Friday, April 27, 2007

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Von oben nach unten:
  1. Blick vom Carfax Tower
  2. Garten vor Christ Church College
  3. Haupteingang Christ Church College
  4. Treppengang in Harry Potter
  5. Christ Church Cathedral
  6. Garten hinter Christ Church
  7. Speisesaal Magdalen College
  8. Innenhof Magdalen mit Hochzeit
  9. Kreuzgang Magdalen
  10. Zimmer Magdalen

Neulich war ich mit einem Ausflugsgruppe des International Office in Oxford, unter lauter Asiaten, weil die meisten europaeischen Visiting Students in den Ferien in ihren Heimatlaendern waren. Deshalb bin ich also ganz allein einen Tag lang durch “die” Uni-Stadt schlechthin geschlendert. Und habe nicht schlecht gestaunt: Da liesse es sich durchaus studieren! Besonders wenn man die herrlichen alten Bauten dort mit den Betonkloetzen hier in Warwick vergleicht. Verwitternde Mauern, Efeu, Zinnen, Glockentuerme, Innenhoefe, Kloester mit Kreuxgaengen, gepflegte Rasenflaechen, knorrige alte Baeume, verwinkelte, gepflasterte Gassen – stimmungsvoller geht es kaum. Und auch die Landschaft wird Richtung Oxford “englischer” als hier um Coventry herum: huegelige Weiden, gesprenkelt mit Schafen oder Kuehen, durchzogen von Wasserlaeufen und Kanaelen, Hecken und kleinen Baumgruppen, wirklich schoen!
Andererseits kommt man sich als Student in Oxford wahrscheinlich vor wie im Museum: dauernd trampeln irgendwelche Touristen vorbei mit gezueckter Kamera, fotografieren jeden Stein dreimal, und spaehen in alle Richtungen, ob sie nicht einen Blick auf die legendaeren Studenten erhaschen. Duerfte ganz schoen nerven.
Zur Entschaedigung werden die Touristen richtig abgezockt, die Colleges verlangen Eintritt dafuer, dass man durch ihre Tore eintreten und die edlen Anlagen bewundern darf, und als ich den netten englischen Herrn im Carfax Tower, einem mittelalterlichen Wehrturm, der heute als Aussichtsturm verwendet wird, fragte, ob ich mit meinem Ticket fuer 2 Pfund am gleichen Tag nochmal hoch duerfe auf das Tuermchen, wurde mir das verneint. Na denn. Als Rache habe ich auf die gefuehrte Tour fuer 6,50 Pfund verzichtet und bin allein rumgelaufen.
Fuer den eher kurzen Rundgang durch die beruehmte Bodleian Library, die zweitgroesste im UK mit 6,5 Millionen Baenden auf 170 Meilen von Regalen, 5000 Neuzugaengen pro Monat und solchen Schaetzen im Keller wie der Magna Charta, der ersten gedruckten Gutenberg-Bibel (wahrscheinlich von uns geklaut …), oder der ersten Shakespeare-Ausgabe waren dann aber doch 6 Pfund faellig, obwohl man von diesen Superlativen gar nichts zu sehen bekommt und nur durch den aeltesten Teil der Bibliothek gefuehrt wird, wo die uralten Folianten noch wie frueher mit Ketten am Regal befestigt sind, damit die Gelehrten sie nicht stibitzen konnten. Die Architektur drinnen ist allerdings sehr eindrucksvoll, wie man auf den Fotos wahrscheinlich nur undeutlich erkennen kann. Wir wurden durch den ersten “Seminarraum” der Universitaet gefuehrt, der eher dem Innenraum einer aufwaendig gestalteten Kirche gleicht, und durch den Saal nebenan, in dem waehrend des englischen Buergerkriegs der spaeter von Cromwell hingerichtete Koenig Charles I. sein Parlament einrichtete (eine ziemlich exakte Nachbildung des echten Parlaments in London, dessen Mitglieder sich gegen ihn gewendet hatten) und in dem in modernen Zeiten Leute wie Nelson Mandela oder Bill Clinton (beides Oxford Graduates) ihre Weihen erhalten haben, oder was auch immer, erinnere mich nicht mehr so genau.
Danach habe ich mir das Christ Church College und das Magdalen College angesehen. Ersteres ist das groesste, aelteste, und reichste, mit einer eigenen, enormen Kathedrale, letzteres aber viel, viel schoener. Im Christ Church College (sowie auch in der Bodleian Library) wurde einer der Harry-Potter-Filme gedreht, und im Magdalen College unter anderem der Film “Shadowlands” mit Anthony Hopkins. Zum Magdalen College gehoert, soweit ich weiss, ein ehemaliges Kloster, an dessen Kreuzgang die ehemaligen Moenchszellen liegen, und darin hausen nun die Studenten. Zumindest hab ich mir das beim Besichtigen so zusammengereimt. Als ich da war, fand auf dem edlen Rasen im Innenhof gerade bei strahlendem Sonnenschein eine Hochzeit statt. Viel stilvoller geht’s nimmer.
Zur Information ueber das Unisystem Oxfords nur ganz kurz folgendes:
Die “Universitaet Oxford” besteht aus ca. 20 Colleges, die ziemlich eigenstaendig sind, d.h. es gibt “die” Uni Oxford eigentlich nicht; wenn man dort studiert hat, muss man immer mit dazu sagen, an welchem College, sonst ist die Information nicht vollstaendig. Die Unabhaengigkeit der Colleges bedeutet, dass man zusaetzlich zu den 3000 GBP Studiengebuehren, die mittlerweile fast alle englischen Unis jaehrlich erheben, noch Collegegebuehren von 4000 – 5000 GBP jaehrlich aufbringen muss.
Fuer das Geld bekommt man dann aber auch, wie ich mir habe sagen lassen, Einzelbetreuung, das heisst, man geht nicht in Seminare mit 15 Studenten (in Warwick) oder 95 Studenten (in Deutschland; in einem Raum fuer 40), sondern man hat 1-2 Tutorials pro Woche, in denen man mit dem Professor oder Dozenten im persoenlichen Gespraech den gerade geschriebenen Essay bespricht oder den naechsten vorbereitet. Man schreibt nicht, wie hier in Warwick, 6 bis 8 Essays pro Jahr und 4 Klausuren, sondern einen Essay pro Woche, das heisst mindestens 20 pro Jahr. Wie lang die sind, hab ich vergessen zu fragen, aber das Ganze hoert sich nach sehr viel echter einsamer Gelehrtenarbeit an. Schoen ist dann natuerlich, wenn man mit den anderen Studenten zusammen im College wohnt und die Mahlzeiten in solchen Prunksaelen einnimmt wie in dem im Christ Church College (Foto siehe oben). Ja, da studieren haette schon was!
Aber ich bin auch mit Warwick mehr als zufrieden. Nur beim Gedanken an die naechsten 6-8 Wochen ist mir nicht ganz wohl. Weil ich in der Semesterpause ein bisschen faul war und nur einen kurzen Essay zustande gebracht habe, muss ich jetzt in den naechsten Wochen parallel einen doppelt so langen schreiben und zwei Klausuren vorbereiten, d.h. etwa 20 Buecher/Stuecke nochmal lesen, zum Teil zum ersten Mal, oder wiederholen. Mal sehen, wie das zu ueberstehen ist.
Und damit verabschiede ich mich fuers erste, bis nach dem ganzen Stress.

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