The Honors Program is pleased to offer this Spring 2010 attachment course. Enrolled students will meet on Fridays, from 11:00am to 12:15pm, for orientation, discussion, and once-weekly lectures during the Spring 2010 semester and then travel to England for an intensive two-week abroad experience (June 1-15, 2010). Students must pay an additional fee to enroll.
Note that this course is cross-listed in three different Honors categories: Global Engagement, Versions of the Self, and Art of Culture. Honors students should choose the category that best suits their individual needs. (See related course numbers below in the Academic and Honors Credit section.)
In addition to Honors, this course will satisfy the CORE requirement in History or a Non-Western course for History majors.
During this two-week program, we will analyze the historical relationship between South Asia (India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan) and The British Empire as it is revealed in contemporary and popular culture. We will explore the presentation and representation of the British Empire in modern England by attending theatrical performances, visiting art museums and archives, and traveling to historical sites. The goal of the program is to examine and critique British Imperial activity in Asia and the subsequent effects of the dismantling of the Empire on contemporary British society and culture.
Trips will include visits to key locations in British Imperial history such as the Liverpool Docks, Macclesfield Silk Museums and London Docklands. Visits to the British Library, the British Museum and the National Archives in London will allow students to learn about the conservation and collecting of the past through viewing primary source material from the British Empire. Explorations of how Indian Imperial subjects were presented in period art (National Gallery) will be compared to contemporary representations of Britain's South Asian population (Ashni Art Gallery) as well as through theatrical performances of historical and contemporary treatments of the Empire and its after-effects.
Lectures and discussions will be held at Marist College during the Spring semester and will allow students to become familiar with the academic goals of the program. The coursework at Marist will give students the skills to analyze the representations of Empire and culture in England; the course will culminate in a final presentation on site. Students are required to participate in all aspects of the program and to complete all required exercises for a final grade.
**Students are required to attend orientation/class sessions during Spring Semester 2010. Dates to be announced.
This abroad experience will count for three Honors credits and substitute for one (AND ONLY ONE) of the three following Honors Seminars:
HONR343L150 Global Engagement: Empire After the Raj (History)
HONR312L150 Versions of the Self: Empire After the Raj (History)
HONR322L150 Art of Culture: Empire After the Raj (History)
The course will satisfy the CORE requirement in History or a Non-Western course for History majors.
To register for this program, please speak with one of the program directors in order to have your MIP registration forms signed:
Dr. Kristin Bayer, Fontaine 216. Kristin.bayer@marist.edu
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Wednesday 11-12 by appt and 1-2, Monday/Thursday 3:30-5:00
OR
Dr. Eileen Curley, Fontaine 214. Eileen.curley@marist.edu
Fall 2009 Office Hours: Monday 12:45-3:15, Tuesday/Friday 12:30-1:45
London served as the capital of the British Empire and is now a thriving and vibrant multicultural city that incorporates its imperial past into the current culture of the city. In London, you will watch how this heritage is presented in theatrical performances, in historical and contemporary art, and at museums and historical sites. You will explore London neighborhoods, sample fusion cuisines, and immerse yourselves in the living remnants of the British Empire.
Liverpool's shipping port was a major entryway for the trade goods sent back from British colonies. You will explore the path of shipping vessels on current ships in the sea and in museums and landmarks. Home to the Beatles, the city's musical heritage lives on and incorporates traditions from many former British colonies.
Connected to Liverpool by a series of canals, Manchester and the Peak District town of Macclesfield housed mills that processed the trade goods into usable commodities that fueled the wealth of the Empire. You will tour silk and technology museums, walk and sail along the canals, and marvel at the engineering feats of the canals and the natural beauty of the surrounding countryside and forested hills.
Students will stay in double or triple occupancy hotels. Breakfast is provided on the program. All other meals will be the responsibility of the student. Students are encouraged to explore the culinary offerings available in each city.
Dr. Kristin Bayer, Assistant Professor of History: Kristin.bayer@marist.edu
Dr. Eileen Curley, Assistant Professor of English: Eileen.curley@marist.edu
Jerre Thornton, Coordinator, Marist International Programs: jerre.thornton@marist.edu
Marist International Programs Short-Term Programs website: http://www.marist.edu/international/shortprograms.html
See the full program brochure here: http://www.marist.edu/international/pdfs/Raj_SA10.pdf
