FREN 201 (3hrs) and FREN 202 (3hrs) comprise an accelerated, intensive language sequence intended to fulfill both semesters of intermediate French during the summer. The two courses are taken consecutively during the KIIS Paris 2 program, in Paris, France, during the month of July. The two courses focus on the skills of reading, writing, listening,…
It is easy to recognize images and representations that are quintessentially “American”. The golden arches, sneakers, a baseball cap, and Superman (Truth, justice and the American way). These visual concepts are ingrained in our daily understanding of “ourselves”. But how is another culture imagined visually or represented? Taught in French.
In this course, we will discover the city of Paris through the poems written in its honor. By way of a close reading of Charles Baudelaire’s “Tableaux parisiens,” published in 1861, we will explore why and how the city was able to seduce so many important artists. Baudelaire loved the Paris of the boulevards, of…
This course is a study of Paris as a global “capital of culture” and influences it has had on how people think about and consume culture around the world. We explore sites of both material and non-material cultural production and consumption in Paris, including the world’s first department store, the city’s renowned shopping districts, La…
Graduate Credit available Tourism is a significant industry throughout the world. It has the power to transform communities, economies, and environments. In this course, students will focus on cultural tourism, which examines the art, architecture, lifestyle, festivals, rituals and creative tourism. Utilizing case studies and field observations, students will consider how tourism and tourist practices…
French 105 is a basic survey of French culture and society from the French Revolution to the present, with emphasis on values, behavioral characteristics, social and political structures, and achievements of the French-speaking people. The course highlights selected edifices, artists, writers, and movements in an attempt to provide an introduction into the character, society, and…
Posters promote or commemorate events, posters inform and educate, posters make political statements. Posters can be hand-painted on cardboard or highly crafted and produced. Regardless of their purpose or production method, a posters purpose is to quickly and powerfully communicate their message. In this class we will both observe and create.
In this course, students will explore the art of creating Zines and capturing meaningful images using cameras or phones. The aim is to move beyond simple snapshots and use photography as a tool for investigating various aspects such as places, ideas, colors, moods, perceived cultures, and personal reflections during our visits to specific cities.
This course provides a survey of trend forecasting for fashion and related industries. Students will become acquainted with the guiding frameworks that are employed to understand and predict fashion change and the integral role that social, cultural, and contextual indicators play in the forecasting process. Students will put learning to practice through the completion of…
This course introduces new and experienced students to Japanese animation (anime) and manga and Korean manhwa and webtoons by considering them as literary genres, medium, art, culture, and industry. We will review their histories from AD 1000 to the present, focusing on the period from post-WWII to the present, while we explore in depth and…
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