LASS 836 - Study Abroad: 18th Century London and Bath

3 credits

This course complements LAPI 822 Age of Reason, Age of Satire. The 14-day excursion will consider essential aspects of English Enlightenment culture - architecture, collecting and museum building, spa and social life, science, imperial expansion - with site visits to Bath, Greenwich, the British Museum, John Soane’s House, Kenwood House, the Tate Britain, the Wallace Collection, etc. Students will attend twice-weekly lectures, keep a trip journal, and, after our return, submit a substantial paper on Enlightenment England.

Prerequisites LACR*102 and LACR*210

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