printer friendly pageOSPPARIS 16A: French Schooling Internship
Working with French schoolchildren in one of three settings: a neighborhood support association in the outskirts of Paris; or two after-school support association in the city. Commitment for a minimum of three hours a week on site plus meetings with internship instructor and a final paper. Number of placements depends on the needs of the sponsoring institutions. Previous work with children advised.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2-3
Instructors:
Halevi, E. (PI)
;
Molkou, E. (PI)
OSPPARIS 19: Arranged Internship 1
Two-quarter stay required unless student places into French 23P or above upon arrival. Internships can be arranged in a number of areas including the arts, architecture, politics, engineering, marketing and PR, media and journalism, health and psychological services, IT, NGO's, research, and hospitality administration.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 3-6
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 18 units total)
OSPPARIS 21: France in a Time of War: Understanding the Paris Terrorist Attacks and their Aftermath
Following two terrorist attacks in the heart of Paris in January 2015, more than 4 million people marched to uphold France's «Republican values» and freedom of expression. How can we understand the unfathomable? Can the social sciences help us understand the context, causes and consequences of these events for France's model of secular democracy? Materials include newsreels, films, novels, and essays. Readings in English and French. Discussion in English.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Alduy, C. (PI)
OSPPARIS 22P: Intermediate French I
Prerequisite: one year of college French if completed within two quarters of arriving in Paris, or
FRENLANG 21C
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPPARIS 23P: Intermediate French II
Prerequisite:
FRENLANG 21C within two quarters of arriving in Paris, or
FRENLANG 22C or
OSPPARIS 22P
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: Language
OSPPARIS 24: Introduction to French Society
Required for Paris program participants. Exploration of meaningful aspects of French society and culture through lectures on history of France, participation in on-site cultural projects with French students, and a series of special encounters, venues and activities through the quarter. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
OSPPARIS 30: The Avant Garde in France through Literature, Art, and Theater
Multiple artistic trends and esthetic theories from Baudelaire to the Nouveau Roman, from the Surrealists to Oulipo, from the theater of cruelty to the theater of the absurd, from the Impressionists to Yves Klein. Interdisciplinary approach to reflect on the meaning of avant garde and modernity in general, and on the question of why revolutionary artists in France remained in search of institutional recognition, nonetheless.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II
Instructors:
Quenault, G. (PI)
OSPPARIS 31: The Art of Eating in France
Institutions and discourses of French gastronomy from the birth of cookbooks in the 17th century to the rise of the restaurant in the 18th century and the emergence of food writing in the 19th century. Eating in France as participation in ritual, encounter with regional tradition, engagement with history and consumption of art. Outings and food samplings to help forge links between history, place and taste
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Grandin, S. (PI)
OSPPARIS 32: French Politics in Cross-National Perspective
Key aspects of French politics including the constitutional framework, institutions, political parties and ideology, elections, political cultures, religion and politics, political elites and public policy-making, grass-root citizen participation, decentralization and local politics, and the major issues that structure and inform public debate, including attitudes and policies vis-à-vis the US.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Sick, K. (PI)
OSPPARIS 34: Franco-American Encounters: Paris-New York in the 20th Century
Double vision of American artists and intellectuals of Paris, as well as their French counterparts of New York, throughout the 20th century. Exploration of Franco-American relations through two very problematic itineraries. Superposing the two will create a rich and complex image of the interaction between the two cultures. Migration of American artists and intellectuals to Paris in the 1920¿s and of French artists and intellectuals to New York during the Second World War. Through study of films, texts and images, view the two cities through eyes of immigrants, both temporary and permanent. Major figures such as Hemingway, Josephine Baker, and Louis-Ferdinand Céline.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: WAY-A-II, GER:DB-Hum, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Karsenti, T. (PI)
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