Class meets four days a week for a total of six hours a week. This course addresses the critical issues for France in the new European Union, and examines a spectrum of attitudes among French people towards European integration since 1950. It reviews the major stages of postwar European construction and traces the evolution of a European cultural identity. After a survey of French society in the 1990 s, the challenges to France s status as a nation-state will be discussed. Special attention will be given to current debates over the nature of French national identity, the country s future in the EU, the weakening of the Jacobin tradition, and the implications of the newly implemented European citizenship.
Class meets four days a week for a total of six hours a week.
A thorough study of the evolution of Renaissance architecture from its introduction from Italy in the early 16th century and the transformations it underwent until the advent of classical architecture in the 17th century. The Ch teaux of the Loire Valley are the focus of study. The course also includes consideration of landscape art of the Renaissance as well as a general introduction to 16th century history, especially as it was played out in the Loire Valley. Taught in French by two renowned scholars from the Centre d Etudes Sup rieures de la Renaissance in Tours. The course includes weekly guided excursions to all of the major Loire ch teaux.