Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 1 of 17
Contents London/Dublin..................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Ancient Britain and Ireland ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Global Bioethics............................................................................................................................................................... 3
The Psychology of Dracula .......................................................................................................................................... 4
London: Winter .................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Beyond the Footlights ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Beyond the Selfie ............................................................................................................................................................ 6
Chemistry .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
From Nightingale to Now ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Global Management ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Harry Potter on the Page and on the Screen ..................................................................................................... 10
London Gothic ............................................................................................................................................................... 11
London in the Age of Revolutions ......................................................................................................................... 12
Topics in World Literature ...................................................................................................................................... 13
Willy Wonka, Harry Potter, and Mary Poppins................................................................................................ 14
New Zealand ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Contemporary Art and Indigenous Cultures of New Zealand .................................................................... 15
New Zealand: Indigenous and European Cultures ......................................................................................... 16
Island Biogeography .................................................................................................................................................. 17
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 2 of 17
London/Dublin December 26th-January 8th
Ancient Britain and Ireland From Stone Sanctuaries and Bronze to Bog Bodies and Gold Michael Simonton Northern Kentucky University
Counts for upper level undergraduate credit and toward the minor in Celtic Studies. This course is an examination of the cultures of Ancient and Celtic Britain and Ireland. Visits to the British Museum and the National Museum of Ireland, students will gain an
appreciation of Stone, Bronze, and Iron Age cultures. Students will see and tour archeological sites such as Stonehenge, Avebury, the Great Chalk
Horse of Uffington, Bru na Boinne, and Glendalough (weather dependent). Visit Malahide Castle. Attend a Gaelic Athletic Association match (weather dependent). Books purchases will not be required, as the instructor will email links and drafts of his
publications to the students prior to the course.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 3 of 17
Global Bioethics Philosophical Explorations in London and Dublin Catherine Sherron Thomas More College [email protected]
Global Bioethics -- applicable to any major and no prerequisites. Gain perspective by experiencing the multiculturalism of London and Dublin’s theaters,
cathedrals, pubs, and the cities themselves. Visit museums (London Science Museum, Old Operating Theatre, the Holocaust Exhibition at
the Imperial War Museum, Florence Nightingale Museum), cemeteries (Highgate Cemetery in London or Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin), and historical venues (the Dover War Tunnels, Kilmainham Gaol, Trinity College) to ground the biomedical issues in history.
Talk to health care professionals about their daily practice and ethical challenges. Discuss with classmates and create a journal exploring connections between theories and field
trips, asking and answering for yourself timeless questions. Join an experienced study-abroad professor who especially welcomes first-time travelers and
novice philosophers. Great humanities course for science majors and perfect for nursing and all pre-health
professional majors (pre-medical, pre-pharmacy, etc.).
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 4 of 17
The Psychology of Dracula Science, Literature, and the Supernatural Robert Mitchell Eastern Kentucky University [email protected] This course explores the scientific Psychology background for Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel
Dracula.
In Dublin we will visit locations relevant to Bram Stoker’s life and thought, including Trinity College and Dublin Castle, as well the St. Michan’s Church crypts, an early influence on Stoker.
In London we will visit locations relevant to Stoker’s life as well as his writing of Dracula, including Highgate Cemetery, the London Zoo, the British Museum, the Bethel Museum of the Mind, and the Lyceum Theater (where Stoker worked).
If possible in relation to time and money, we may take a trip to Whitby, where Dracula arrives in England, and take in a performance of a Victorian melodrama, The Woman in White.
Students will be reading the Norton Critical Edition of Dracula, ISBN: 9780393970128, as well as articles about scientific Psychology supplied by me.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 5 of 17
London: Winter December 26th-January 8th
Beyond the Footlights Theatrical Tradition in Britain Scott Boyd Middle Tennessee State University [email protected] Explores the rich theatrical history of Britain via: Viewing several West End theatre productions, Backstage tours of some of London’s notable theatres, Walking tours of Soho and Southwark, Visit to the Globe Theatre, Trip to Statford-upon-Avon to explore all that is Shakespeare:
o Trinity Church, o The Birthplace, o Anne Hathaway’s cottage,
Trip to Warwick Castle, Discussion with internationally renowned theatre critic Matt Wolf, 3 hours upper division course, and May serve as a humanities General Education course (see advisor on home campus).
