PARIS THROUGH ITS BOOKS (CL2010)

Examines how experiences of Paris have been committed to the page from the first century to the present. Considers the uses and effects of overviews, street-level accounts, and underground approaches to describing the city and its inhabitants. Includes visits to the sewers and museums, revolutionary sites and archives, with multiple members of the comparative literature faculty speaking on their areas of expertise.
http://www.aup.edu/paris-through-its-books

Code:

CL2010

Name:

PARIS THROUGH ITS BOOKS

Discipline:

CL (Comparative Literature)

Type:

Regular

Level:

Undergraduate

Credits:

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Pre-requisites:

None

Co-requisites:

None

Equivalencies:

PARIS THROUGH ITS BOOKS (FR2010)

Learning Outcomes

To become familiar with Paris as a place that has shaped authors and their works, and which has itself been defined by literary images.
To think both critically and creatively about representations of Paris
To produce at least one such interpretation of your own, as a paper, short film, or performance.

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Term	Code	Name
Fall 2024	CL2010A	PARIS THROUGH ITS BOOKS

PARIS THROUGH ITS BOOKS (CL2010)

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