FREN 251 TL - Culture of Empire, Culture of Resistance: Travel Learning section

(0.25 units)

This travel learning course complements the exploration of French literature, history and culture undertaken in FREN 351 through a trip to Paris, Versailles and the walled city of Provins. We will explore sites than enhance our semester-long discussion of masterpieces from the Medieval to the modern. It is an optional enrichment activity, in which students gather materials to prepare a companion website aimed at their peers’ future use. We will engage in first-hand cultural observation and analysis as we discover the French capital. Notable examples of our studies are: a reconstruction of the visit to the Louvre undertaken by Zola’s characters; the representation of the nation in the International Expositions through the Eiffel Tower and the Grand Palais; and Impressionism as literary inspiration through the Musée d’Orsay.