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 6 of 17
Beyond the Selfie Exploring London via Multimedia Storytelling Marcie Hinton Murray State University [email protected] Explores all types of travel storytelling: personal journaling, essay writing, photography, magazine
article writing, and reviews via diverse, active classes spent at both obscure venues and attractions you have wanted to see all your life. The professor wants you to find the medium that will best help you express your experiences.
Students will have the opportunity to submit a story for online or traditional publication, which is great
for a professional portfolio and personal satisfaction. Travel writing is one of the most socially important genres in the literary traditions, helping us to make
sense of ourselves and others, which seems more important than ever when navigating virtual social communities. It’s a practical, creative and commercial art!
Professor was a professional food and travel writer at one point in her career for Southern Living
magazine; therefore, she brings an enthusiasm and expertise beyond the purely academic. She is also a media professor so there is a heavy media component to the course including photography, Harry Potter and the BBC.
Chronicling a journey can be a lifelong pursuit that enhances every travel experience. Bill Bryson and Rick Steves are the required reading! Bryson wrote this about England: “The fact is that
this is still the best place in the world for most things - to post a letter, go for a walk, watch television, buy a book, venture out for a drink, go to a museum, use the bank, get lost, seek help, or stand on a hillside and take in a view. All of this came to me in the space of a lingering moment. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I like it here. I like it more than I can tell you.”
The class is cross-listed as an upper-division creative writing class in the English department as well as upper-division Journalism credit.
COME ON! It’s spending the New Year in London and writing about the experience!
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 7 of 17
Chemistry (C)hemical (H)istory of (E)ngland; (M)useums, (I)conic (S)cientific (T)reasures, and (R)evelations of (Y)esteryear Fred Matthews Austin Peay University [email protected] Provides 3 hours upper division credit for Chemistry major or minor or General elective credit. Prerequisites – one-year of general chemistry plus one additional chemistry course. Focus on England’s scientific contributions to chemistry and medical fields. Day-trips to various historical scientific, medical, and hospital museums, Faraday and
Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museums, History of Science and Natural History Museums, Old Operating Theatre, Wellcome Collection, and Hunterian Museums, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, British Dental Association, Anaesthesia Museums, Royal College of Surgeons of England and St Bartholomews Hospital Museums, Sherlock Holmes Museum.
Perfect for chemistry major/minor and pre-dental/medical/optical/pharmaceutical students.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 8 of 17
From Nightingale to Now Nursing and Healthcare on Both Sides of the Pond Amy Hamlin Austin Peay University [email protected] Explore similarities and differences in nursing and medicine between British and American
healthcare systems. Compare and contrast the roles of health professionals in England and the US. Investigate the history of the nursing profession with tentative visits to the Florence
Nightingale Museum, the Science Museum’s History of Medicine, and the Old Operating Theatre.
Examine the differences between nursing education in the United States and the U.K. Visit London hospitals and interact with “real life” nurses working within the British
healthcare system. Take the “Cholera Walk” a journey through Victorian London and re-trace the steps of a
pandemic outbreak. Visit London hospitals and the Royal College of Nursing and interact with “real life” nurses
working within the British healthcare system.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 9 of 17
Global Management The London Model Karen Stock Walsh University [email protected]
Undergraduate business course in Organizational Behavior. Students will experience cultural diversity that is present in London by visiting historical
landmarks, established companies, and new development to gain a well-rounded, global business perspective.
Students will be able to personally relate their experiences and record them, seeing how organizational behavior concepts of leadership, change, decision making, motivation, teamwork, and performance are applied in a global context.
Daily planned site visits, such as Fuller’s Brewery, Bank of England, Lloyd’s of London, the Churchill War Rooms, Selfridge’s, and Smithfield Market.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 10 of 17
Harry Potter on the Page and on the Screen John Alberti Northern Kentucky University [email protected] Can count for upper division literature credit and film studies credit. Visit important Harry Potter narrative and filming sites in and around London. Perfect for English majors. Visit The Making of Harry Potter studio tour.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 11 of 17
London Gothic: From White Witches to Madwomen in the Attic Sarah Blackwell Thomas More College [email protected] This course will explore Gothic novels and short stories on location in London. We’ll begin by reading works from the British Gothic tradition to help us define the genre, and
investigate what makes a novel “Gothic.” Then we’ll read the contemporary British novels Her Fearful Symmetry and White is for
Witching, while using London as our classroom. We’ll visit Strawberry Hill (Horace Walpole's neo-gothic palace and inspiration for the first
Gothic novel The Castle of Otronto), Victorian spiritualist homes, explore Highgate Cemetery, and tour Gothic museums –places that inspired the works we’re reading.
