HS 353 HISTORIES AND LEGENDS OF PARIS IES Abroad Paris French Studies

DESCRIPTION: This course is an introduction to the history of Paris, the administrative and cultural center of France. It is a general overview of the history of France and its capital Paris. The historical period studied goes back to the origins of the creation of Paris from the Gallo- Roman period until the present, following a chronological timeline. For pedagogical reasons the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries are at the heart of this teaching. The history of France, the study of morals and society, the artistic and cultural history, including architecture and urban planning etc. , occupy a major place in our discussion. Paris, its social life and its architecture have attracted the attention of painters, writers, photographers and filmmakers. This is the representation or the iconography of Paris that we also discuss. In summary: This course is an introduction to the history of Paris. It is a general overview and an induction course.

CREDITS: 3 credits

CONTACT HOURS: 45 hours

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: French

PREREQUISITES: none

METHOD OF PRESENTATION: ● Structured lesson on relevant issues ● PowerPoint presentations which can be found on Moodle ● Student discussions in response to the question of the day ● Readings ● Student presentations ● Art and Architecture images ● Visits to museums, monuments, neighborhoods Debates

REQUIRED WORK AND FORM OF ASSESSMENT: ● Oral Summary - 25% ● Regular attendance and participation in courses/visits - 25% ● Dossier - 25% ● Final Exam - 25%

Oral Summary You will choose a novel from the proposed list to make an oral presentation or summary of 10-15 minutes (where you will submit the author, the book: the main characters and the plot, with your opinion). This presentation will take place at the end of the course on a specific date that we will have settled together. No additional time will be granted for the presentation: any lateness will result in the decrease of the note in proportion to the number of days of delay.

Participation You are required to prepare the oral question on one or several text(s) of the booklet reproduced on Moodle. Most of the visits are accompanied by a debate/discussion (sometimes with articles to comment on) after the visit on the Moodle forum and/or in class. Oral participation is essential throughout the semester. Your presence is obligatory in all class sessions and visits.

Dossier 2 page minimum. Students will choose a character, monument, neighborhood or problem related to Paris (a list or options will be provided in the first class) or it may be a personal text, an autobiography of your experience in Paris. Students must follow the

methodology explained in class. Delays in submission of this assignment will result in proportional decreases of the grade. Plagiarism will not in any case be accepted by IES. Any student who commits an act of plagiarism will receive an "F" for the course. When you copy a information, you must cite the source.

Midterm/Final Exam Two in-class exams in the form of short answer questions covering all topics from the course content and PowerPoint presentations. The use of dictionaries is authorized during the exams.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the course students will be able to: ● Demonstrate a critical understanding of the history of Paris though stories, images, art, and architecture; ● Explain how a plurality of histories and legends can shape the image of a city; ● Read the city of Paris as a historical text; ● Debate current issues that will determine the future of Paris; ● Be better able to communicate in written and oral French as a result of class discussions and graded assignments.

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance is mandatory for all course meetings, including visits. Absences and lateness will affect your ability to master class content. In addition, your final grade will be lowered by 1/6 of a letter grade for each absence.

For example: ● Final grade : A-. ● 1 absence = A-, 2 absences = B+, 3 absences = B+, 4 absences = B …

Being more than 15 minutes late to a course counts as an absence. 3 late arrivals (less than 15 minutes) count as an absence.

If a student misses more than 25% of class time, s/he will receive an F in the course.

Assignments and presentations missed because of absences will be given the grade of F.

When absences occur, students must inform their teacher and the French Studies Academic Coordinator as soon as possible ([email protected]). In some instances (sickness with doctor’s note for example), absences may be excused. If a student believes that an absence should be excused, he or she must contact Scott, Seth or Alexandra.

CONTENT:

Session 1 Content Readings

Session 1 Introduction: Presentation of Course Content and Evaluations, the geography of Paris

Session 2 The First Paris Recommended Readings: ● D. Busson & N. Alix, Paris, ville antique, Monum, 2001. ● D. Chadych & D. Leborgne, Atlas de Paris : évolution d’un paysage urbain, Parigramme, 2007. ● P. Velay, Paris : genèse de la capital, CNRS, 2009.

Session 3 The First Paris (cont.) Recommended Readings: ● S. Roux, Paris au Moyen-Âge, Hachette, 2003. ● Collectif, Atlas de Paris au Moyen Âge…, Parigramme, 2006.

