FREN320
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Paris: The Biography of a Capital
French and Italian
College of Liberal Arts
Course Subject Code
FREN
Course Number
320
Status
Active
Course Attributes
BHUM: GenEd-Breadth/Humanities, BINT: GenEd-Breadth/Interdisciplinar, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, DVIT: GenEd-Diversity International, EMFR: Major-French Elective, ENFR: Minor-French Elective, MFRE: Major-French, NFRE: Minor-French/Francophone Study, PPD: GenEd-Power/Privilege/Diff
Course Short Title
Paris: Biography of a Capital
Course Long Title
Paris: The Biography of a Capital
Course Description
Paris, "the City of Lights," "the city of love," "the capital of the world.” An interdisciplinary seminar that explores the imaginative representations of the French capital from the French Enlightenment through the 21st century. Based on novels, short stories, poetry and film, students discuss such questions as: When and how have representations of and ideas about Paris changed over time? How do individuals and groups relate to and respond to the City of Lights? How do gender, race and class affect Parisians', Provincials', immigrants' and tourists' experience of this city? Historical and cultural material, art and photographic images, and city maps may be used to contextualize the literary and film texts.
Min
4
Repeatable
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Course Restrictions
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