Contemporary Gothic novels cover issues that are relevant and timely such as: mental illness, power struggles, belief (with a healthy amount of doubt) about the supernatural, and how we (as individuals and as whole communities) process times of social and political crisis.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 12 of 17
London in the Age of Revolutions Patricia Minter Western Kentucky University [email protected] Open to anyone, majors and non-majors. Undergraduate credit for History or Legal Studies. Learn how London was the capital of America and of the financial world during the era of the
American and French Revolutions. Visit Houses of Parliament in Westminster and Legal London to see where lawyers trained and
conducted trials. See the places where America's founders lived, walked, and played while in London Learn about the transatlantic slave trade and the birth of the social movement to abolish
slavery. Tour London's museums and galleries, including the homes of philosophers and war heroes. Visit the world-famous Cutty Sark and the Prime Meridian at Greenwich. Attend a play in one of London's eighteenth-century theaters.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 13 of 17
Topics in World Literature Global London: Literature in the World's Cultural Capital Jane Wessel Austin Peay University [email protected] With an influx of immigrants from former British colonies, London has become one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world. In this course, we will explore London through literature of England and its former colonies. As we read these works, we will experience multicultural London firsthand, connecting the literature we are reading to the geographic locations and/or the cultural communities within London it represents. Along the way, we'll take a backstage tour of the Globe Theatre, climb to the top of St. Paul's Cathedral, and take a portkey to the Harry Potter Studio Tour.
A course focused on London’s relationship to the world, studying literature and history from the global enlightenment to today’s multicultural city.
As we study global influences on British literature, we will also experience food, music, arts, and culture from around the globe.
Lower- or upper-level course, open to all majors. Course can be used as a core literature course for non-English majors. Course can be counted as an upper-level elective for English majors.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 14 of 17
Willy Wonka, Harry Potter, and Mary Poppins Exploring Adolescent Literature Eileen Shanahan Eastern Kentucky University [email protected] Upper level or graduate literacy education course open to all students/majors. Course can be used for elementary and middle or secondary English language arts education
majors – both pre–service and in-service teachers. In this course you will read popular past and current literature, walk in the footsteps of your
favorite characters, and visit the settings of your favorite books. Some of the literature includes works by J.K. Rowling, Shakespeare, and Roald Dahl. We’ll consider the impact of Great Britain’s history on the development of adolescent
literature and how the setting impacted the plots of the various stories we know and love today.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 15 of 17
New Zealand
Contemporary Art and Indigenous Cultures of New Zealand Ilona Szekely Eastern Kentucky University [email protected] Students will attain a broader understanding of how the Maori and contemporary art practices in New
Zealand fit into the larger global art world. Students will participate in discussions with local artists, gallery owners, art critics, museum personnel,
and art collectors, to gain an understanding of New Zeeland’s art past and present. This course will provide an overview of the history of art of New Zealand. We will visit local galleries,
artist studios, community art spaces, and public art sites. Students will be creating an on-line blog of their experience, as well as a visual/written journal. Students will be asked to create a project/paper based on their area of interest.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 16 of 17
New Zealand: Indigenous and European Cultures Cynthia Resor Eastern Kentucky University [email protected] Upper level or Graduate history course open to ALL students/majors. Course can be used in a history major, as general education with any major; also appropriate
for social studies teachers or pre-service teachers. Focus on the interactions between indigenous Maori and European colonial interaction. Place-based study of history - we'll look for history in the natural and built environment
(towns and cities) as well as the influence of the natural environment.
WINTER 2018 - 2019 Talking Points
Page 17 of 17
Island Biogeography Exploring the Biodiversity of New Zealand Stephanie Snyder [email protected] New Zealand provides a rich natural laboratory for understanding the diversity and
distribution of life on earth. This course will explore forests, marine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, caves and
geothermal systems. Students will have the opportunity to compare biodiversity on different islands within New
Zealand and participate in local research and conservation efforts. Students will gain practical skills in evaluating conservation programs, conducting field work,
and traveling internationally. This course is applicable to biology, geology, and environmental science majors.
