Expatriate Writers in Paris: 1920s 
ENGL 288L / 388L

7-14 January, 3 credits
Paris, France

"America is my country and Paris is my home town."
- Gertrude Stein

Paris in the 1920s was a home for many young American writers who had come of age fighting in the Great War, our first World War. It was difficult for them to adjust to life in America after the war, and many came back to Paris. Stein defined this literary generation in Paris: "Writers have to have two countries, the one where they belong and the one where they really live." Writers abroad in Paris put American literature on the map. Through literature, they struggled to come to terms with their own war experiences: F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote - and lived - the "jazz age," Ernest Hemingway gave voice to a post-war generation's sufferings in a brand-new American prose, and Gertrude Stein held weekly salons where artists and writers would discuss their work. Join us as we explore this exciting decade in Paris.

Topics include:

• The effects of World War I on American writers and literature
• Major cultural, historical, and literary themes from WWI through the 1920s
• Gertrude Stein's Paris France, Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises
• Experimental literature of the 1920s

Faculty Member:  Ms. Pauline Fry, e-mail pfry@faculty.ed.umuc.edu

May apply toward upper- or lower-level credit for English, humanities, or electives.  

Accommodation and transportation

For your convenience, UMUC coordinates the hotel and excursion arrangements for a flat fee of $550 per student, in addition to the course tuition cost. This fee will be charged to your student account and covers seven nights of lodging (double occupancy room), as well as local transportation costs and entry to all excursions. Single rooms are available upon request for an additional fee of $200.

The $550 flat fee does not include transportation to and from Paris. Students must make their own travel accommodations to and from the course.

Textbooks and course materials

Textbooks can be ordered through webText Europe - a secure, online textbook service designed to make your textbook ordering quick and simple. You can also receive on-site assistance from your local field representative. For a detailed listing of required textbooks and early reading assignments, please see the current course syllabus found in the schedule.

Registration details

You may register for the 3-credit field study course with your local field representative or online at MyUMUC. Tuition assistance or financial aid can be applied toward tuition costs. For more information, contact the UMUC Field Study Office at DSN 314-370-6762, CIV +49-(0)6221-3780, or e-mail fieldstudies@europe.umuc.edu.

Important!

Before completing your travel plans, please verify with your local field representative or the Field Study Office in Heidelberg that the course will be held as scheduled. Students who drop/withdraw from a field study course after the registration deadline will be charged a fee of $100.