Focusing on literature, history, fine arts, architecture, drama and music, this humanities course helps the student reflect the socio-cultural context of particular periods in London's history. The student moves to Norwich in early October and continues study of the humanities through a seminar style course which examines the evolution of culture in the English countryside and the provincial city, from Roman times to the present. In this course, the city of Norwich and the surrounding county of Norfolk provide the locus for study. Norwich, two hours by rail from London, is a characteristically regional city, dominated structurally by cathedral and castle. Students will concentrate on a particular art form, historical era, or thematic interest in their culminating project for this second humanities course.
Students live in single rooms in university dormitories.
Students' meals are taken in the residences. Costs include all tuition and fees, round trip transportation between New York and Norwich, transportation and entrance fees for scheduled excursions, hotel, tube and bus fares in London and Norwich, tickets for several independent trips between Norwich and London, room and board while classes are in session. Course work is supplemented by field trips to manor houses, palaces, castles, gardens, museums, cathedrals, nearby towns, and the theater. Participants will live and attend morning classes at Goldsmith College. A train station and bus stops are located near the residence hall, making travel into the heart of London easy.