Courses in English

2013-14

September 23 rd to December 13 th

Cinema Economy Europe

Fashion Art History

Politics Contents

The European Union Today p.3 Instructor: Helen Thackwell

Painting in 1789-1914: Representation in a changing world p.5 Instructor: Professor Deborah Palmer

Great authors in French cinema p.7 Instructor: Patricia Maincent

Politics, Economy and Society in France today p.9 Instructor: Helen Thackwell

Fashion in France: From the Sun King to XXI st Century p.11 Instructor: Thierry Herselin

Courses in English Academic Year 2013-14, 1st semester 2 The European Union Today Instructor: Helen Thackwell Tuesday, 2pm – 6pm

COURSE OBJECTIVES The objective of this course is to give students grounding in the historical, political and economic aspects of the European integration process since World II and to acquaint students with the EU institutional structure and decision-making processes as well as to study the various political, economic and social aspects of the EU. Through this course, students will gain a critical insight into the internal contradictions and the additional challenges that the EU has to deal with in order to enhance cooperation among its members and to function as a credible actor in a multipolar world. The ongoing crisis in the Eurozone, the key issues pertaining to the political and economic spheres as well as its political and social implications for the European Union will be given a central place in the course.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS Students are expected to read the relevant course materials for each class and to follow events in France as active participation in class discussions is an essential requirement of the course. Students have to complete the given assignments: • comment and personal assessment of the week’s topic based on the reading of the core texts. • a 10-minute presentation in class on a topic related to the European Union. Students are free to choose the topic for the presentation but should demand prior approval for their choice of topic. The presentation should develop a topic based on personal research. • a term paper (5 - 7 typewritten pages with double spacing). The topics for this paper will be distributed in class. Students are expected to research the topic and present a critical assessment and analysis of the topic with concrete references. A detailed bibliography of at least four additional sources should be included. Students are required to take tests and exams and to hand in their papers at the scheduled time. Late papers are penalized .

COURSE MATERIAL The majority of texts will be handed out in class and will consist of fact sheets and articles taken from newspapers, magazines, specialized reviews and appropriate websites. EU documents may also be used and when possible, audiovisual documents. Students will be expected to follow events in the news concerning the European Union.

REFERENCES Recommended readings: The European Union: A Very Short Introduction , Pinder, John & Usherwood, Simon, 2007, Oxford University Press The European Union Explained: Institutions, Actors, Global Impact , Staab, Andreas, 2008, Indiana University Press

The British media, particularly the BBC and the Guardian, have good coverage of news concerning the EU. The International Herald Tribune or the Global Edition of the NY Times covers European issues. A number of European newspapers and radio/television channels have English-versions of news on their web sites. The EU has its own website (europa.eu) as do each of its individual institutions. The different political groups in the European Parliament also have websites.

GRADING The final grade for the course will be based on student performance on the following tasks: • Test on EU history, institutions and main policy areas (25%) • A written term paper (25%) • A presentation (25%) • Attendance/Participation (25%)

Courses in English Academic Year 2013-14, 1st semester 3 ATTENDANCE POLICY Attendance is essential and checked on a daily basis. Only two unjustified absences will be accepted and all ‘justified’ absences must be documented. The final GRADING will take both absences and repeated unpunctuality (three ‘lates’ count as one absence) into account. Students who are late (i.e. who show up during or after attendance is being checked) should see the instructor after class so that they are marked as present.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION Contact: [email protected] Classes that fall on a public holiday will not be made up Fall break: October 27 to November 4 44 hours

COURSE PROGRAM Week 1: The historical context in Europe after World War II Major historical landmarks from 1950 onwards The major treaties and the waves of enlargement Week 2: Approaches to the European Union The main EU institutions: the European Commission, the Council of Ministers, the European Council and the European Parliament Week 3: Interaction between EU institutions (dec ision -making, legislation) EU institutions: The Courts of the European Union and the Committee of the Regions The concept of Europeanization Week 4: The Single Market – the four freedoms The Common Agricultural Policy Economic and Monetary Union - the role of the European Central Bank Week 5: In -class test. Term paper topics distributed Problems with enlargement (Turkey, Iceland ...) The issues pertaining to countries outside the EU (Switzerland and Norway) Week 6: The crisis in the Eurozone – its origins and development The decisions and actions taken by the EU Student presentations Week 7: The economic repercussions on EU integration The political and social aspects of the crisis Student presentations Week 8: European c itizenship and democracy Europeanism: values and identity Student presentations Week 9: The situation of minorities in the EU Immigration and the challenges of a multicultural Europe Student presentations Week 10: The EU and its neighbors to th e East EU-Mediterranean relations Student presentations Week 11: Relations between the EU and the United States and China European Security and Defense Policy The EU as a single actor in a multipolar world

