Expatriate Writers in Paris: 1920s 

The 1920s in Paris was one of the greatest artistic scenes in the modern world.  Painters, sculptors, writers, dancers from America, England, Ireland, Russia and Spain came to the capital—some to escape the horrible aftermath of World War I, others to escape the growing conservatism of the United States.  This decade put American literature on the map:  F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote—and lived—the "jazz age," Ezra Pound collected funds for writers, composed short operas, and wrote experimental poems, and Ernest Hemingway sat in a garret forging a brand-new American prose.  "Now for some if not all of these reasons, Paris was where the twentieth century was," observed Gertrude Stein who held weekly salons throughout the 1920s.  Students will follow in the literary footsteps of previous writers in many neighborhoods.  Visits include Gertrude Stein's salon, Shakespeare & Co., the bookstore founded by young American Sylvia Beach who helped publish James Joyce's radical novel Ulysses, and Hemingway's favorite café.  Through walks, lectures, discussions and readings, students will identify the relationship of the city to its "expatriate" artists by reconstructing the 1920s in Paris. 

Faculty Member:  Ms. Pauline Fry

Requirements
ENGL 288L - Students will take two quizzes, participate in a literary salon and take a comprehensive examination on the last day of class.  Open to all students who have successfully completed at least nine hours of university study. 
ENGL 388L - In addition to the lower-level requirements, students must complete a course project which will be presented to the class at the end of the week. 

This Field Study course is applicable to an upper- or lower-level course for English, humanities or elective credit.  

Registration
Tuition for a three-semester-hour course must be paid to the UMUC-Europe field representative at your education center.  Tuition Assistance and Financial Aid are applicable toward tuition.

Textbooks
Textbooks, which must be read prior to the course, will be sent to the field representative in the education center where the student has registered for the course.  Information packets with some additional readings will be sent to students after they register.  Textbooks will cost approximately $40.  Textbook prices are subject to change; field representatives should contact the Field Study Office at the time of registration to confirm exact prices. Textbooks will include:

The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway
A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway
Paris, France, Gertrude Stein
Tender Is The Night, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Selections from Cummings, Pound and Joyce
 
Accommodations -
Arrangements will be announced.

Transportation to and from Paris is the responsibility of the student.

Schedule
First class meeting:  Saturday, 24 May at 1800 hours.
Final class meeting:  Saturday, 31 May  ending at 1300 hours. 

Important!
Before completing travel plans, it is the student's responsibility to verify with the field representative that the course will be offered on the dates indicated.  A fee of $100 will be charged to students who cancel from the Field Study course after the registration deadline.

••••  Registration Deadline: 9 May 2008••••

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