Paris F 14 Courses
Diablo Valley College - Faculty: Kristen Koblik
ARTHS 196 History of Medieval and
Renaissance Art (3 units)
CSU, UC. CSUGE Area C1; IGETC Area 3A.
Recommended eligibility for ENGL116/118 or equivalent. Description: A history of Western art
from the Early Christian Period through the Renaissance. Stylistic changes are
related to significant social and cultural changes. Consideration is given to
the changing role of the artist, socially, culturally, and within patronage
systems.
From the Romanesque to the Renaissance,
Paris has been a world center of culture and innovation. Study Gothic
architecture in the place it was invented by visiting Notre Dame and Sainte
Chapelle, and explore how tapestries and altarpieces were made at the National
Museum of Medieval Art, where the building itself is a rare example of secular
Gothic architecture. We will trace the development of Renaissance painting by
gallery hopping in the Louvre, where every turn reveals another masterpiece by
the likes of Raphael, Veronese, and Leonardo da Vinci.
ARTHS 197 History of Baroque to Early
20th Century Art (3 units)
CSU, UC. CSUGE Area C1; IGETC Area 3A.
Recommended eligibility for ENGL116/118 or equivalent. Description: A history of Western art
from the 17th century to early 20th century. Stylistic changes are related to
significant social and cultural changes. Consideration is given to the changing
role of the artist.
Louis XIV, Napoleon, Marie Antoinette…
David, Manet, Monet, Picasso…Most of the major historical and artistic figures
covered by this class are French or lived and worked in Paris. Studying them
“on location” provides access not only to their living spaces and artworks, but
also to the living history of the city of Paris, where traces of the past
combine with the present. From the Louvre to the Palace of Versailles, from the
artist commune of Montmarte to the Musée D’Orsay, from the Eiffel Tower to the
artist cafés of Les Deux Magots and Brasserie Lipp, art history will truly come
alive in this course. Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism,
Impressionism, Surrealism, and Cubism are among the art movements covered that
have important Parisian history.
ARTHS 199 Contemporary Art History (3
units)
CSU, UC. CSUGE Area C1; IGETC Area 3A.
Recommended eligibility for ENGL122 or equivalent. Description: A survey of contemporary
art in the United States and Europe from 1945 to the present. Recent global
tendencies in art will also be considered. Emphasis is placed on identifying
and understanding important contemporary art movements and images, as well as
social and political issues that shape the character of art produced during
this time.
We will trace the development of 20th
century art by beginning where it was born, with Picasso and Duchamp. The
interaction between Paris and New York will be explored from the Parisian side,
and developments in French art will be emphasized. The Centre Pompidou, with
its world-class collection of contemporary art, will be a major resource. The
building itself is a masterpiece of postmodern architecture by Renzo Piano and
Richard Rogers. We will also visit many contemporary galleries to experience
the vibrancy of the Parisian art world today.
SOCSC 163* French Life and Culture
College of San Mateo - Faculty: David Danielson
PHIL 100 Introduction to
Philosophy
PHIL 244 Contemporary
Social and Moral Issues
PHIL 300 Introduction to
World Religions
SOSC 384* French Life and
Culture
Sacramento City College - Faculty: Jon Hanson
ENGLT 303 Introduction of the Short
Story
Prerequisite: ENGWR 101 with a grade of
“C” or better; or placement through the assessment process. General Education:
AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B Course Transferable to UC/CSU
This course introduces students to the
short story genre and will focus on the connections between literature and
French culture, and, more specifically, the Parisian experience. Students will
read, analyze, and discuss short stories set in Paris. Each story corresponds
to one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris and students will be
invited to read the stories in their original settings; a map of the Paris
Metro will aid students not only in visiting story locales, but in learning the
lay of the land as well. The stories range from the 15th-century account of
Saint Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, through tales by favorite writers such
as Zola, Simenon, Balzac, and Maupassant. Though connected geographically, the
stories’ topics vary widely: from Martine Delerm's page-turning narrative of
the last hours of Modigliani's mistress, to Gérard de Nerval's imaginative
recreation of the market in Les Halles in the 1850s; from Colette's
unimaginable entanglement in a traffic accident near the Opéra, to Boulanger's
refined description of a comical experience in Père Lachaise. Additional
writers, less known to the English-speaking world, will include Martine Delerm,
Marie Desplechin, Claude Dufresne, Frédéric Fajardie, and Paul Fournel.
NGLT 345 World Mythology
Prerequisite: ENGWR 101 with a grade of
“C” or better; or placement through the assessment process. General Education:
AA/AS Area I; AA/AS Area VI; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B Course Transferable to
UC/CSU
This course immerses the student in a
world of beauties, beasts, and enchantments by examining classic French myths
and fairy tales. We will analyze these stories through a world lens and compare
them to myths, legends, and folktales from Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the
Americas, and the Far East. Emphasis will be placed on the ways in which these
stories continue to reveal the human condition, raise moral questions, and
alter the nature of reality. Students will make connections between French
myths and fairy tales with the French people and culture that surround them by
observing, interpreting, and analyzing. Additionally, we’ll look at various
perceptions of the supernatural as well as human relationships. Story subjects
include parables, trickster tales, animal stories, hero tales, and narratives
of rebellion and conformity. Each motif and topic will be learned within the
historical and cultural background of the tale.
