Courses and Faculty

Spring 2013 Courses

You must enroll in a minimum of 12 units by selecting at least 3 brochure-listed courses plus the special 3-unit required course: HUM 350T, British Life and Culture. Contact the individual instructor if you would like to take an "Independent Study" Course (xxx-499).

Dr. David Sandner

ENGL 212: London in the Literary Imagination* (3) [GE C.2]
Walking the streets of literary London, students will debate with devils with William Blake; visit the Elgin Marbles with John Keats; ask for more with Dickens' orphans; hunt Stevenson's Mr. Hyde through its alleyways; deduce the crime with Doyle's Sherlock Holmes; fall down Carroll's rabbit hole; trade with Christina Rossetti's goblin men; go Bunburying with Oscar Wilde; look for a room of one's own with Virginia Woolf; and much more. From the Lake District of Wordsworth, to the Africa of Conrad, to the worldwide voices of English represented by Walcott and Rushdie, students will explore the literary legacy of London, both in itself, in its global reach as the center of an Empire, and in its post-colonial aftermath. Students will likely take a field trip to Keats house, visit the museums and bridges where poems occurred, tour Bloomsbury and perhaps even Dickens's World (a Victorian-themed amusement park on the outskirts of London) in order to experience London in and through and emerging out of its stories.

ENGL 331: Shakespeare on Film (3)* [GE C.3]
Shakespeare is the most famous writer in English, but his works are not simply preserved and archived; instead, they are altered, cut, retranslated and updated. They are culturally alive. Students will study how and why Shakespeare's works are adapted to film in order to understand what his works can mean for audiences today. Explorations of the formal and thematic elements of his plays will open out to a consideration of the application of filmmaking techniques (like costume, lighting, setting, camera angles, montage, etc.), changes to the narrative (like adding and deleting scenes from the original text), casting, and directorial perspective/vision in film adaptations. Students will likely take a field trip to Stratford-upon-Avon (Shakespeare's birthplace), take a tour of the new Globe Theatre, and see at least one theatrical production of a Shakespeare play. Works may include Romeo and Juliet, Henry V and Richard III, and adaptations Romeo + Juliet, Shakespeare in Love, Looking for Richard, Richard III and Henry V.

HUM 350T: British Life & Culture (3) [GE C.3 & Z] (Required Course)
This course takes a social, historical and cultural approach to contemporary British society and examines its traditions and institutions to better understand the British way of life. This course includes lectures by guest British faculty and related field trips to the British Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery, and the Houses of Parliament among others.

Dr. Dimitrii Sidorov (CSULB)

GEOG 316: Geography of Europe (3)
This course reviews Europe from the geographical/regional point of view. We will study the region's major physical landforms, the historical evolution of its urban landscapes, cultural variations, demographic characteristics, and geopolitical challenges.

GEOG 301: The Urban Scene: London (3)
Analysis of the validity of the American concept of urban life and city forms as opposed to the British/European experience. Particular attention will be paid to London.

*For official catalog titles and descriptions for CSUF courses visit http://www.fullerton.edu/catalog/.

Faculty

Dr. David Sandner (CSUF)

Dr. David Sandner is an associate professor of English at California State University, Fullerton. He teaches 19th-century British Romanticism, children's literature, creative writing, and popular literature, including science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His books include: The Fantastic Sublime (Greenwood), Fantastic Literature: A Critical Reader (Praeger), and Critical Discourses of the Fantastic, 1712-1831 (Ashgate). He has also published numerous essays and short stories.

Office: UH-441
Office Telephone: (562) 985-3214
Email address: dsandner@fullerton.edu

Dr. Dimitrii Sidorov (CSULB)

Dr. Dimitrii Sidorov is native of Moscow, Russia. He received his education at Moscow State University, Oxford University, and the Universities of Minnesota and Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to landing in California, Dr. Sidorov taught in a number of schools (including University College London). His research and teaching interests include: Russia, geopolitics, urban issues, and visual approaches.

Email address: usa.sidorov@gmail.com

Registration

After your application is approved, we will register you in your selected classes. After you are registered, you will be notified to go online and pay tuition for your Spring units. All adds, drops or schedule changes must be completed prior to leaving for this trip. If you are enrolled at another CSU campus, to register in the CSUF London courses, a visitor or concurrent enrollment form is required and can be obtained in your campus' Admission and Records Office.

Spring 2013 tuition is separate from the program fees and will be paid through Student Financial Services after enrollment is complete.

London Semester Students Statement

London Semester Students are expected to attend all of their registered classes, unless there is a medical reason which prevents them from doing so, and to adhere to all behavioral norms established on their respective campuses. Additionally, they are required to follow the laws and regulations, and respect the cultural mores, national traditions and customs of the host country.