Paris, France Architecture/Design – Michael McClure Architecture/Design
474-G (Field Theory:Cultural,
Territorial & Technological Transformations) Theories, histories and
manifestoes-this is a companion course to ARCH 555.Students conduct research via readings and
writing on the issue of Neo-Classical Paris as the hinge in architectural
development.Discussions will take place
on actual and representative built sites regarding these histories and theories.Readings include, but are not limited to the
works of Victor Hugo, Durand, Corbusier, Frampton, Piranesi, Benjamin,
etc.The contents of the reader include
primary sources but will be based on the central themes presented in Kenneth
Frampton’s seminal work, Modern Architecture, A Critical History. Architecture/Design
580 (Advanced Design Media) Paris as the hinge-this course
will involve research methods, in multiple media, to analyze and study the
multiple readings of Paris.The city and
its cultural artifacts will be the site of an intensive study regarding the
Neo-Classical movement as the critical hinge in architectural development.The works of Haussman, Souflott, Ledoux, et
al will be graphically studied as the central hinge that crystallized Europe’s
search for classical identity and spawned the modernist movement in built
works.The great works of Paris
throughout time will be studied.Sites
studied will include the history of Parisian building through culture,
urbanism, and technology. English – Michael Walonen English 320
(Modern Fiction:American Expatriates in
Paris) Americans
have been crossing the Atlantic and living semi-permanently in Paris since the
time of Thomas Jefferson. Their experiences abroad and their reasons for
leaving the United States have been varied, but, taken as a group, American
expatriate writers in Paris have produced an impressive body of literature that
is central to our American national literary canon. This course will examine a
wide range of Parisian writings by twentieth-century American expatriates from
Henry Miller to James Baldwin, from Gertrude Stein to David Sedaris. We will
also be getting out of the classroom to follow in the footsteps of these
writers and discover the twenty-first century faces of the Parisian locales
that they inhabited. English
370/Humanties 300 (French Culinary Culture & Literature) One
of the major ways in which national and regional identities are formed is
through a people’s practices of eating and drinking. Consuming traditional
recipes provides an imaginative link to the past and eating local products
provides a sense of interconnectedness with the land that a people inhabit.
Among the French this phenomenon is particularly pronounced; French culinary
culture is essential to the senses of common Frenchness and regional
distinctiveness shared by France’s diverse populations.This course will examine these and other
issues pertaining to the culinary culture of France, yesterday and today,
through an examination of selected literary texts. Course readings will include
selections (in translation) from such celebrated French authors as Rabelais,
Zola, Rimbaud, Proust, and Colette as well as such foreign residents of France
as Ernest Hemingway and Lawrence Durrell. Part of this course will also consist
of tasting assorted French foods and wines. French – Amadou Ouedraogo French 202 (Culture Through Literature) This course will use Philippe Delerm’s book La Première Gorgée de Bière
et Autres Plaisirs Minuscules.Each short chapter is poetically
written and aptly depicts certain aspects of French culture. Humanities
300/French 302 (French Culture and Language) This course will explore the culture, sites and sounds of Paris.(All participants of the Paris program are
required to take this course). Marketing – David Baker Marketing 425
(International Wine & Champagne Marketing) This course will examine the fundamentals of wine and champagne
production and distribution in France. Field trips to area wineries, wine
retail stores and galleries, and local restaurants enhance students’
understanding of winery operations and how wine and champagne can be marketed
in retail- and service-oriented businesses. Emphasis is given to wine and
champagne production (from grapes to bottles) and distribution, retail merchandising,
and sales of wine in retail and service businesses. Marketing 425
(Marketing Issues in International Tourism/Hospitality Industry) In this course students will examine current trends and issues in
marketing for the international tourism and hospitality industry.This course applies the general principles of
marketing in the hospitality and tourism industries. The instructor will
utilize contemporary examples within the French and overall European region to
highlight special topics.Students will
have the opportunity to observe how marketing concepts are applied
internationally by visiting world-renowned tourist attractions, events, and
international hotels. Nursing – Theresa Frederick Nursing
399/Humanities 300 (Human Sexuality) This course will explore the intersection of physiological, emotional,
cultural, and social components of human sexuality in Europe and America.
Topics will include the need and understanding of the human sexual response,
romance, partnering, childbirth, cultural aspects of sexuality, sexually
transmitted diseases, and birth control. Informed decision-making practices and
lifestyle choices will also be discussed. Consideration will be given on how
views on sexuality have changed with time in both Europe and America. Field
trips to world-renown museums, restaurants, community gathering places, health
care facilities and a variety of social settings will be used to make
comparisons between European and American views on sexuality. Field trips will
include the Louvre, the Orsay Museum, Erotic museum, Medical museum,
Versailles, the Eiffel Tower, a maternity hospital, and a women’s clinic. This
course is open to both nursing and non-nursing majors. Visual Arts – John Hathorn Visual Arts
309 (Observing Quiet Flesh:Drawing in
Response to the Masters) This will be an experimental drawing course focusing on the
human figure as a liberal point of departure.The course will emphasize the development of interpretive work using
figurative drawings, paintings and sculptures of old and modern masters as
primary stimuli.For centuries artists
have drawn inspiration from their predecessors as resources for more
interpretive exploration.Museum resources
will serve as the primary “studio” environments including the Louvre, Musee
d’Orsay, Musee Rodin, Musee d’Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou and others.Individual interests, personal directions,
and drawing media of personal preference will be encouraged.Maintaining a journal with documentation of
museum study and writings, as well as an experimental drawing portfolio will be
required. Visual Arts
321 (Pushing the Boundaries of Flesh:Examining Representation of the Body by the Avant Garde) This course will offer a formal and psychological study of
representation of the human figure as explored primarily through painting,
photography, and sculpture.It will
explore the social, political, and aesthetic upheaval and the implications for
the development of Modernism and beyond as influenced by Rodin, Picasso,
Matisse, Soutine, Modigliani, Balthus, Oppenheim, Giacometti, Bonnard, Kline,
Bourgeois, de Sainte-Phalle and others.An emphasis on museum visits will support class discussions, including
the Musee d’Orsay, Musee Rodin, Musee d’Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou, and other
museums throughout Paris.Maintaining a
journal and museum observation will serve as a key source for succinct writing
assignments. Courses Contingent on Course
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