Overseas Studies in Paris

Laboratory format to create works of art inspired by the local urban environment. Projects include: sonic scavenger hunts to record Paris' sound ecology as basis for electronic music works; solo and group performance art, and public poetry readings related to and staged throughout the city at idiosyncratic locations; temporary public visual art such as chalk art; bricolage art projects that result in sculpture and two-dimensional visual art constituted by found objects salvaged from the Parisian cityscape. No experience required.

3-4 units, Win (Applebaum, M)

OSPPARIS 18. French in the Working Environment

Preparation for internships in Paris. Understanding cultural differences between the U.S.and France in the business world: formailty/familiarity; written/spoken language; sense of time and space. Vocabulary and jargon specific to French busines world. Resumé writing and interview preparation in French. Official letter writing in French.

1 unit, Aut (Habert, L), Win (Habert, L)

OSPPARIS 21. Contemporary Art in Paris: A Trans-Idiomatic Survey

Current state of the arts in Paris through an examination of its cultural offerings. Visits to concerts, museums, research facilities, and events throughout the city serve as catalysts for critical discussions, an understanding of the manner in which artistic media operate, and a comparison of the expressive parameters in each medium. Current trends in architecture, opera, experimental music, jazz, popular music, painting, sculpture, installation art, photography, film, dance, and cuisine.

3 units, Win (Applebaum, M)

OSPPARIS 22P. Intermediate French I

4 units, Aut (Reychman, P), Win (Mercier, F), Spr (Reychman, P)

OSPPARIS 23P. Intermediate French II

4 units, Aut (Mercier, F), Win (Gourevitch, S), Spr (Habert, L)

OSPPARIS 24. Introduction to French Society

Required of Paris program participants. Engagement with French society through language immersion, volunteer work, projects with French students, encounters with prominent figures, and visits to French political and cultural institutions.

1 unit, Aut (Halevi, E; Molkou, E), Win (Halevi, E; Molkou, E), Spr (Halevi, E; Molkou, E)

OSPPARIS 25. Literature and the City

Subtle and hidden aspects of Paris through the eyes of France's greatest writers, poets, and philosophers including Balzac, Baudelaire, Zola, and Aragon. Essays, poems, and novels that portray the historical, social, and political realty of the city better than textbooks or guides. GER:DB-Hum

4 units, Aut (Guyot, S)

OSPPARIS 28. Performing in French

Students participate in every aspect of theater presentation, including study of texts, scene work, stage management, and acting. Possible-end-of quarter performance in a Parisian theater house. Objectives: explore French theater and texts through dramatic processes; improve French language skills and pronunciation; immersion in a collaborative and bicultural project with French students from other institutions in Paris. No experience required. In French.

3 units, Spr (Poirson, M)

OSPPARIS 33. The Economics of Climate Change: Policies in Theory and Practice in the EU and the U.S.

Economic tools for tackling climate change. Analytical bases of existing cap-and-trade schemes. The European greenhouse gas Emission Trading Scheme within the frame of the Kyoto Protocol, and emerging regulatory or voluntary markets in the U.S. Carbon-pricing mechanisms with focus on power and gas markets. Possibilities of linking carbon pricing mechanisms on both sides of the Atlantic and conditions for integrating these markets into an international post-Kyoto agreement. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-GlobalCom

5 units, Spr (de Perthuis, C; Keppler, J; Leguet, B)

OSPPARIS 40P. Introductory Electronics

GER:DB-EngrAppSci

5 units, Aut (Howe, R), Spr (Wong, S)

OSPPARIS 41. EAP: Perspective, Interior Decorating, Volume, and Design

May be repeated for credit.

2 units, Aut (Staff, 1), Win (Staff, 1), Spr (Staff, 1)

OSPPARIS 42. EAP: Drawing with Live Models

May be repeated for credit.

2 units, Aut (Staff, 1), Win (Staff, 1), Spr (Staff, 1)

OSPPARIS 43. EAP: Painting and Use of Color

May be repeated for credit.

2 units, Aut (Staff, 1), Win (Staff, 1), Spr (Staff, 1)

OSPPARIS 44. EAP: Graphic Art

May be repeated for credit.

2 units, Aut (Staff, 1), Win (Staff, 1), Spr (Staff, 1)

OSPPARIS 50P. Introductory Science of Materials

GER:DB-EngrAppSci

4 units, Aut (Staff, 1), Win (Staff, 1), Spr (Staff, 1)

OSPPARIS 57. Human Rights in Comparative Perspective

Human rights arose from Enlightenment principles but their status in the American and French constitutions differ. Have European court decisions created a transatlantic human rights model giving more weight to Anglo-Saxon legal tradition? Philosophical, historical, and legal resources; recent case studies from both sides of the Atlantic. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-GlobalCom

4-5 units, Spr (Boussaguet, L)

OSPPARIS 66. Classical Paris

How modern Paris has been shaped by the classical past. The cultures of Athens and Rome as models for architecture, urban design, literature, art, sport, and the everyday culture of university, cafe, and boulevard. Site visits demonstrate the web of French cultural connections that keep the ancient past alive and include: the Louvre, the Roman baths at Cluny; and the Hippodrome. GER:DB-Hum

3-5 units, Aut (Martin, R)