Site Visit Notre Dame Cathedral

Session 4 Paris from the Middle Ages to the 12th and 15th Required Reading: centuries ● Le Baptême de la rue Etienne Marcel, Course book, p.41. ● L’ouverture du musée de Cluny, Course book, p.47. Recommended Reading: ● N. Chaudun, L'ABCdaire de Paris, Paris, Flammarion, 1998. ● J. W. Baldwin, Paris 1200, Aubier, 2006. ● Collectif, La Sorbonne, RMN, 2007. ● Fabrice Masanès, Les Voyages d’Outremer, Taschen, 2009.

Session 5 The Classical Age and the Renaissance Recommended Reading: ● Collectif, Paris formes urbaines et architectures, Recherches, 1998. ● Collectif, Rêves de capitale. Paris et ses plans d’embellissement, BNF, 2003. Recommended Reading: ● D. Chadych, Le Marais : évolution d’un paysage, Parigramme, 2005. ● A. Gady, Les Hôtels particuliers de Paris, Parigramme, 2008. ● P. Simon, Paris visite guide, Pavillon de l’Arsenal, 2009.

Site Visit Le Marais

Session 6 The Classical Age and Urbanism Required Reading: ● Molière meurt sur les planches, Course book, p.46. ● Le Grand Louvre ouvre ses portes, Course book, p.54. Recommended Reading: ● P. Chaunu, La Mort à Paris, Fayard, 1978. ● F. Choay, L’urbanisme, Seuil, 1979. ● P. Higonnet, Les Mythes de Paris, Collège de France, 1999. ● Collectif, Le quartier du Louvre au XVIIe siècle, RMN, 2001.

Session 7 The Century of the Lumières, Rousseau, Voltaire and Recommended Reading: Diderot ● E. Cassirer, La Philosophie des Lumières, Fayard, 1990. ● D. Rabreau, Paris capitale des arts sous Louis XV, William Blake & Co, 1997. ● Collectif, Le Paris des Lumières : d’après le plan de Turgot (1734-1739), RMN, 2005. ● S. Van Damme, Paris capitale philosophique, Odile Jacob, 2005. ● B. Marchand, Les Ennemis de Paris : la haine de la grande ville de Lumières à nos jours, PUR, 2009.

Session 8 The Century of the Lumières: Rousseau, Voltaire and Required Reading: Diderot ● La Mort de Louis XVI, Course book, p.42. ● Paris contre Versailles, Course book, p.56. ● Le Cinquième arrondissement, Course book, p.10-22. Recommended Reading: ● A. Farge, Vivre dans la rue à Paris au XVIIIe siècle, Gallimard, 1992. ● D. Roche, Le Peuple de Paris. Essai sur la culture populaire au XVIIIe siècle, Fayard, 1998.

Session 9 The French Revolution and the 19th century Recommended Reading: ● B. Marchand, Paris histoire d’une ville : XIX- XXe siècle, Seuil, 1993. ● J. Garrigues & P. Lacombrade, La France au XIXe siècle, Armand Colin, 2007. ● Collectif, La France au XIXe siècle, PUF, 2008.

Site Visit La Montagne Sainte-Geneviève

Session 10 The 19th century and review for midterm exam Required Reading: ● Victor Hugo, Notre Dame de Paris, Course book, p.61. ● Guide du routard, Course book, p.65. Recommended reading: ● W. Benjamin, Paris capitale du XIXe siècle, Allia, 2003.

Session 11 Midterm Exam

Session 12 Paris under Napoleon and the First Empire Required Reading: ● La Réforme du numérotage des maisons, Course book, p.45.

● Le Sacre de Napoléon, Course book, p.55. Recommended Reading: ● G. Poisson, Napoléon Ier et Paris, Tallandier, 2002. ● A. Fierro, La Vie des parisiens sous Napoléon, Ed. Napoléon Ier, 2004.

Site Visit Montparnasse Cemetery

Session 13 The Restauration, the 2nd Empire and the start of the Required Reading: 3rd Republic ● L’Espace, Course book, p.68-71. Recommended Reading: ● P. de Moncan & C. Heurteux, Le Paris d’Haussmann, Du Mécène, 2002. ● A. Fierro, Paris au jour le jour, Arcadia, 2005.

● M. Gaillard, Paris sous le Second Empire, Presses du village, 2005.

