Required for students who have completed French H3405 or H3431. The relationships of meaning, rhythm, sound, and time to words and sentences, as tools for improving writing style. Select here for information about the instructor. Few cities have been so identified with intellectual traditions and revolutionary discourses on the changing nature of the modern and postmodern metropolis as has Paris. This course examines the extent to which Paris serves as a model and a counter-model for critical thought in an increasingly global society.
Students use the city as their workshop.
The course is designed as an integrative experience, bringing together students with interests across disciplines and across French language levels. Some readings will be in English. There are five sections of the course, each with its own focus. Students will receive a course pack of readings common to all sections. There will also be papers, examinations, or projects that will give students an opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of section-specific materials and readings, as well as of the content of the required lecture series.