Summer 2015 Course Catalog
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Bread Loaf School of English Summer 2015 Course Catalog SUMMER 2015 1 Explore your inner potential. Expand your outer limits. 2 BLSE Welcome to BREAD LOAF Established in 1920, Middlebury Bread Loaf School of English is an academically rigorous summer graduate program of Middlebury College, offering a diverse and innovative curriculum in the fields of literature and culture, pedagogy and literacy, creative writing, and theater arts. While tailored to K-12 English and language arts teachers, the program also enrolls students from a variety of backgrounds. Bread Loaf faculty come from eminent colleges and universities across the United States and U.K. SUMMER 2015 1 t Bread Loaf, we engage and inspire Bread Loaf School of English, which held its innovative thinkers who, through the first session in 1920 with the aim of providing A interpretation of literary and critical graduate education in the fields of English and texts, contribute creative thought, write per- American literatures, public speaking, creative suasive and original arguments, and use relevant writing, dramatic production, and the teaching emerging technologies to develop effective of English. teaching and learning practices. Students can enroll for one or more sum- MISSION STATEMENT mers of continuing graduate education, or The Bread Loaf School of English (BLSE) is pursue a master of arts or master of letters a summer residential graduate program of degree in English. A typical course load is Middlebury College, providing education in two units per summer: each unit carries three British, American, and world literatures and semester hours of graduate credit (the equiva- the allied fields of pedagogy, literacy, creative lent of 30 class hours). Degree candidates must writing, and theater arts to a population com- attend Bread Loaf/Vermont at least once, but prised primarily of K–12 English and language are encouraged to attend all three campuses. arts teachers. The program offers master of arts All Bread Loaf students can join the nation- and master of letters degrees in English as well ally recognized Bread Loaf Teacher Network, as opportunities for continuing education and which supports innovative pedagogical sustained, technology-rich professional devel- collaboration. opment. BLSE draws its faculty from leading institutions in the U.S. and U.K. and maintains HISTORY three campuses, two domestic and one in In 1915, Joseph Battell, a former Middlebury England, with a curriculum tailored to each College student and a longtime Middlebury site. The school aims to create a diverse and businessman, willed to Middlebury College an dynamic learning community that fosters inno- inn, a collection of cottages, and 31,000 acres vative, culturally responsive thinking, teaching, in the heart of Vermont’s Green Mountains. and professional development both during the These lands and residences became home to the summer and throughout the year. Summer 2015 Session Dates Vermont New Mexico Oxford Arrival and Arrival and Arrival June 29 registration June 23 registration June 13–14 Registration June 30 Classes begin June 24 Classes begin June 15 Classes begin July 1 Classes end August 4 Classes end July 23 Classes end August 7 Commencement August 8 Commencement July 25 Commencement August 8 2 BLSE WHY BREAD LOAF? INDIVIDUALIZED IMMERSIVE At Bread Loaf, classes are small and instruction The six-week summer schedule allows working is adapted to students with different training, professionals to pursue graduate education. experience, talents, and goals. The faculty Unlike other part-time programs, it offers a meet with students regularly to guide work full-time residential experience, allowing stu- in progress. dents to immerse themselves in curricular and co-curricular life and to take a part in shaping UNIQUE a dynamic learning community. Bread Loaf faculty come from eminent colleges and universities across the U.S. and U.K. As EXPANSIVE leaders in multiple fields, they bring diverse The Bread Loaf curriculum combines the study approaches to both what and how they teach. of literature with study in creative and peda- gogical fields, encouraging students to think TRANSFORMATIVE across disciplinary boundaries. Special curric- At Bread Loaf, master’s level instruction fosters ular emphases at each campus link education opportunities for professional advancement uniquely to place, and the three campuses give and intellectual enrichment. Students gain students unparalleled access to diverse cultural advanced critical skills as well as renewed con- experiences. fidence in their abilities as teachers and thinkers. SUMMER 2015 3 WHEREWe ARE Bread Loaf has campuses in three culturally distinctive loca- tions: the Green Mountains of Vermont; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and