All-New 'Downton Abbey' Mini-Course Beginning Oct. 2 at CCC

Camden County College will call upon the Crawley family and their staff once again this fall as CCC’s second mini-course on the popular PBS television program “Downton Abbey” runs from Oct. 2 through 30 on the Blackwood Campus.

“‘Downton Abbey’ and the Jazz Age” will explore various aspects of the fourth season of the show, which ran last fall in Great Britain and last winter in the United States. The fifth season just began airing in Britain and will be shown stateside beginning in January.

The mini-course was created and will be taught by CCC Professor Ellen Hernandez, who created and taught the previous “Downton Abbey” class as well. It will take place in Room 210 of Madison Hall from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on five Thursdays.

Each session of the mini-course will cover one topic and provide social and historical context for the fictional show’s events. The sessions are scheduled as follows:
-- “Death and Taxes” (Oct. 2)
-- “Pride and Prejudice” (Oct. 9)
-- “Suffering and Suffragettes” (Oct. 16)
-- “Common Ground” (Oct. 23)
-- “Suitors and Scandals” (Oct. 30)

Cost is $25 for this mini-course, but attendees also have the option of paying $50 for a 2014-15 Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility membership that includes enrollment in an unlimited number of other mini-courses at no additional charge through June 30. Professional development credit is available for educators who attend.

Madison Hall is located on Camden County College’s Blackwood Campus, just off Exit 7B of Route 42 at College Drive and Peter Cheeseman Road in Gloucester Township. Ample free off-road parking is available.

To register for “‘Downton Abbey’ and the Jazz Age” or for details about other CCLR mini-courses, visit www.camdencc.edu/civiccenter; email CCLRregistrations@camdencc.edu; or call (856) 227-7200, ext. 4333. Information also is available by following @CenterForCivic on Twitter.