Session 14 Paris: Capital of the Arts Required Reading: ● Emile Zola, Paris, Course book, p.91-92. ● Les Impressionnistes sur tous les tableaux, Course book, p.49. Recommended Reading: ● P. Ory, 1889 l’Expo universelle, Complexe, 1999. ● K. Stierle, La Capitale des signes : Paris et son discours, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, 2001. ● S. Wilson, Paris capitale des arts 1900-1968, Hazan, 2004. ● D. Lobstein & Collectif, Paris et ses expositions universelles, Ed. du Patrimoine, 2009.

Session 15 Paris: Capital of the arts Recommended Reading: ● F. Besse & J. Godeau, Tableaux parisiens : Du Moyen Âge à nos jours, Parigramme, 2005. ● S. Lemoine, Les Salons au XIXe siècle : Paris capitale des arts, La Martinière, 2006. ● H. Rochette, Maisons d’écrivains et d’artistes…, Parigramme, 2007.

Session 16 Paris: Capital of the arts: The representation of Paris Required Reading: in photography ● Alfred Delvau, Dictionnaire de la langue verte, Course book, p.73-74. ● Le Mythe, Course book, p.57-59. Recommended Reading:

● Beaumont-Maillet, Paris-Atget, Hazan, 2003. ● J-C. Gautrand, Paris mon amour, Taschen, 2004. ● Charles Marville, Paris photographié au temps d’Haussmann, Mécène, 2008.

Session 17 The 20th Century Recommended Reading: ● M. Ragon, Histoire de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme modernes, Seuil, 1991. ● L. Fouladou, Paris à l’aube du XXe siècle, Alain Sutton, 2005.

Site Visit Carnavalet Museum

Session 18 Paris under the Nazi Occupation Required Reading: ● Emile Zola, Paris, Course book, p.91-92. ● Les Impressionnistes sur tous les tableaux, Course book, p.49. Recommended Reading: ● Collectif, La Propagande sous Vichy, Musée d’histoire contemporaine, 1990. ● P. Ory, La France allemande, Gallimard, 1995. ● J-P. Rioux, La vie culturelle sous Vichy, Complexe, 1999. ● R. Paxton, La France de Vichy, Seuil, 2000.

Session 19 After the War, from General de Gaulle to François Recommended Reading: Mitterrand ● S. Texier, Paris contemporain: de Haussmann à nos jours, Parigramme, 2005. ● S. Texier, Paris grammaire de l’architecture XXe-XXIe siècle, Parigramme, 2009.

Session 20 After the War, from General de Gaulle to François Required Reading: Mitterrand and the 20th Century ● La Rafle du Vél’ D’Hiv’, Course book, p.52. ● L’inauguration du Centre Pompidou, Course book , p.44. ● L’Utopie manquée des cités-dortoirs, Course book, p.95-96. Recommended Reading: ● S. Texier, Paris contemporain : de Haussmann à nos jours, Parigramme, 2005. ● S. Texier, Paris grammaire de l’architecture XXe-XXIe siècle, Parigramme, 2009.

Session 21 Images of Paris and Tourism in the Capital in the 21st Century, Review for Final Exam

Session 22 Final Exam

COURSE-RELATED TRIPS: ● Notre Dame Cathedral ● Le Marais ● La Montagne Sainte-Geneviève ● Montparnasse Cemetery ● Carnavalet Museum

REQUIRED READINGS: ● Le Cinquième arrondissement, Course book, p.10-22. ● Le Baptême de la rue Etienne Marcel, Course book, p.41. ● La Mort de Louis XVI, Course book, p.42. ● L’inauguration du Centre Pompidou, Course book , p.44. ● La Réforme du numérotage des maisons, Course book, p.45. ● Molière meurt sur les planches, Course book, p.46. ● L’ouverture du musée de Cluny, Course book, p.47. ● Les Impressionnistes sur tous les tableaux, Course book, p.49. ● La Rafle du Vél’ D’Hiv’, Course book, p.52. ● Le Grand Louvre ouvre ses portes, Course book, p.54. ● Le Sacre de Napoléon, Course book, p.55. ● Paris contre Versailles, Course book, p.56. ● Le Mythe, Course book, p.57-59. ● Victor Hugo, Notre Dame de Paris, Course book, p.61. ● Guide du routard, Course book, p.65. ● L’Espace, Course book, p.68-71. ● Alfred Delvau, Dictionnaire de la langue verte, Course book, p.73-74. ● Emile Zola, Paris, Course book, p.91-92.

