While in London, students will earn credit for two three-credit courses taught by Dr. Stephanie Brown from the UArizona English Department:

ENGL 310: Contemporary Theatre in Performance: This course will focus entirely on plays, concerts, and performances by some of the most renowned theatre companies and artists in the world, which we will have the opportunity to see while in London. Students help with the selection of events, and typically attend 12-15 performances (cost included in program fees).

English 360: 21st Century British Literature: (Gen. Ed. Tier 2, Humanities)     
This course uses recent British writing as a jumping-off place to explore the connections between London's literature and its culture, history, and life. We'll use recent works by authors like Zadie Smith, Daljit Nagra, Barnardine Evaristo, Susanne Clark, Kamilia Shamsie, and Max Porter to begin our explorations of this fascinating city. Our writing for the course will focus on how literature enriches and expands our ideas about what London is today.

Both of these courses will focus on giving you the opportunity to explore London's past as it exists in London today through its architecture, museums, and culture, while taking advantage of our own location in present-day London to see what forms “newness” takes in music, theatre, literature, the visual arts, the sciences, politics, food, and popular culture.

In order to allow students to make the most of being in London, students will have a few weeks after the end of the time in London to wrap up and submit the writing assignments.

Experience living in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. Students will stay in shared housing accommodations located in central London, close to an Underground Line serving all of London. The program also includes a day trip to Stratford-upon-Avon, the historic birthplace of William Shakespeare, and may include other activities outside the city.

Good to Know:

LGBTQ+ Equality Index rating: United Kingdom rates 74/100 (with 100 being the most equal) on Equaldex’s LGBTQ+ Equality Index.

Global Peace Index rating: United Kingdom ranks 37/163 in the Global Peace Index. The lower the score, the more peaceful the country.

Languages spoken: English, Welsh, Scots Gaelic

• Faculty: Dr. Steph Brown, stephbrown@arizona.edu, Modern Languages 476
  • Interested students can email Dr. Brown for more information or to set up a meeting.
• University of Arizona Department of English: https://english.arizona.edu/

• Students who receive the Pell Grant may qualify for the Gilman Scholarship.
• The Fund for Education Abroad offers scholarship opportunities for students with financial need.
• Please visit the UArizona English Department Scholarship page for information about available scholarships on Scholarship Universe.
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