Life is a Cabaret: A Journey to Berlin

In the last week of April, ten hardy Graham School students joined assoc. dean Cary Nathenson for a cultural-historical tour of Berlin. For most, it was their first trip to the new/old German capital. The group took full advantage of Berlin’s walkable streets and complex public transit network, strolling (literally) through Berlin’s history at the [...]

Chawton House

Instructor Elisabeth Lenckos is currently in England at Chawton House, once the home of Jane Austen’s brother and now a research library. Fifty miles southwest of London, nestled in the Hampshire village of Chawton, is the home of Jane Austen’s brother, Edward Austen Knight. Today Chawton House is both a research library and a working [...]

Elisabeth Lenckos, Letter from Chawton

My English friends tell me that I am fortunate in my choice of the time of year that I am visiting Chawton House Library. After a cold, rainy summer, the Hampshire region that was home to Jane Austen is experiencing one of the most glorious autumns on record. The temperatures are mild, the sun shines [...]

University of Chicago Graham School of General Studies Berlin Tour

Join the University of Chicago Graham School of General Studies on a tour of Berlin, tracing the cultural and literary transformations of this great city. Tour dates are from April 25–May 1 2010; … more about “University of Chicago Graham School o…“, posted with vodpod