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United Kingdom

Great Britain

Term To Study: Spring-Break 2018
Application Deadline: Dec 12, 2017
Program Starts: Mar 01, 2018
Program Ends: Mar 11, 2018
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $3,199
Program Locations: Bath, London, Winchester
Contact Phone: 434-544-8788
Contact Name: Study Abroad Office
Contact Email: studyabroad@lynchburg.edu
What is Included: Students will enroll in the semester-long HONR 345 course and tuition is included in the spring semester tuition.

Trip fee ($3199) may change due to fluctuating cost of airfare, foreign currency exchange rates, number of students enrolled in the trip.

The estimated trip fee ($3200) includes: international airfare; ground transportation; housing; breakfast daily; welcome dinner; farewell dinner; entry fees to program required sites; tour guides; 24 hour assistance; international insurance for medical emergencies, accidents, evacuation and repatriation.

$250 non-refundable deposit is required by the deadline listed on the left side of the page. The deposit is refundable only if the College cancels the trip.
What is not Included: Not included: Passport fees, visa application fees (if applicable), extra luggage fees (if exceeding airline allowance), trip insurance, some meals (see itinerary) while in-country and during travel to-and-from study abroad destinations, spending money of personal nature such as, but not limited, to phone service, laundry, souvenirs, bank transaction fees, etc.).
Program Description

The explosion of celebrations commemorating the 200-year anniversary of the publication of

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice clarified, for any remaining doubters, that Jane Austen has

achieved a lasting international literary fame rivaling even William Shakespeare himself. This

course will read Austen’s major novels, view film adaptations, and consider contemporary

rewritings and fan fiction of Austen’s works, perhaps the most bizarre of which is Pride and

Prejudice and Zombies. As we read and discuss these texts in comparison with one another, we

will begin to tease out both how Austen responded to her culture and how our contemporary

culture samples, revises, and even misinterprets Austen’s work. We will consider what makes

Austen so marketable and attractive in contemporary mainstream culture, and whether general

popularity for an author detracts from their scholarly appeal. Students in this course will study

abroad in the UK over spring break, visiting London and Bath; Austen’s home in Alton,

England; and the historic city of Winchester, which is the author’s final resting place.

This course meets in the evening once a week throughout the duration of the spring semester, both before and after the travel experience. The travel experience will enable students to extend the parameters of the traditional classroom in a meaningful and significant manner. Given the pre and post travel classroom experience, the students will have meaningful opportunities to engage course content prior to departure, experience course content while traveling, and, most importantly, have time for guided reflection upon returning to campus.

Course: HONR 345

Faculty Contacts:
Dr. Savage| savage@lynchburg.edu | 434-544-8828

Quick Facts

Population: 63047162
Capital: London
Per-capita GDP: $ 36600
Size: 243610 km2
Time Zone: (GMT) Dublin

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University of Lynchburg Center for Global Education