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FALL 2008 Course Offerings
British Cinema or Cinema in the City
Creative Thinking for Advertising
(Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media 4572 - British Media and Telecommunications; Journalism 3751 - Foreign Study in Journalism, 3. s.h.)
A survey of British television, press, film, magazines and radio. Topics include underground press, private radio, avant-garde film, and public and private television. The philosophy and guiding rationale of current British media policy and practice will be investigated through lectures, guest presenters, observation, and literature.
British Cinema or Cinema in the City
(Film and Media Arts, 3770 - Topics in Film Study, 4 s.h.)
British Cinema: A survey of British cinema from its beginnings to 1980, the course will look at the work of directors such as Cecil Hepwork, Alfred Hitchcock, Humphrey Jennings, Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, David Lean, Robert Hanmer and Lindsay Anderson. It will assess the contribution of particular studios – for example Ealing, Denham and Lime Grove, examine specific groups of film makers such as those around Grierson and Free Cinema, and take
account of significant external influences on the development of cinema.OR
Cinema in the City: This course is an arts core course in the general education program focusing on cinema in London. Course # and s.h. TBA
Please note that either British Cinema or Cinema in the City will be offered -- Not both.
(Broadcasting, Telecommunications & Mass Media 4390, 4 s.h. Film & Media Arts 3670, 4 s.h. Journalism 3860, 3 s.h. or Theater 2210, 4 s.h.)
Popular culture is the fabric that bonds and connects contemporary societies. Providing a common reference point for generations, popular culture expresses and sustains identity. Mass media are central in this equation, as they create, reproduce and reinforce popular cultures. What is British Popular Culture? What makes British Popular culture unique? This course surveys British popular culture icons, symbols and trends, including (but not limited to) Monty Python, J. G. Ballard, Nick Hornby, Martin Amis, Doc Marten, glam, punk and goth, Malcolm McClaren, Blur, Oasis, The Kinks, The Who, and the Stones. A broad spectrum of media realms are examined: print, TV, radio, new technologies, film, theater. British popular culture is identified and deconstructed, so as to understand what it is, and what it has inspired. Taught by Temple Professor Zizi Papacharissi.
NOTE: All Temple London students must register for this course.
Creative Thinking for Advertising
(Advertising 3101, 3 s.h.)
Prerequisites: Advertising 2101, 2121, 2151, 2131
This course uses team oriented sessions to develop the creative skills necessary for solving advertising problems. A cross discipline approach is utilized and “creatives” from various advertising and non-advertising disciplines participate as guest facilitators and speakers.
(Theater 4097 (WI) Seminar in Drama, 3 s.h.)
Students attend approximately 7 - 9 plays, engage in seminar critiques, write papers, and hear the views of the instructor regarding British theater.
NOTE: Students registering for this course must pay an additional fee to cover the cost of the theater tickets
(Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media 4785, 4 s.h.; Film and Media Arts 3085, 4s.h.; Journalism 3885, 3 s.h.; Journalism 3882 - Special Projects in Journalism, 1-3 s.h.; Theater 3082 - General Study, 1-3 s.h.)
Students selected on the basis of qualifications and interests work as interns with relevant professional British or American organizations; work is on an unpaid basis for one day a week.
NOTE: All students who wish to register for this course must complete a separate Internship Application Form, included in the London Fall 2007 application packet.
(Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media 4682, 1-4 s.h.: Film and Media Arts 4282 Projects in FMA, 1-3 s.h.; Journalism 3882 - Special Projects in Journalism, 1-3 s.h.; Theater 3082 - General Study, 1-3 s.h.)
This course offers students the opportunity to pursue individual research or project work on a subject appropriate to the London program. Students work on their own and meet periodically with a faculty member.
*NOTE: All students who wish to register for this course must complete a separate Independent Study Application. This form can be obtained from their department advisor.
(Strategic and Organizational Communication 3323, 3 s.h.)
Theory and research communication in political contexts, including framing of election campaigns, roles of the news media in reporting and editorializing, war propaganda, and symbolic action in conflicts between social movements and agents of social control.
(Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media 3296 or Journalism 3296; (WI) 3. s.h.)
As Tim Cahill, the legendary travel writer and former editor of Outside Magazine, once wrote, “It isn’t the traveling, it’s the writing.” Cahill, Andrew Bain, Rory MacLean, Sara Wheeler, Rolf Potts, Bill Bryson– these are writers with wildly different styles, and many of them travel to completely mundane locations, but they all manage to learn something about themselves, and why they travel, in the process of writing. In other words, it’s not where they go, it’s how they experience the place, and how they write about that experience. This is a course about Travel itself. What does it mean to travel? Why do we travel, and how do we decide where to go? We will examine the romantic sense of wanderlust that nearly all people experience at least once in their lives. The course will also examine the ideas of International Communication and Intercultural Competence. How do we travel with cultural sensitivity? We will look at the reputation of the American traveler, and the stereotypes of “ugly Americanism.” Through our exploration of these concepts, we will discover what travel reveals about us and about our culture, and about the cultures we are visiting. And we will become travelers who can move beyond the superficial “tourist” experience of a place.
(Theater 4097 (WI) Seminar in Drama, 3 s.h.)
Students attend approximately 7 - 9 plays, engage in seminar critiques, write papers, and hear the views of the instructor regarding British theater. Please note: Students registering for this course must pay an additional fee to cover the cost of the theater tickets
Budget for Spring 2008 Program
FOOD
(COOKING IN) $180 per week$ 2,520 HOUSING AND PROGRAM FEES
Refundable Security Deposit
Monthly ƒ 166$ 9,065
$ 250 (not included in the estimate)THEATER TICKETS
Students enrolled in THEATER 307
Must pay this fee to cover the cost of theater tickets$ 400 OVERNIGHT REGIONAL THEATER TRIP
Optional$ 360 DAILY EXPENSES
$167 or ƒ 93 per week
Includes occasional meal out, weekly transpass and other personal expenses$ 2,338 TUITION
PA Resident
Non-PA Resident$ 4,840
$ 8,862FLIGHT AND TRANSFER
Round Trip$ 800 TOTAL in U.S. Dollars
$ 20,573 Resident
$ 24,595 Non-Resident
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