Courses in English Academic Year 2013-14, 1st semester 4 Painting in France 1789-1914 Representation in a changing world Professor Deborah Palmer Wednesday, 2pm – 6pm

COURSE OBJECTIVES This survey course offers students a thematic approach to painting through the period opening with the French revolution and ending at the eve of , with an introduction to art history methodology and painting analysis. Comparison of academic paintings and more advanced creation will help students come to an understanding of the artistic and social, sometimes political, issues posed by both. To end the course, a look at the avant-garde painting of the early 20th century will illustrate a dramatic break with traditional painting at a time of upheaval. The course helps students learn to recognize and classify the genres and styles of the period under scrutiny, to identify points of discussion relating to given works and to speak of painting using relevant vocabulary. More generally, the art of the 1789-1914 period is put into political and cultural context, allowing students a deeper understanding of French culture.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS Each week a lecture and discussion are followed by on site work, to take advantage of the collections in and to study paintings rather than reproductions. Visits will include the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, the Musée Gustave Moreau, the Musée de l’Orangerie, and the Museum of Modern Art. Students will also be assigned visits to museums for individual working sessions. Weekly readings will be discussed in front of paintings. Student attendance both in lectures and in museums is mandatory, and participation in class discussions is expected, as is note taking whether during lectures or museum visits (a clip board is a good idea to write comfortably when on site). Reading for the week needs to be prepared before class, with the main ideas noted, and questions prepared. Logs of individual museum visits count towards the overall grade. Practice of painting description, formal and contextual analysis and presenting a painting will be carried out each week in class to develop visual memory and expressive skills.

REFERENCES A reader of primary and secondary sources will be made available. It will be one of the starting points of class discussions. Further reading may be done at the American Library in Paris.

GRADING Your grade for the course will be based on: • your attendance, and participation to class discussion (initiative, responsiveness and relevance of oral arguments) including reading preparation (25%) • museum log (20%), in-class written papers (15% and 15%) • and presentations - an individual one and a group presentation are to be prepared by each student (25%)

ATTENDANCE POLICY Only one unjustified absence will be accepted, otherwise neither the Certificate of attendance nor the Certificate of Results will be awarded. In case of absence or delay, notify the teacher. All ‘justified’ absences must be documented. It's up to you to ask the class delegate or classmate the work done during your absence and the homework required

PRACTICAL INFORMATION Fall break: October 27 to November 4 44 hours

Courses in English Academic Year 2013-14, 1st semester 5 COURSE CONTENT Week 1 - David, The Oath of the Horatii . The Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Identifying painting genres. Describing a painting. 1789. - Musée du Louvre

Week 2 - History painting, manifestos and in revolution and empire. Girodet: Portrait of Citizen Bellay . The question of subject. - Musée du Louvre

Week 3 - Painting in the Restoration. Géricault: The Raft of the Medusa . The early work of Delacroix, to Liberty guiding the People . Analysis: compositional devices, and draftsmanship. - Musée du Louvre

Week 4 - Landscape as a genre. A new sensitivity to nature, the beginning of ‘plein air’. Rousseau: Morning ; Boudin: Trouville Beach. Analysis: The relation of composition to color. - Musée d’Orsay

Week 5 - Courbet: Burial at Ornans . Depicting democratic hopes. The opposite forces of tradition and modernity. The Universal Expositions in Paris. - In-class student paper. Week 6 - 1863 the Salon des Refusés. Edouard Manet: Luncheon on the Grass; Olympia. The nude. Notions of beauty in 19 th century France. - Paris Walk. Week 7 - A move away from the Salon, the beginning of independent shows: 1874 to 1886. Monet: Impression, Sunrise . An exercise in visual memory: describing a remembered painting. - Musée d’Orsay: The painting of leisure. Realists, Impressionists. The theories and practice of Neo Impressionism.

Week 8 - Following inner structure and expression: Cézanne: Maincy Bridge , Gauguin, Van Gogh. A comparative exercise: academic commissions of the Third Republic. - Musée Rodin Week 9 - The Nabis. Edouard Vuillard: Public gardens . Stylized form, early traces of Art Nouveau. Paris after Haussmann’s transformations. - Musée Gustave Moreau

Week 10 - A new century, Picasso and Matisse. Picasso: Bal au Moulin de la Galette . The beginning of the School of Paris. - Musée de l’Orangerie

Week 11 - Musée d’Art Moderne. - The dislocation of forms and the question of the validity of painting. Delaunay : The City of Paris . The Armory Show in New York. - Final in-class paper.

