{"id":2,"date":"2016-06-23T16:38:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T16:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2016\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2016-06-24T08:57:36","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T13:57:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/london-2016\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

Travel and study in London this summer with professor Kevin Petersen. In 2016 the world will observe the 400 year anniversary of William Shakespeare\u2019s death. To mark this occasion, England will host an unprecedented number of theatrical productions, events, and exhibits to celebrate this cultural icon.<\/p>\n

This 3-6 credit abroad program will take advantage of this unique opportunity to engage with Shakespeare\u2019s work and his continued influence. We will explore London and its cultural sites to help us understand how Shakespeare grew from a poet, to a commodity, to a legacy to this day.<\/p>\n

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The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford upon Avon.<\/p><\/div>\n

We will also spend time in Stratford-upon-Avon, the home of the internationally renown Royal Shakespeare Company, to see performances and tour Shakespeare\u2019s city and its attractions. Aside from theaters and historical sites, we visit British cultural institutions, see original publications of Shakespeare\u2019s work, speak with theatrical and scholarly professionals, and participate in this momentous anniversary in Shakespeare\u2019s backyard. We will visit a number of museums, historical sites, and London neighborhoods to broaden our understanding of English literary history and Shakespeare\u2019s enduring importance as he is repacked and repurposed from everything to films to coffee mugs to comic books.<\/p>\n

\u201cCreating Shakespeare\u201d is designed as an introductory course; no previous experience with Shakespeare is required. Students may take one of two course offerings: one course will be a Gen. Ed class designed to orient students to the work and how it has been recreated over the centuries.<\/p>\n

The other course possibility, Special Topics, is for students who have already taken Shakespeare or who hope to satisfy a specific requirement and who want to use their experience to study at a higher level. \u00a0Students can take 1 course or both.<\/p>\n

Apply and learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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