FYSM 182 - Exploring Hartford's Literacy and Cultural Scene

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

As first-year students at Trinity, most of you will be living in a new city, Hartford, and just like any newcomer, you should research and explore this city that will be your home for four years. This seminar will serve two purposes: (1) to familiarize you with some of the literary figures, theatres, music, and museums that make Hartford an enjoyable and educational city in which to live and (2) to research, discuss, and write about what you see and hear. We will read texts by and visit the homes of Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe, two nineteenth-century writers who lived and wrote in Harford and whose work greatly impacted their time. To explore Hartford's performance venues, we will attend several plays at Hartford Stage, Theatre Works, or the Bushnell Theater. For example, in September, we will go to Theatre Works to see "No Child," a play described by the New York Times as "Marvelous! Touching and funny." "(Since many of the organizations have not yet finalized and published their 2008-09 schedules, the list of performances we will attend will not be available until the end of the summer.) We will also attend a musical event, either by the Hartford Symphony or one of Hartford's smaller classical ensembles. Guided tours of the Wadsworth Museum and the Connecticut Historical Museum will provide an introduction to the art and rich history of the city. The College also provides many wonderful literary and cultural events, and we will attend several of these on campus events. For this writing intensive seminar, you will keep a journal to record and reflect on what they have read, seen, and heard; write several papers in various genres about the events; conduct background research on one scheduled event and present this research to the class; and as a final project, write a paper that includes the oral presentation research and a critical review of the event. EVENTS and TOURS: In addition to the Wednesday afternoon class time (we will visit museums on several Wednesdays), you are required to attend 3 or 4 off-campus weeknight events over the course of the semester. Other required weeknight events will be on-ca 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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