<p>Lecture, three hours. Enforced requisite: course 5. Taught in French. Textual and visual exploration of historical and imaginary (re)constructions of Paris, beginning with its earliest history and gradual formation of this great urban complex in maps from Renaissance to 20th century. Study of city’s streets and quarters, traffic and transportation, multiple layers of past, present, and future, and <em>flâneurs</em> and insurrectionists through wide range of literary and critical texts. Readings cover mainly 19th and 20th centuries—Honoré de Balzac, Charles Baudelaire, Emile Zola, Marcel Proust, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, and others. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

French

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

The department offers advanced training in cultural and linguistic traditions of Europe, and emphasizes transcultural relations; while framing these in a global historical context that transcends Europe as a geographic space.

General Catalog

Paris: Study of French Capital

FRNCH139

4 units