UGA à Paris
Block 1 Arrive in Paris May 14 - First block classes run May 17-June inclusive
Dr. Andrew Herod -
Geography Geographic issues that affect Europe into the twenty-first century. Emphasis on current economic, social, and political controversies in Europe, as well as the historical context for these. The migration of people, especially workers, across national borders, with an emphasis on political responses and the impact of globalization.
Dr.
E. M. Beck - Sociology This course look at issues of immigration (legal and illegal), ethnic conflict, and extremist reaction in Western Europe and in the United States Students will learn the complex relationships between society, xenophobia, and the movement of peoples. Parallels with the United States will be emphasized. In Paris we will visit the old Jewish quarter, the Museum of Jewish Art and History, the Museum of the Arab World, the Holocaust memorials at Père Lachaise Cemetery, and other local sites..
Dr.
Tom Lessl -
Speech Communication In spite of the fact that social movements typically occur outside established seats of power, they have a distinct capacity to shape and reshape cultures. This course examines this creative power in three historical movements that played an especially important role in making France what it is today: the Protestant Reformation, the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. In reading and discussing some of the key texts generated by these movements, we will try to reconstruct their long term influence, especially as it manifests in contemporary political thought and social activism. Block 2 Second block classes
run June 7-June 24 inclusive
Dr. Christopher S. Allen -
International Affairs The political economy, institutions, and cultures of two major developed democracies in Europe: France and Germany. We address state-society relations and formal and informal political institutions, and democratic representation.
Dr. Jennifer Monahan -
Speech Communication Factors that facilitate or impede effective communication between members of different cultural groups. Considers interactions between people of different nations as well as co-cultures within the same nation. Effects of differing world-views, values systems, language varieties, nonverbal codes and relational norms. Skills for disseminating ideas across cultures and for building intercultural competence.
Dr.
Jeremy Reynolds - Sociology The overall framework of this
course emphasizes the integration and juxtaposition of work with the rest of
people’s lives particularly gender. You will be introduced to theories and
concepts dealing with interactions and relations between workers and their
employers in both the US context and that of Europe.
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