MICEFA Courses Spring 2010

MICEFA students are allowed to take one MICEFA course per semester.

Most courses begin the week of February 8th. 

LUNDI, 12H30-15H00, Paris à travers la littérature française (Literary History of Paris)
Centre Censier, Salle 502 avec Prof. Tomi (advanced) (3 credits)
Using historical events in Paris as a background, the course explores Paris through the eyes of writers, including themes such as : the Paris of Revolts and Revolutions, the 2nd Republic, the Commune, Paris in the 1930s, the Occupation,  May 1968 in the Latin Quarter.  Excerpts of works by the following writers (among others) will be studied : Balzac, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Hugo, Proust, Zola, the American writers in Paris, and the Surrealists.  The course will also include guided visits of certain neighborhoods influential in the literature of Paris :  Montmarte, Montparnasse, St. Germain de Prés, Les Halles, la Montagne Ste Geneviève and les Deux Iles. 

First class - 8 février:

LUNDI, 13h00-16h00, Analyse des Différences culturelles (Intercultural Analysis of the Other)
Centre Censier, Salle 520 avec Prof. Nossenko (intermediate) (3 credits)
The course will study how cultural differences manifest.  It will question the role of stereotypes, clichés and perceptions in our understanding of foreign cultures.  The course will specifically examine the French and North American culture.

First class - 9 février:

MARDI, 12h00-14h30, Grammaire Avancée (Advanced Grammar and Text)
Centre Censier, Salle 533 avec Prof. Nossenko (advanced) (3 credits)  Preference given to students enrolled at Paris 3, 4 and the Catholic Institute (universities that do not offer French as a foreign language)

Intensive study of French grammar for foreign students at the advanced level. Designed to improve the understanding of French grammar from various texts to write in a convincing manner.

First class - 10 février:

MERCREDI, 9h30-12h00, Histoire de Paris (History of Paris)
Centre Censier, Salle 531 avec Prof. Comerre (intermediate) (3 credits) (please save time after course for visits)
History of the French capital from its founding to the present day. Course is organized around weekly lectures and visits to museums, monuments, and significant quarters of Paris and Ile-de-France. All major historical, artistic, and architectural periods and movements will be covered.

First class - 4 février:

JEUDI, 10h00-12h30, History of Contemporary Art (taught in English)                                                                                                                                                                                                   For Art History majors only.  A course offered by the University of Connecticut at 27 rue Campagne Première, 75014, door code A91B, inside door A9127) avec Prof. Huhn (3 credits)
Examines how impressionism can be understood in the context of 19th century French and European painting. The course looks at the evolution of painting in this period and how it led to the innovations of the Impressionist painters, who assimilated and then transcended these innovations.

First class - 11 février:

JEUDI, 14h00-17h00, Les Français à travers le Cinéma de 1980 jusqu'au présent (French Civilization through Film: 1980 to present)
Centre Censier, Salle 501 avec Prof. Poisson (intermediate) (3 credits)
Designed to develop linguistic competence by examining contemporary French culture through film. Selected videos and readings accompanied by class discussions and written summaries.

First class - 18 février:

JEUDI, 15h30-17h30 (plus museum visits), Histoire de l’art du 19ème Siècle (19th Century French Painting Impressionism and Beyond)
Most of the time you'll be meeting in museums, but the first class will be at the International House of the University of Paris 1 - Sorbonne Panthéon (58 bd Arago, Paris 13th, metro: Glaciere
or Gobelins).  The room is on the ground floor (for the 2nd semester arrivals, it's where you took your French oral exam for the January class). avec Prof. Peigné (intermediate) (3 credits)
Examines the evolution of painting in the 19th century which led to the innovations of the Impressionist painters, who assimilated and then transcended these innovations. Looks at the importance of Post-Impressionist movement and and how it opened the door for others such as Cézanne who, in turn, opened the door to 20th century painting.

First class - 12 février:

VENDREDI, 9h00-11h30, Dialogue Interculturelle : Franco-Américaine avec le Monde Arabe (Cross-Cultural Dialogue: US and French Relations with the Arab World)
Centre Censier, Salle 520 avec Prof. Thomières-Hakim (higher intermediate) (3 credits)
This course aims at analyzing the functioning of the Arab Gulf countries: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrein and Oman as well as their relations with France and the United States.  The course also provides the students with the necessary skills for effective cross-cultural communication with the Arab World.

Tutorat:  Katia Nossenko

Lundi matin, mardi après-midi et mercredi entre 10h-15h00