Modernism in French Art and French Cinema and Society are the two components of a two-course prospectus for Summer 2016 Study Abroad in Paris. Each course will be offered as a 3-credit, Core Curriculum/Gen. Ed. class, and many of the lessons and discussions for both classes will be taught simultaneously or concurrently while visiting various sites in France. Because the two classes are designed to segue into and compliment each other, students will be required to register for both classes for a total of 6 credits.

These two courses offer a unique opportunity for students to study the art and culture and cinema of France while interacting with authentic artifacts and monuments and examining these in situ and in real time.

In other words, we will not be looking at reproductions of great art and architecture, we will be discussing them while standing in front of, for example, the actual painting of the Mona Lisa or touring the inside of Notre Dame Cathedral. Likewise, French films will be discussed while students experience full immersion in contemporary French society and visit the neighborhoods features in the films we will analyze. 6 credits, ARHI 4900 and WLFR.3760. Read the blogs from our trips in 2015 and 2014.