Race, Gender, and the Media: The London Story

London is easily one of the most culturally diverse cities of the world, where the mix and clash of cultures Western and Eastern, white and non-white, English and African, South Asian, Caribbean and many others occurs daily and is played out in the nation’s media.

This program will focus on how the mass media of the United Kingdom are engaged in great conversations about difference. We will move from trying to understand how we handle cultural, gender and other differences regardless of country, to discussing how those behaviors affect us both personally and in our communities.

Through readings, class discussions, guest appearances, trips to various communities and course projects, the course seeks to advance our understanding of issues relating to the increasing diversity of populations and media in the West. Having some grasp of these issues is vital for anyone who aspires to become a communications professional.

Courses

Faculty

Professor Hubert Brown teaches courses on reporting for radio and television, television documentary, new production and performance, and mass media ethics. He has 12 years of broadcast experience in commercial and public television, as a reporter, documentary producer, and on-air talent. He specializes in Broadcast Journalism, Diversity and Media, Ethics and Journalism, and African- Americans in Broadcasting. He is currently working on research surrounding the discussions of race in the television coverage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. You can contact the professor: Hubert Brown hwbrown@syr.edu.

Travel and Living

Students will arrange and pay for their own round-trip transportation to London. Transportation for course-related excursion is arranged by SU Abroad and covered by the program fee.

Advantage Travel, a travel agency we use often, is arranging a group flight for students in this program. If you would like to travel with the group, please contact Sally Curtis at scurtis@advantagecny.com or 1-800-788-1980.

IMPORTANT NOTE:Do not purchase your airline ticket before receiving written notification from us that you can book your flight. You will have to present this notification if we cancel the program at a later date, and you want to be reimbursed for the cost of the ticket.

Students are housed in shared rooms in furnished flats arranged by Syracuse University for the duration of the program. SU Abroad’s pre-arranged housing in located in the heart of the University district, the Bloomsbury neighborhood of London, and a short walk to our London Centre. Students will be required to pay a $400 security deposit. This security will be held to ensure against damage to the apartment. The deposit will be returned after the apartments are cleared and deemed undamaged by Acorn Management Group.

Students who choose to arrange and pay for their own housing must notify SU Abroad in writing by March 15, 2007. You can advise us of your housing intentions through an email to Gail Rich, gnrich@syr.edu, the counselor for this program. The program fee will be reduced by $2409 for students who choose to live independently. These students should expect to pay about 160 British Pounds (about $305) per week for a shared apartment. They will also be responsible for their own hotel bookings and costs for the first few days of the program while they look for housing. They can contact Wendy Stanley wendy@wendytours.fsnet.co.uk. She arranges reservations at the Royal National Hotel at a price of 29 British Pounds (about $55 per bed in a twin room and 49 British Pounds ($93 in a single room.). Students will pay the hotel directly for their accommodations.

Dates

Program begins:	May 31
Program ends:	July 6
Application deadline:	March 1*

*Applications received after March 1 will be considered if there is still space in the program.

Costs