IWU London Program Prof. Kathleen O’Gorman Join us in London! Illinois Wesleyan University established its London 2017 London Director Program to provide students with a chance to study abroad in the first Illinois Wesleyan University is pleased semester of the sophomore or junior year while earning credit toward four to announce that Dr. Kathleen General Education requirements. The IWU London Program offers you a O’Gorman, Professor of English, will direct the 2017 IWU London Program. close connection to an IWU faculty member, who acts as the program A specialist in 20th- and 21st-century director, and to a cohort of IWU students while you pursue the General British and Irish literature, Professor Education goals of independence, critical thinking, imagination, social O’Gorman is very familiar with London awareness, and sensitivity to others. Specifically, a semester abroad will and directed the program before, in 2012. In 2017, she will offer an Analysis prepare you for responsible citizenship and leadership in a global economy. of Values course that examines what the censorship of literature tells us about London, the City society—specifically, what it tells us about the UK in the 20th and 21st London is one of the world’s greatest centuries. The majority of the semester cities. With a history that spans will engage students in an exploration of centuries, London offers students the the riches of London’s theatre, opportunity to visit Roman ruins, museums, and archives as they consider what has been censored and what the medieval religious structures, a implications of that censorship are in reconstruction of Shakespeare’s terms of power, control, protection of Globe Theatre, Winston Churchill’s certain groups, balancing freedom of Cabinet War Rooms, and modern artistic expression with the need for institutions of finance and public order, and other issues. The government. The city also boasts course will also include a trip to Dublin to examine questions concerning the world-class educational and cultural institutions, art galleries, museums, and theatres, censorship of literary texts in Ireland all of which offer students exceptional opportunities for academic and cultural during the same time period. enrichment. Whether strolling through Hyde Park, exploring Brick Lane’s Prof. O’Gorman earned her doctorate multicultural history, wandering the galleries of the British Museum, or shopping at from the University of Notre Dame and the famous Portobello Road Market, you will find the sights and sounds of the city as has taught at IWU since 1986. She is a exciting on your last night as on your first. recipient of the Illinois Wesleyan University Award for Teaching You will find yourself in a bustling and vibrant city where every street scene, every Excellence (1996). street name, seems to come with a history attached to it, with hours of pleasure to be had just poking down backstreets and finding your own favorite corners. Despite its busy streets, London is also one of the world’s greener cities, with more open spaces than you might expect. Some of them are well-kept, tame city-centre parks, while others are wild expanses of heath and woodland where you can roam for hours through landscapes that inspired the likes of John Keats, Charles Dickens, and Virginia Woolf. You might also run into any number of present-day celebrities out and about. Previous groups have encountered Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who), Chris Pine (Star Trek Beyond), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock), Mark Gatiss (writer and actor on Sherlock), Academy-Award-winner Mark Rylance, and Harry Potter actors Matthew Lewis and Helena Bonham-Carter. London’s rich cultural heritage offers great diversity: Asian, Afro-Caribbean, Indian, Irish, Middle Eastern, and many other cultures have left an indelible mark on the city and resonate in the voices and music that you hear everywhere. The IWU faculty invites you to be a part of this unforgettable place and to learn all that you can from it. Academic Program Several course-related excursions outside of London offers a number of distinctive opportunities London, including an extended trip to Dublin for students to enhance their intellectual lives and to as part of the Director’s course. become more aware of the greater international Housing community. Students live in fully furnished apartments in central Like students on the IWU campus, the 24 students London. Apartments house up to 6 students each and participating in the London Program will enroll in four offer convenient access to public transportation, banks, courses. Each London Program course will meet one grocery stores, and other amenities. Students will be of the requirements outlined in the seven General responsible for preparing their own meals and will Education categories: receive a weekly meal stipend to help defray the costs. Arts Classroom facilities are within easy travel distance Literature using public transportation (students will receive Analysis of Values travel cards good for all public transport within the Contemporary Social Institutions city for the duration of the program). Cultural and Historical Change Eligibility Intellectual Traditions All students will take the director’s course, which Participation is open to IWU students of all schools and varies from year to year, depending on the interests majors who are in good standing, have at least 4 units and expertise of the director. In 2017, this course will of credit toward graduation, and who have completed be “Shut. Up.: Censorship & Literature in the United at least one semester of study on campus. Kingdom,” which fulfills the General Education Costs Analysis of Values requirement. In addition, students will choose three courses taught by British faculty. IWU tuition, room, and board + a program fee of Courses that have been offered in the past include approx. $5800. Included in these costs are “Shakespeare and Others on the London Stage” • 4 IWU courses (Literature), “British Art History” (Arts), “The History • Housing of London” (Cultural & History Change), and • Weekly food stipend “London, World City” (Contemporary Social • Roundtrip airfare from Chicago O’Hare Institutions). • London Travel Card good for unlimited travel Classes meet Monday through Thursday, generally for within the city for the duration of the program two hours twice a week. Some Fridays will also be • Pre-departure orientation at IWU used for out-of-class field studies—daytrips or • 3-day orientation in London weekend excursions to sites associated with the • Transportation for all program excursions students’ courses. Professors and students will be able • Entrance fees and tickets for all required to utilize London resources—for example, the National program events Gallery, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, • Opening and closing banquets and the British Museum—as classrooms. • Use of a cell phone The London Program offers a structured curriculum, APPLICATION & DEADLINE while also leaving room to explore the unique Students may apply to the program regardless of their opportunities that England’s intellectual and cultural major. Applications are available in the International resources have to offer. To enhance their learning Office and are due by March 1, 2017. experience, students will receive a guided tour of London as part of the three-day orientation and will For further information, please contact travel outside the city on daytrips and several long Prof. Kathleen O’Gorman Stacey Shimizu weekends as a part of the program. English House, 102 International Office Academic highlights of the IWU London Program Phone: 556- 3242 Phone: 556-1096 include the following: [email protected] [email protected] A pre-departure orientation on campus 3 days of orientation in London 4 course units of credit toward your IWU degree .