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Harvard Summer Program in Paris, France

At a Glance

Dates:

June 21–August 16, 2010

Application deadline:

February 5

Cost:

$7,500

Accommodations:

To be announced

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Contact

Harvard College students can attend the study abroad fair to learn more about this program.

French language and culture in the City of Light

Faculty: Alice A. Jardine

The Harvard Summer Program in Paris, France, features an integrated third-year-level interdisciplinary course that explores the city through the theme of revolution. Students hone their linguistic skills by participating in classroom sessions conducted exclusively in French (supplemented by language tutorials). They also enrich their cultural and historical understanding through daily explorations of Parisian neighborhoods, film and theater outings, and weekend excursions. The program culminates in an individual project imagined and realized by the student, tying personal experience to the city’s dynamic literature, history, and culture, past and present.

In addition to the classroom sessions drawing on literary and cultural texts, students are encouraged to discover Paris and engage with the people who inhabit it, turning the city itself into the primary grounds for learning.

Course of study

FREN S-100 Study Abroad in Paris, France: Paris and Its Revolutions (32551)

Alice A. Jardine.

(8 credits: UN, GR) Limited enrollment

We consider the theme of revolution in its most literal sense, (as in the revolutions of 1789, 1968, etc.), as well as in its more abstract senses associated with far-reaching changes in politics, culture, and the arts. The course itself is structured around the 20 neighborhoods, or arrondissements, of Paris. For each arrondissement, we focus on pivotal revolutions, inviting students to explore them through coursework and guided discovery of specific sites throughout the city. At the end of our course, students should have attained an advanced linguistic level and a better understanding of French culture and history. Students are then able to pursue their study of French at Harvard by taking culture and literature classes at the 70/100 level.

Prerequisites: for Harvard College students, completion of a French 30-level class or a minimum score of 690 on the Harvard placement test; for non-Harvard students, an intermediate to advanced command of French is required.

Course credit

See Study Abroad Credit Information.

Faculty

Alice A. Jardine, PhD, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, Harvard University

Loren Wolfe, PhD Candidate, Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University

Application

Students must be at least 18 years old, have completed at least 1 year of college or be a first-year student, and be in good academic standing to apply.

The application materials, outlined below, are due February 5:

Transcripts should be addressed as follows:

Matilda West
Study Abroad Coordinator
51 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Students are notified of admission decisions by late February or early March.

Cost

The cost of the program is $7,500 and a nonrefundable $50 application fee, and covers the following:

In addition to the program fee, students are responsible for:

Program directors will advise students of likely additional expenses. A sample budget for estimating expenses will be available soon.

How to pay and funding options

See How to Pay for payment deadlines, deposit amounts, and more information including funding options for Harvard College students.

Accommodations

To be announced.

Additional information

Contact Alice Jardine, jardine@fas.harvard.edu.

Students with disabilities should contact the disability services coordinator as soon as possible. See Students with Disabilities for more information.

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