Courses in English Academic Year 2013-14, 1st semester 6 Great authors in French cinema A course by Patricia Maincent Wednesday, 2pm – 6pm

COURSE OBJECTIVES This film course will focus on the history of French cinema, from its scientific beginning at the end of the 19th century, along with the industrial revolution, through the diversity of representations in the 20th century until the beginning of the 21st. In order to embody those changes, we will study historical films, but in its widest aspect, from opinion position to historical reenactment and how documentary becomes historical fact. This theme has been fully explored since the beginning of cinema, and that will allow us to question representation and its diverse evolution along with society. Leading French filmmakers challenged this rediscovery of the past, guiding us through the analysis of the language of the moving image.

COURSE STRUCTURE Each course will develop chronologically one moment of French cinema focusing on one film and filmmaker, but also the historical context, of the film’s release and the history. Each film will be analyzed in its filmic components, (sound, editing, camera movements…) and of course discussed; history being interesting in order to have a better view on our world.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS Oral review: Each student will make an oral film review of ten minutes on a film. A list of films will be proposed but each student can submit a personal choice that will be discussed. Research paper: Each student is required to propose a detailed and elaborate study on two historical films with similar subject. The paper will question the link with history, a study of the filmmakers. The comparison will question their aim, their means... With academic analyses and personal insights, the paper will develop each film approach, style and the relevance for today's society. The use of internet must be ethical, and a detailed bibliography must end the paper. Online proposal: A blog will be created for the class. Between each course, every student must post an article, a video or any document considered relevant for our subject. Each week, each student will have to post and comment on the previous class, creating links with American cinema, and

GRADING Students will be graded on seriousness, participation and assiduity. Students must complete all assignments on time and must attend each class. Punctuality is of course required; a student can be expelled if late.

ATTENDANCE POLICY Attendance of all classes is required. The administration will be notified of unjustified absences (justified absences are for medical reasons only. Students must make every effort to be on time for all class sessions and should notify the appropriate persons by written message of extenuating circumstances that result in tardiness. If you should arrive late to class, please minimize the effects of your arrival; it will be disruptive. Be aware that tardiness may also impact your participation grade in your classes.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION Fall break: October 27 to November 4 44 hours

Courses in English Academic Year 2013-14, 1st semester 7 Week 1 The pioneers - From document to fiction, the Lumière Brothers and Georges Méliès - La Tentation de Saint Antoine, the temptation of Saint Anthony by George Méliès - L’affaire Dreyfus, the Dreyfus Affair by Georges Méliès, 1899 - The Lumière Brothers’ first films, 1895-1897

Week 2 Avant-Garde of the 1920s, and Abel Gance’s innovative filming - Napoléon by Abel Gance, 1927 - Gance’s greatest project, Napoleon , is an epic silent film

Week 3 French classical cinema - As France experienced its first populist movement, with the Front Populaire in 1935 and before the deterioration of the European situation with World War II, French cinema will develop its aesthetic. - Grand Illusion, La grande illusion by 1937 - During the World War I, the life of French prisoners in Germany who plot to escape. A humanistic view on both sides of belligerents, and a look on the evolution of class relationships

Week 4 Prologue to the Nouvelle Vague

- The Trial of Joan of Arc, Le procès de Jeanne d’Arc de Robert Bresson, 1962 - Probably one of the most popular historical characters, Joan of Arc has been the subject of Georges Méliès, Jacques Rivette, Luc Besson, Philippe Ramos for example in French cinema but also of Cecil B Demille, Dreyer, Rossellini, Preminger. - In this film, Bresson is inspired by the trial and the notes on the second trial. Week 5 Nouvelle Vague - The French New wave is an important movement gathered around the magazine les cahiers du cinema, influenced by the Italian Neorealism and classical Hollywood cinema; they were involved in current social issues and found new means to film, closer to documentary. - The Little Soldier , Le petit soldat de Jean-Luc Godard, 1963

Week 6 An outsider of the New Wave - , L’armée des ombres by Jean-Pierre Melville, 1969 - One of the Pygmalion of the New Wave films the French Resistance with the style and energy of American cinema. Melville himself was part of the Resistance, which was one of his main concerns. Week 7 Direct cinema and documentary - How will documentary influence our perception of history ? - 1974, A Day in the Country, 1974, une by Raymond Depardon, 1974 - Raymond Depardon follows Valery Giscard d’Estaing from the announcement of his presidential campaign until his election. Week 8 Fiction and history, how can a plot underline the historical context? - The Last Metro, Le dernier métro by François Truffaut, 1980 - During the German occupation, the life of a theater, that hides its former Jewish director. Paris during the occupation is shown as a theater with its secret life. The idea of the play is a “mise en abyme” of the life of the French Resistance.

