INFORMATION FOR THE Paris as Text 2008 trip
Download a brochure on the 2008 Paris as Text program (pdf format)
Students planning on participating in the Paris as Text trip during June 2008, must register and complete 3 one hour courses during the Spring 2008 semester.
Paris as a Text Prerequisite courses, Spring 2008
HUM 499.008/MLNG 499.002 Cultural Perceptions
Co requisites: HUM499.007 (Humanities & Technology) and HUM499.002/MLNG499.001 (Paris: Culture & History)
The purpose of this course is to learn what influences our cultural perceptions (global influences) and how this affects intercultural communication. With this base we will define culture, communication and their nexus and learn methods for interpreting culture & communication in terms of historical influences and their impact on identity to the goal of reading expressions of that identity (culture) dialectically: non-verbal codes, cultural space, marginality, popular culture, conflict & coalition building.
Outcomes:
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Define culture, isolate, collect & group artifacts
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How to observe and obtain cultural observations and collect evidence from those encounters
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How to analyze and understand that evidence and relay the relevant cultural context to the interpretation
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Account for influences that shape(d) culture and thereby its artifacts.
HUM 499.002/MLNG 499.001 Paris: Culture & History
Co requisites: HUM499.007 (Humanities & Technology) and HUM499.008/MLNG 499.002 (Cultural Perceptions)
This course will provide a general background to the history (political, social, economic) of Paris and its culture. The goals of this course include a general background knowledge to contextualize cultural artifacts that will be encountered in Paris in the course of Paris as a text (HUM 499.001/ FREN 499.001/ FREN 399.001).
HUM 499.007 Humanities & Technology
Co requisites: HUM499.002/MLNG499.001 (Paris: Culture & History) and HUM499.008/MLNG 499.002 (Cultural Perceptions)
This course is designed to explore the visualization and documentation of culture and cultural images using visual, video and audio technology. Student will learn approaches to make digital videos and to practice various visual interpretation and documentation, multimedia production techniques, storytelling, storyboarding.
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Identify cultural signs and symbols
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Create and capture cultural images and sounds (audio)
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Create a multimedia production to tell a compelling story of cultural signs and symbols.
See an example of what we'll do from the SCHEDULE from the Paris 2006 trip: pdf file
UTC Students in Paris • 2006 • Student Movie Productions [click to download QuickTime]
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The history of Notre-Dame through the eyes of Victor Hugo.
NotreDame-web.mov (Quick Time movie)
Video footage, narration and still images provided by: Laura L. (posted June 27, 2006)
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Ste. Chapelle -- The chapel designed to house artifacts from the crucifixion.
sainte-chapelle.mov (Quick Time movie)
Video footage, narration and still images provided by: Laura L. (posted June 27, 2006)
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St. Denis -- Cathedral where many French aristocrats/kings are buried.
StDenis-web.mov (Quick Time movie)
Video footage, narration and still images provided by: Jonathan. (posted June 27, 2006)
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Ile de la Cité -- Home of Notre-Dame and the center of Paris today, the island sits in the middle of the Seine.
Ile_de_la_Cité-web.mov (QuickTime movie)
Video footage, narration and still images provided by: John. (posted June 27, 2006)
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Haussmann et la ville de Paris -- The impact Haussmann had on the city of Paris. Laying out the boulevards.
haussman-deancy-web.mov (Quick Time movie)
Video footage, narration and still images provided by: Deancy. (posted June 28, 2006)
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Louvre as a Royal Palace (vs. a museum)
louvre-jean-web.mov (Quick Time movie)
Video footage, narration and still images provided by: Jean. (posted June 28, 2006)
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The Catacombs
CatacombesWEB.mov (Quick Time movie)
Video production, footage, narration and still images provided by: Corey & Sean. (posted July 5, 2006)
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Haussman's Influence on Paris/France
Parker_web.mov (Quick Time movie)
Video production, footage, narration and still images provided by: Jonathan. (posted July 20, 2006) |
Les Gargouilles - Protecting Cathedrals throughout France
LesGargouillesweb.mov (QuickTime movie)
Video production, footage, narration and still images provided by: Nikki. (posted July 27, 2006)
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L'Impressionism
ashleyQTweb.mov (QuickTime movie)
Video production, footage, narration and still images provided by: Ashley. (posted August 28, 2006)
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Les Jardins de Le Nôtre
Versailles-web (QuickTime movie)
Video production, footage, narration and still images provided by: Stephanie. (posted October 31, 2006)
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L'Opera Garnier l'operaGarnier-web (QuickTime movie)
Video production, footage, narration and still images provided by: Annie. (posted November 1, 2006)
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Les Catacombes
CatacombesWEB (QuickTime movie)
Video production, footage, narration and still images provided by: David. (posted November 6, 2006) |
The 3rd Reich
3rd_Reichweb (QuickTime movie)
Video production, footage, narration and still images provided by: Nic. (posted November 6, 2006)
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La Femme du Bain
LaFemmeduBainweb.mov (QuickTime movie)
Video production, footage, narration and still images provided by: Regina. (posted November 6, 2006) |
Crypte Archeologique
CrypteArcheologiqueweb (QuickTime movie)
Video production, footage, narration and still images provided by: Laura. (posted November 7, 2006) |
Impressionism
impressionism2 (QuickTime movie)
Video production, footage, narration and still images provided by: Cassie. (posted November 8, 2006) |
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...week 1: Eiffel Tower, Seine Boat Trip, La Conciergerie, Ste Chapelle, Notre Dame, St Denis Basilique, Holocaust Museum, Chateau de Maintenon, Chartes Cathedral
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Images and impressions from our first week in Paris, including the Eiffel Tower, Seine boat trip, Ste. Chapelle, Notre Dame, St. Denis Basilique, Holocaust Museum, bus trip to the Chateau de Maintenon and the Chartes Cathedral
Music arranged by Karen Adsit. Video footage and still images provided by Taren, Jonathan, John Steinberg, Victoria Steinberg, Emily, Karen Adsit, Nathan (posted June 12, 2006)
1podcastQT.mov (QuickTime movie) |
| ...week 2: Pantheon & Crypt, St. Etienne, arena, Cluny museum, Place de Vosges, Musée Carnavalet, Musée du Louvre |
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A student perspective of navigating and living in Paris. The Metro, Eiffel Tower, FIAP (student hotel), stairs, walking, walking, walking...
Video footage and still images provided by: Jonathan, Deancy, Nathan, Regina, Taren, John (posted June 17, 2006)
XavierPodcast.mov (Quick Time movie) |
| ...week 3: Musée du Louvre, l'Opera de Paris, Haussmann boulevards, le Petit Palais, Palais de Tokyo, Chateaux de Vaux-le-Vicomte et de Blandy |
| ...week 4: Centre Pompidou, Musée d'Orsay, art deco Paris, Orangerie, Musée Rodin |