RECOMMENDED READINGS: ● A. Farge, Vivre dans la rue à Paris au XVIIIe siècle, Gallimard, 1992. ● A. Fierro, La Vie des parisiens sous Napoléon, Ed. Napoléon Ier, 2004. ● A. Fierro, Paris au jour le jour, Arcadia, 2005. ● A. Gady, Les Hôtels particuliers de Paris, Parigramme, 2008. ● B. Marchand, Les Ennemis de Paris : la haine de la grande ville de Lumières à nos jours, PUR, 2009. ● B. Marchand, Paris histoire d’une ville : XIX-XXe siècle, Seuil, 1993. ● Beaumont-Maillet, Paris-Atget, Hazan, 2003. ● Charles Marville, Paris photographié au temps d’Haussmann, Mécène, 2008. ● Collectif, Atlas de Paris au Moyen Âge…, Parigramme, 2006. ● Collectif, La France au XIXe siècle, PUF, 2008. ● Collectif, La Propagande sous Vichy, Musée d’histoire contemporaine, 1990. ● Collectif, La Sorbonne, RMN, 2007. ● Collectif, Le Paris des Lumières : d’après le plan de Turgot (1734-1739), RMN, 2005. ● Collectif, Le quartier du Louvre au XVIIe siècle, RMN, 2001. ● Collectif, Paris formes urbaines et architectures, Recherches, 1998. ● Collectif, Rêves de capitale. Paris et ses plans d’embellissement, BNF, 2003. ● D. Busson & N. Alix, Paris, ville antique, Monum, 2001. ● D. Chadych & D. Leborgne, Atlas de Paris : évolution d’un paysage urbain, Parigramme, 2007.

● D. Chadych, Le Marais : évolution d’un paysage, Parigramme, 2005. ● D. Lobstein & Collectif, Paris et ses expositions universelles, Ed. du Patrimoine, 2009. ● D. Rabreau, Paris capitale des arts sous Louis XV, William Blake & Co, 1997. ● D. Roche, Le Peuple de Paris. Essai sur la culture populaire au XVIIIe siècle, Fayard, 1998. ● E. Cassirer, La Philosophie des Lumières, Fayard, 1990. ● Fabrice Masanès, Les Voyages d’Outremer, Taschen, 2009. ● F. Besse & J. Godeau, Tableaux parisiens : Du Moyen Âge à nos jours, Parigramme, 2005. ● F. Choay, L’urbanisme, Seuil, 1979. ● G. Poisson, Napoléon Ier et Paris, Tallandier, 2002. ● H. Rochette, Maisons d’écrivains et d’artistes…, Parigramme, 2007. ● J-C. Gautrand, Paris mon amour, Taschen, 2004. ● J. Garrigues & P. Lacombrade, La France au XIXe siècle, Armand Colin, 2007. ● J-P. Rioux, La vie culturelle sous Vichy, Complexe, 1999. ● J. W. Baldwin, Paris 1200, Aubier, 2006. ● K. Stierle, La Capitale des signes : Paris et son discours, Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, 2001. ● L. Fouladou, Paris à l’aube du XXe siècle, Alain Sutton, 2005. ● M. Gaillard, Paris sous le Second Empire, Presses du village, 2005. ● M. Ragon, Histoire de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme modernes, Seuil, 1991. ● N. Chaudun, L'ABCdaire de Paris, Paris, Flammarion, 1998. ● P. Chaunu, La Mort à Paris, Fayard, 1978. ● P. de Moncan & C. Heurteux, Le Paris d’Haussmann, Du Mécène, 2002. ● P. Higonnet, Les Mythes de Paris, Collège de France, 1999. ● P. Ory, 1889 l’Expo universelle, Complexe, 1999. ● P. Ory, La France allemande, Gallimard, 1995. ● R. Paxton, La France de Vichy, Seuil, 2000. ● P. Simon, Paris visite guide, Pavillon de l’Arsenal, 2009. ● P. Velay, Paris : genèse de la capital, CNRS, 2009. ● S. Lemoine, Les Salons au XIXe siècle : Paris capitale des arts, La Martinière, 2006. ● S. Roux, Paris au Moyen-Âge, Hachette, 2003. ● S. Texier, Paris contemporain : de Haussmann à nos jours, Parigramme, 2005. ● S. Texier, Paris grammaire de l’architecture XXe-XXIe siècle, Parigramme, 2009 ● S. Van Damme, Paris capitale philosophique, Odile Jacob, 2005. ● S. Wilson, Paris capitale des arts 1900-1968, Hazan, 2004. ● W. Benjamin, Paris capitale du XIXe siècle, Allia, 2003.