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DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 1.

 

Note: The deadline for applications, transcripts and letters of recommendation is MARCH 1. Additional details and important forms can be found at http://bit.ly/SLISDenmark2014.

 

The School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University invites you to explore the fascinating world of international children’s literature and librarianship – in DENMARK!

 

Course Description:

 

From its notoriety as home of the Vikings, to its current status as home of the happiest people in the world, Denmark is

famous for Hamlet, Søren Kierkegaard, Danish pastry, and leaders in architecture and  design like Arne Jacobsen, Jørn Utsen, Georg Jensen, Bang & Olufsen, and Bjarne Ingels. But Denmark also has a long and solid tradition of cultural production for young people—just think of Hans Christian Andersen, Tivoli Gardens and Legoland.

 

In this academically rigorous course on international cultural production for children, Denmark will serve as a case study for such, providing students with hands-on perspectives on international children’s literature, librarianship, museums, and a view on how different cultures construct “childhood.”

 

The course is hybrid, combining online course delivery with face-to-face class time in Denmark. Some questions this class will address include:

·        What does it mean to be a child in other countries compared to the United States, and as a result, what sorts of issues face professionals working in cultural production for young people—from museums and libraries, to media industries such as publishing and film? How do those issues compare to ones faced by professionals in the United States? What is similar? What is different?

·        What can we learn from another culture, and how will our new knowledge translate into ideas for practice in the U.S.?

 

Tours and seminars in Denmark will include the Royal Library School, the International Animation Workshop, Rosinante Publishers and an independent children’s bookseller, visit to Helsingør (Hamlet’s castle) and the ministry of culture, and tours of a selection of Danish children’s libraries. We will also visit Tivoli gardens, possibly take a ferry to Sweden, and visit several museums.

 

On-site in Denmark, students will live in a youth hostel in central Copenhagen (http://www.danhostel.dk/en/hostel/danhostel-copenhagen-city). We will also spend two nights in a hotel near Viborg (http://www.nielsbuggeskro.dk/cms/).

 

Additional Details:

• Hybrid course: Combines online course delivery with face-to-face class time in Denmark. Three credit hours.
• Offered: Summer 2014 (approximate dates in Denmark are June 4 to 15).
• Estimated costs:
  • Program fees (including lodging, venue admission, internal travel, and a cell phone with minutes): $2,300
  • Travel to and from Denmark from Ohio (less from East Coast): Approximately $1,500
  • Total estimate = $3,800 PLUS tuition
  • Tuition (3-credits, graduate level, based on Academic Year 2013-2014 - may change slightly): In State: $1,425, out-of–state: $2,451.
  • Not included: food and incidentals. (Approximately $60 per day for food should be adequate.)

 

For more information (including a video describing the course) and application forms, please visit http://bit.ly/SLISDenmark2014.

 

 

 

All the best,

 

Flo

 

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Flo Cunningham

Marketing Communications and Public Relations Specialist

School of Library and Information Science

Kent State University

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