ENGWR 302 Advanced Composition and
Critical Thinking Prerequisite: ENGWR 300 or 480 with a grade of “C” or better
Advisory: LIBR 318 General Education: AA/AS Area II(b); AA/AS Area II(a); CSU
Area A3; IGETC Area 1B Course Transferable to UC/CSU This course develops
composition skills at the advanced level as well as analytical skills through
writing, reading, and discussion. The student will take an ethnographic approach
to argument and research aimed at exploring French cultural issues and
phenomena. Students will challenge and lay bare their own American identity and
cultural assumptions in light of learning about French life and culture.
Additionally, this course exam¬ines methods by which people are persuaded to
think, believe, and/or act. It also includes analyzing arguments or expressions
of opinions for their validity and soundness and evaluating outside sources.
Finally, it focuses on critically assessing, developing, supporting, and
effectively expressing opinions on issues; and emphasizes thinking clearly and
organizing thought carefully in writing by using principles of logic.
ENGWR 302 Advanced Composition and
Critical Thinking
Prerequisite: ENGWR 300 or 480 with a
grade of “C” or better Advisory: LIBR 318 General Education: AA/AS Area II(b);
AA/AS Area II(a); CSU Area A3; IGETC Area 1B Course Transferable to UC/CSU
This course develops composition skills
at the advanced level as well as analytical skills through writing, reading,
and discussion. The student will take an ethnographic approach to argument and
research aimed at exploring French cultural issues and phenomena. Students will
challenge and lay bare their own American identity and cultural assumptions in
light of learning about French life and culture. Additionally, this course
exam¬ines methods by which people are persuaded to think, believe, and/or act.
It also includes analyzing arguments or expressions of opinions for their
validity and soundness and evaluating outside sources. Finally, it focuses on
critically assessing, developing, supporting, and effectively expressing
opinions on issues; and emphasizes thinking clearly and organizing thought
carefully in writing by using principles of logic.
SOSC 499* French Life and Culture
Santa Rosa Junior College - Faculty: Michael Traina
MEDIA 4: INTRO TO MASS
COMMUNICATION
One of the greatest challenges students
face when critically examining the media is the ability to look at it
objectively from a distance. Studying abroad offers students the rare
opportunity to step outside the American media landscape and disrupt media
consumption habits that have become routine.
This course examines the growth and
development of the American and French mass media from historical and
analytical perspectives. Students will be exposed to mass media problems of the
past and present as well as trends that shape the 21st century. As one of the
world’s leading global media producers, France offers an interesting contrast to
the U.S. media landscape, from its permissive content standards to
state-supported financing. By visiting local media companies and engaging
directly with French media professionals, students will be provoked to
re-examine their relationship with the American media and think about the
tremendous impact the media have on the political, economic, social, and
cultural fabric of their lives.
MEDIA 10: FILM APPRECIATION
Paris is the birthplace of motion
pictures. For more than a century, it has maintained a rich tradition of cinema
culture and innovation that places it at heart of several global film movements
and new waves as well as film scholarship and criticism. Boasting the world’s
third largest film market, Paris has the highest density of the cinemas in the
world. In short, it is a cinephile’s dream.
This course will introduce students to
the unique language of cinema through the examination of great films and
filmmakers. By analyzing formal devices such as mise-en-scene, cinematography,
editing, and sound, students will become more aware of the complexity of film
art and more perceptive in reading its multilayered blend of image, sound, and
motion. The class will include field trips to cinematheques and production
houses in Paris, including the Cinémathèque Française. We will also explore Le
Musée de la Cinémathèque, an incredible collection of early motion picture
technology and memorabilia as well as host several guest filmmakers in class to
discuss their work. The course will showcase a wide range of American and
international films, with particular emphasis on the cinema of France.
MEDIA 15: MODERN FILM HISTORY
The French Nouvelle Vague is arguably
the most influential movement in the development of modern cinema. When critics
François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard joined André Bazin to write for the
famous French film journal Cahiers du Cinéma, they established the language and
lens through which all films would subsequently be examined.
This course explores international film
history from the 1950s to the present with emphasis on the European New Waves
and the New Hollywood. By analyzing the most influential films of the modern
era, students will be become aware of the role the U.S., France, and Europe has
played in shaping and developing cinema’s contemporary global marketplace. The
class will incorporate visits to French production studios, Parisian
cinematheques, and guest speakers in class. Students will develop enhanced
visual literacy skills as well as a keen sense of the culture, politics, and
social histories of the periods in which the films were produced.
INTDIS 90*: FRENCH LIFE AND CULTURE