Week 9 Biopic and history - Van Gogh by Maurice Pialat, 1991 - An exhibit and retrospective of Maurice Pialat will be held at la Cinémathèque Française this spring, an interesting opportunity to discover his work and this famous French institution. Week 10 Women filmmakers - The King’s Daughters , Saint Cyr by Patricia Mazuy, 2000 - Madame de Maintenon , Louis XIV’s last wife, opens a boarding school for daughters of noble families. The film focuses on the place of women during the Ancien Regime.

Week 11 Cinema and painting - How can painting create the set of historical dramas? - The Lady and the Duke, L’Anglaise et le duc by Eric Rohmer, 2000 - For the settings of the film, Eric Rohmer asked a painter to find his inspiration in the paintings of the 18th century, trying to reconcile film with what is left of that time. This perspective allows us to question the awkward position of cinema, which subjectively reenacts past with the reality of images.

Courses in English Academic Year 2013-14, 1st semester 8 Politics, economy and society in France today Instructor: Helen Thackwell Thursday, 2pm – 6pm

COURSE OBJECTIVES The main objective of this course is to give students a basic grounding in how France functions by critically examining the political system, the workings of the economy and pertinent social issues. The prime place given to the Republic and Republican values have colored French institutions and society for more than two centuries but today France is faced with a number of contradictions that challenge many of its founding myths. Through this course, students will gain a better understanding of the peculiarities endogenous to the French Republic and the important debates within politics, economy and society that mark France today.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS Students are expected to read the relevant course materials for each class and to follow events in France as active participation in class discussions is an essential requirement of the course. Students have to complete the given assignments: • comment and personal assessment of the week’s topic based on the reading of the core texts. • a 10-minute presentation in class on a topic related to French politics, the economy and society. Students are free to choose the topic for the presentation but should demand prior approval for their choice of topic. The presentation should develop a topic based on personal research. • a term paper (5 - 7 typewritten pages with double spacing). The topics for this paper will be distributed in class. Students are expected to research the topic and present a critical assessment and analysis of the topic with concrete references. A detailed bibliography of at least four additional sources should be included. Students are required to take tests and exams and hand in their papers on time. Late papers are penalized.

COURSE MATERIAL The material for the course consists of the required reading and class handouts, both collections of core texts to be read in advance and additional texts distributed in class. Audiovisual documents will also be used when possible.

REFERENCES Recommended reading: Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong, Nadeau, Jean-Benoît & Barlow, Julie, 2008, Robson Books. Available at numerous bookshops (Village Voice, Smith's, The Red Wheelbarrow, Galignani, FNAC …) Media sources: The British press regularly has articles on France and some American newspapers and magazines have correspondents in France. The French international television channel, France 24, has an English web site. The Connexion is an English-language newspaper in France available on the Web.

GRADING The final grade for the course will be based on student performance on the following tasks: Test on politics and economy (25%) A written term paper (25%) A presentation (25%) Attendance/Participation (25%)

ATTENDANCE POLICY Attendance is essential and checked on a daily basis. Only one unjustified absence will be accepted and all ‘justified’ absences must be documented. The final GRADING will take both absences and repeated unpunctuality (three ‘lates’ count as one absence) into account. Students who are late (i.e. who show up during or after attendance is being checked) should see the instructor after class so that they are marked as present.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION Fall break: October 27 to November 4 44 hours

Courses in English Academic Year 2013-14, 1st semester 9 COURSE PROGRAM Week 1: An overview of t he French Revolution and subsequent regimes The French Republic and the core Republican values today: Liberty, Equality and 02/21/2013 Fraternity; Laïcité (Secularism) Week 2: The founding of the Fifth Republic by Charles de Gaulle and its Constitution The political institutions - the President, the Prime Minister, the Senate, and the National Assembly The state, government and legislation Week 3: The different layers of local government (regions, departments, communes) Political parties and the various elections The Republican elite and the National School of Administration (ENA) Week 4: The French economic model: dirigisme and liber alization The role of the state and the “national champions” The French way of working: working practices and key labor laws Week 5: France and globalization, or anti -globalization French transnational corporations and foreign investment in France France, the European Union and the euro crisis Week 6: In -class test on politics and the economy. Distribution of term paper questions The role of the media in France The situation of women in politics, the economy and society Week 7: The Fren ch inclination for strikes and street protest The French social model – health care and welfare for all Student presentations Week 8: The Republican education system: Universities versus the G randes écoles The situation of youth in France Student presentations Week 9: Issues linked to immigration and “assimilation” The debate on national identity Student presentations Week 10: The Overseas departments and territories The importance of the and La Francophonie Student presentations Week 11: France and the world: France still a “great nation”? France as an international actor Defending the French exception in today’s world

