have they begun to perceive the challenge of sustainability?
The largest part of this course will be aimed at answering these
questions by meeting with scholars, members of Parliament, government
officials, environmental activists, and journalists. Specifically,
we intend to study (a) how the English people have or have not
created institutions of common property management; and (b) the
evolution of commensurate values, attitudes, behaviors, and expectations.
What can Oberlin students learn from this experience? It is possible
that British people may exhibit attitudes, anxieties, and behavior
patterns that will come to characterize other "developed" societies
as they adjust to the reality of calibrating their economic systems
and expectations to more stringent ecological conditions.
Sem 2 ENST-915-01 To be
arranged Mr. Orr
Sem 2 PSYC-915-01 To
be arranged Mr. Mayer
916. Social Psychological Issues Raised
in Theater and Art 6 hours
3HU, 3SS
The field of social psychology examines everyday behavior from
a scientific perspective, developing theories of social behavior
and testing these theories via experimentation. Issues related
to self-worth, body image, stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination,
liking and loving, aggression, and helping behavior are just a
few of the topics that social psychologists study. Dramatic presentations
provide an excellent vehicle for discussing these theories and
topics. During the course of the semester, we will attend approximately
six or seven plays and, on the basis of the social psychological
literature, analyze them. Moreover, we will visit art museums
and focus on issues related to self, self-worth, and images of
beauty. Overall, then, this course is meant to be a broad introduction
to the field of social psychology, and the richness of the London
theater and art scene will provide a wonderful opportunity to
study social psychological issues in a very engaging manner.
Sem 2 PSYC-916-01 To be arranged Mr.
Mayer
917. Land and Food: Sustainable Agriculture
in Britain 6 hours
6SS
A course on the evolution of British agriculture focused particularly
on the emergence of 'sustainable' farming and land management
practices in Britain since 1970. The course will include readings
from classics by Oliver Rackham and Jaquetta Hawkes, lectures
by leading agriculturalists, trips to sites of particular importance,
and meetings with scientists involved in the BSE case.
Sem 2 ENST-917-01 To be
arranged Mr. Orr
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