BSC CAMPUS CLASS MEETINGS:

NOV 1, DEC 6 & JAN 24

Dr. Arthur Lizie - instructor

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Course Description

Using locations such as the London’s BBC studios, Shakespeare’s hometown of Stratford-Upon-Avon, and The Beatles' Liverpool as living classrooms, the Liverpool & London Media Study Tour seeks to increase student understanding of British culture, popular culture, and mass media by developing comparisons between the goals and products of British and American TV, radio, and film industries. In addition, the course investigates the continued popularity of such popular public figures as The Beatles, Princess Diana, and Shakespeare by taking a closer look at historic and current links among mass media, consumer culture, and celebrity.

Required Text

Time Out: London, 10^th ed. New York: Penguin Book, 2001. (“Big Ben” on cover)

I have not ordered this through the campus bookstore. It is available through most bookstores (e.g., Borders and Barnes & Nobles) and through amazon.com.

Other readings will be available on reserve at Maxwell Library and online through Blackboard (plato.bridgew.edu/).

Guidelines and Policies

All students are expected to fulfill all the course requirements, which are:

· To attend all class sessions at Bridgewater State College and in England;

· To interact in a professional and interested manner as a representative of Bridgewater State College;

· To be prepared for the content and nature of these sessions by having read assigned background information;

· To write an academic journal of your experience;

· To complete two in-class evaluations

· To write and present pre-trip research;

· To write two brief analyses on two different, specific British media products that you encounter in England (choices include a magazine, a newspaper, a television news program, a television entertainment show, an advertising campaign, a live-music performance, a film, a theatrical performance); and

· To write a report on what you have learned about American media in light of information gained throughout British media.

All assignments will be graded, as will the content and quality of students’ participation in the course events. At the end of the course, each student will earn a letter grade based on this breakdown:

10% Pre-trip Evaluation (12/6)

10% Brief pre-trip paper and presentation (due 12/6)

30% Two brief analyses of British media products (due 1/24)

20% Academic Journal (due 1/24)

10% Post-trip Evaluation (1/24)

20% Overall seminar participation

Attached is a rough guide to daily activities while in England. A precise daily schedule of events will be distributed prior to departure.