OSPPARIS 67. Representation of the Domestic in the Louvre

Conceptions and visual representation of the domestic in Greek, Dutch, and French art displayed at the Louvre. Social, cultural, and artistic contexts in which the representation of the domestic was established in 17th-century Holland and its relationship to contemporary French thought. Domestic scenes of Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin as framework for analysis of French culture and civilization of the 18th century. GER:DB-Hum, EC-Gender

3-5 units, Aut (Peponi, A)

OSPPARIS 81. France During the Second World War: Between History and Memory

French politics and society from the causes of the collapse of the French Third Republic and the emergence of the French State at Vichy. The political and cultural measures of this regime in the shadow of Nazi Germany. Anti-Jewish laws and action; deportations by Vichy, the Germans, the French Fascists, and reactions to the fate of the Jews. Visions of the Resistance, the combat for liberation, and WW II in the collective memory of France. GER:DB-SocSci

5 units, Win (Virgili, F)

OSPPARIS 84. Foundations of French Political Culture: the French Revolution

Salient features of French political culture, as they appeared in the efforts of the French Revolution to destroy the absolute monarchy that preceded it. Cultural foundations of the old regime and relationship between claims of absolute monarchy and assumptions of a corporate social order. Evolution of the revolutionary dynamic and the appearance of the Terror. How the experience and memory of the French Revolution have shaped French notions of citizenship, education, national identity and other aspects of contemporary French life. GER:DB-Hum

5 units, Spr (Baker, K)

OSPPARIS 91. Globalization and Its Effect on France and the European Union

Economic and political impact of globalization on France and the EU and influence of France and the EU on the process of globalization. Issues of sovereignty and national identity for France; protection from versus integration into the network of globalization. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-GlobalCom

5 units, Win (Le Cacheux, J; Laurent, E)

OSPPARIS 92. Building Paris: Its History, Architecture, and Urban Design

The development of Parisian building and architecture from the 17th century to the present. Interaction of tradition and innovation in its transformation and its historical, political, and cultural underpinnings. Visits and case studies throughout Paris illustrate the formation of the city landscape and its culture. GER:DB-Hum

4 units, Spr (Halevi, E)

OSPPARIS 107Y. The Age of Cathedrals: Religious Art and Architecture in Medieval France

The major artistic and cultural movements that changed the face of France from the period of Suger in the 12th century through the reign of St. Louis in the 13th century. Monastic spirituality progressively gave way to an urban culture focused on man and secular knowledge, which developed daring and sophisticated building techniques. The years 1150-1250 represented a period of architectural renaissance and l'Ile-de-France was its birthplace. GER:DB-Hum

4 units, Aut (Deremble, C; Deremble, J)

OSPPARIS 120X. French Painting in the 19th Century: Between Tradition and Revolution

Changes in artistic aims and the interaction between artist and society throughout the period. Weekly field trips to Paris museums holding paintings of David, Ingres, Delacroix, Courbet, Daumier, Manet, Renoir, Monet, Degas, and others. GER:DB-Hum

4 units, Win (Halevi, E)

OSPPARIS 122X. Challenges of Integration in the European Union

European integration is now an economic, social, and political reality. This integration has a history of mutation and a transformation of its very foundation. Topics: the evolution of welfare states, elites, political parties, and systems in Europe; lobbies, trade unions, voluntary associations, social movements, popular protest, citizenship, democracy. GER:DB-SocSci

4-5 units, Spr (Strudel, S)

OSPPARIS 124P. Advanced French I

4 units, Aut (Guedon, P)

OSPPARIS 124X. Building the European Economy: Economic Policies and Challenges Ahead

Issues and challenges of European economic construction. The European Economic Union at the end of the 50s; European industrial, agricultural, social, and monetary economic policies. Topics: wider definitions of Europe, its relations with industrial and developing countries, and its challenges in confronting global economic crises. GER:DB-SocSci

5 units, Aut (Le Cacheux, J; Laurent, E)

OSPPARIS 125P. Advanced French II

4 units, Win (Molkou, E), Spr (Molkou, E)

OSPPARIS 153X. Health Systems and Health Insurance: France and the U.S., a Comparison across Space and Time

Should health systems be organized or left to the free market? What is the role of the state in the delivery of health care? The evolution of the health profession, health policy, and reform in France and the U.S.; measures restraining professional autonomy such as prescription guidelines in the French Medical Convention. Is the solution to the increase of health expenditures and reduced access to health care the end of autonomy for the medical profession? GER:DB-SocSci, EC-GlobalCom

4-5 units, Win (Fessler, J)

OSPPARIS 186F. Contemporary African Literature in French

Focus is on African writers and those of the diaspora, bound together by a common history of slave trade, bondage, colonization, and racism. Their works belong to the past, seeking to save an oral heritage of proverbs, story tales, and epics, but they are also contemporary. GER:DB-Hum, EC-GlobalCom

4 units, Win (Guyot, S)

OSPPARIS 211X. Political Attitudes and Behavior in Contemporary France

The institutions of the Fifth Republic, the main political forces, and their evolution. Electoral behavior, taking into account other forms of political action such demonstrations and protests. Attitudes and values are linked to voting choice. GER:DB-SocSci, EC-GlobalCom

4-5 units, Aut (Muxel, A; Strudel, S)

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