the historic city of Oxford, England. Each year, students choose where to spend their summers, though degree candidates are required to spend at least one summer in Vermont. BREAD LOAF/VERMONT is located on Davison Memorial Library on the Bread Loaf Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf mountain campus has a small collection, supplemented by campus in Ripton. With the broadest curricu- reserve readings for summer courses; and the lum, it is the largest of the programs and enrolls Davis Family Library on the Middlebury cam- roughly 250 students each summer. Bread Loaf/ pus, which houses the college’s main collections. Vermont is also home to the acclaimed Bread The rural campus sits within the Green Loaf Acting Ensemble, an integral part of the Mountain National Forest and has access to summer experience. trails, mountain lakes, and rivers, as well as Students are housed in historically preserved athletic facilities on campus and at Middlebury Victorian buildings on campus, most in double College. Students may take advantage of week- rooms, and share meals in the Bread Loaf Inn. end excursions arranged by the Bread Loaf staff. The Bread Loaf office supplies a list of off- campus rentals for students with families. BREAD LOAF/NEW MEXICO takes place Students have access to two libraries: the at St. John’s College, stretched out below the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The program enrolls approximately 70 students, and the cur- riculum emphasizes the literatures and cultures The Dining Hall at Oxford, the St. John's bell tower, and the summer colors of Vermont—all iconic images of the Southwest. Students are lodged in double of these special places. rooms and eat together at St. John’s College. SUMMER 2015 5 “The joys of creativity and intellectual pursuit constitute the very fabric of this place. What a gift.” Students with families arrange their own BREAD LOAF/OXFORD is based at Lincoln off-campus housing. College, University of Oxford, and is centrally The program includes use of the library of situated within the city. The program enrolls St. John’s College, supplemented by books from approximately 80 students and offers a curric- the University of New Mexico and Middlebury ulum centered on British and world literatures. College. Students take one two-unit course (six semes- The program offers field trips to important ter-hour credits), half of which is devoted to natural and cultural sites such as Albuquerque, independent research. Classes are small (six to Acoma Pueblo, Taos, the Santa Fe Opera, and eight students each), and most include individ- Tent Rocks National Park. ual tutorials in addition to seminar meetings. Students have single accommodations in Lincoln College or its annex in Lincoln House, most with bathrooms en suite. A limited num- ber of rooms are available on site for students with partners, and some off-site semi-private accommodations are available for students with families. Students have access to both the Lincoln College Library and the 400-year-old Bodleian Library, one of the finest research libraries in the world. Students may take advantage of course-related field trips to such places as London, Stratford-upon-Avon, Canterbury, and the Lake District. The city of Oxford is home to parks, museums, shops, restaurants, and places of historical and contemporary interest. The spacious and well-lit library at St. John’s College. 6 BLSE ACADEMICS Bread Loaf provides all its students with a rigorous and innovative curriculum of courses well suited to the needs of K–12 English and language arts teachers. THE MASTER OF ARTS (MA) DEGREE THE MASTER OF LETTERS The Master of Arts program gives students (M LITT) DEGREE a broad familiarity with the fields of British, The Master of Letters program allows students American, and world literatures. The curricu- to achieve mastery of a specialization within the lum is divided into six groups: fields of literature, pedagogy, and/or the creative arts. The MLitt is similar to the MA degree except that MLitt candidates design their own 1: Writing, Pedagogy, and Literacy fields of concentration, in consultation with 2: British Literature through the Bread Loaf ’s associate director: seven of the 10 Seventeenth Century required units must be in the field. Although 3: British Literature since the no thesis is required, in the final summer each Seventeenth Century degree candidate must pass a comprehensive 4: American Literature examination or produce a final project repre- senting the course work done in the field. 5: World Literature 6: Theater Arts CONTINUING GRADUATE EDUCATION Students may enroll for continuing graduate education for one or more summers. Students Degree candidates must complete 10 units, receive a certificate in continuing graduate five of which must meet distributional