Fall 2011 Semester Sketch

42 students joined us this semester in Paris.

29 in the Paris Internship Program, 13 in the Paris Contemporary Studies Program, and 1 in an exchange with Sciences-Po.

Course-related Outings

We strive to get students out of the classroom and into the city. Below are the list of classes & related activities.

Postcolonial Paris: a cultural and political history of colonization and immigration in Paris
Le musée du quai Branly, la Mosquée de Paris, and Cité nationale d’histoire de l’immigration.

French Art: Contemporary Art in Paris
Le Musée d’Orsay, le Centre Georges Pompidou, le Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, and several contemporary Parisian art galleries.

Paris Aujourd’hui: French society and civilization through the performing arts
Lulu Gainsbourg concert, La conquête at cinema Studio Galande, La cantatrice chauve at Théâtre de la Huchette, and Un air de famille at Théâtre de Nesle.

La France à Paris: Paris in literature
Neighborhood visits of Montmartre and le Sacré Cœur, le Quartier latin, and les passages parisiens.

Conferences

Thomas Cantaloube: “Etre journaliste pour la presse en ligne : l’exemple de Mediapart”

François Cusset:, author of French Theory: “Mai 68 et après”

Patricia Meehan: “Confronting the East-West Divide : Recentering Paris and its Region”

Cultural Activities

Students are also each given a Passeport Culturel, which allows them to be reimbursed for up to 100€ worth of cultural activities and excursions in and around Paris. This semester, students used it to go to l’Arc de Triomphe, le Louvre, Musée Rodin, Palais de Tokyo, le Sacré Cœur, le Musée de Judaïsme, le Jeu de Paume, les Catacombes, le Grand Palais, Giverny, Fontainebleau, Chantilly, Versailles, Rouen, concerts, ballets, operas, plays, the cinema, stand-up comics, soccer and rugby matches !