Courses in English Academic Year 2013-14, 1st semester 10 Fashion in France: From the Sun King to 21 st Century Instructor : Thierry Herselin Thursday, 2pm – 6pm

COURSE OBJECTIVES A survey of French Fashion History from the late 17th Century to the early 21 st Century. Throughout the semester you will learn: • to get familiar with the main lines of fashion history (styles, personalities, designers…) • to get familiar with the history of Paris as a fashion industry • to explain the origins of the French luxury fashion industry

COURSE REQUIREMENTS Presence during both exams is mandatory to get both the Certificate of attendance and the Certificate of Results. Course material will be sent to students.

REFERENCES Laver, James, Costume and Fashion a concise History , London, Thames & Hudson, 2007 Mendes, Valérie, De la Haye Amy, Fashion since 1900 , London, Thames & Hudson, 2010

GRADING: Students will be graded on the significance and seriousness of their efforts in every aspect of the class. Students must complete all assignments and are required to participate in all class discussions. Attendance is paramount and punctuality for class is highly important. • Mid-term an Final Exams (10 questions) • 500 word reports for the museums and exhibitions seen • 15’ oral presentation on a subject linked with fashion (an accessory, a specific kind of garment, a designer…) This work could be done alone or in groups of two • Attendance and participation in discussions, including French comprehension and expression

ATTENDANCE POLICY Only two unjustified absence will be accepted, otherwise neither the Certificate of attendance nor the Certificate of Results will be awarded. In case of absence or delay, notify the teacher. All ‘justified’ absences must be documented. It's up to you to ask the class delegate or classmate the work done during your absence and the homework required.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION Contact: [email protected] Fall break: October 27 to November 4 44 hours

Courses in English Academic Year 2013-14, 1st semester 11

COURSE CONTENT Week 1 1780 -89 Louis XIV and the luxury trade - The reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI Study Excursion & Onsite Lecture 1: 18th Century rooms Musée Carnavalet - Free admission Week 2 1789 -1799 The Revolution and the Directory study Balenciaga collectionneur Study Excursion & Onsite Lecture 2: Revolution and Directory rooms Musée Carnavalet - Free admission Week 3 1800 -1815 Napoleon and the Empire of Fashion Study Excursion & Onsite Lecture 3 Maison Prelle Entrance 5€ Week 4 1815 -1848 The Restoration and the July Monarchy The Romantic era Study Excursion & Onsite Lecture 4 Musée de la Vie romantique - Free admission Week 5 1848 -1870 The Second Empire -Worth and the birth of Haute Couture Meeting at 2pm at the Invalides Uniforms from Louis XIV to Napoleon III Entrance 7€ Study Excursion & Onsite Lecture 5 Week 6 187 0-1900 «Fin de Siècle» fashion Exam #1 Study Excursion & Onsite Lecture 6 Paris fashion streets : rue St Honoré, rue de la Paix… Week 7 1900 -1918 Fashion of the Belle Epoque - Paul Poiret Meeting at 2.30pm at the Musée Carnavalet global price for the group 40€ Study Excursion & Onsite Lecture 7: «Le Roman d’une garde-robe»

Week 8 191 8-1939 The Roaring Twenties Chanel, Lanvin - The Thirties, Vionnet Schiaparelli Study Excursion & Onsite Lecture 8: «La mécanique des dessous » Les Arts Décoratifs, free admission Week 9 1940 -1960 Wartime and Fashion - Christian Dior and the New Look - The golden age of Haute Couture Study Excursion & Onsite Lecture 9: Jeanne Lanvin, Jacques Doucet and the decorative arts Les Arts Décoratifs, free admission Week 10 1960 - 1980 Haute couture and Prêt à Porter : a new era a new era Students presentations Haute couture and Prêt à Porter Week 11 1980 - 2000 The changing times Exam # 2 Students presentations

Courses in English Academic Year 2013-14, 1st semester 12