PARIS, FRANCE

Syllabus

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COURSE ABROAD LAS 298:

Paris: A Multicultural Perspective: Immigration and Globalization

Director: Evelyne Accad; Assistant: Dinah Armstead

The schedule of activities is as follows but is subject to change in order to accommodate invited guests and activities for the course. Your assignments will be due no later than June 15th to be turned in by email earlier if possible (evelyneaccad@aol.com or e-accad@illinois.edu). Keep in mind that it is imperative that you at least take notes throughout the entire course, especially after every class experience and that you keep a daily journal of your activities, impressions, feelings, remarks. NOTE: Your self-discovery activities must be scheduled around these activities. (See syllabus)Pre-departure: Orientation meetings done in Urbana with Dinah and Evelyne.Written reports on the two scheduled conferences due and to be taken into account for your grade.

May 16 – June 3, 2011

Monday, May 16: Leave for Paris from O’Hare at 6:05pm

Tuesday, May 17: Arrival in Paris at 9:30am on United #942, met by Evelyne at CDG airport terminal 1 and taken to FIAP, on-site orientations by Professors and FIAP.

Wednesday, May 18:

10:00am: Sociological study of Barbès, the Marché Déjean, the African immigrant neighborhoods of Paris.

Visit of Fem’Chic en Spectacle, 2 rue Livingstone, Metro Anvers, purchase of attire for dance. Visit of Montmartre. Read Beyala’s Loukoum… in packet.

1:30-3:00pm (13:30 to 15:00) : African dance with Instructor Ousmane from Senegal at Sun City, 2-4 rue de l’Ancienne Mairie, 92110 metro Mairie de Clichy.

Athletic attire suggested. You can also wear an African “pagne” (loin cloth). Shoes are not worn in the studio.

5 :45 pm (17 :45) FIAP: Visit of the quartier around FIAP (district) organized by FIAP, drinks afterwards.

Thursday, May 19:

10am-12pm: Visit to Lycée Marcelin-Berthelot in Pantin / Aubervilliers 111 Boulevard Jean Jaurès, metro: Quatre Chemins (Line 7). This is the lycée where Faїza Guène (author of Kiffe-kiffe demain) was a student.

5-7pm FIAP: Visit of Cheryl Toman, Professor at Case Western Reserve University, specialist on African women, latest book: Contemporaries in Cameroonian Francophone Literature. Read article: “African Women Eliminating Borders” by Cheryl Toman and come prepared to ask questions. Also discussion of Beyala’s Loukoum…

Friday, May 20th:

10-12pm: Lycée Honoré de Balzac, Collège International de Paris, 118 Blvd Bessières, metro Porte de Clichy. Discussion of pertinent social issues with French and International students, their English and International studies instructor Jackie Holland. Please bring English magazines or newspapers to share with students.

Noon: lunch with the Honoré de Balzac students.

1pm: showing of small film on immigration followed by discussion with Honoré de Balzac students.

5-7pm at FIAP: Discussion of Evelyne Accad’s Women of the Twilight. (read particularly the short stories: A woman who wants to live, p. 45, The hijacker, p. 77, A vibrant woman, p. 131, Sexual education and moral instruction, p. 147; read also “Beirut, The City that Moves Me”. Come prepared to ask questions.

Saturday, May 21st: Meeting to begin at 11 a.m (leave FIAP at 10 am (9:30) latest to allow enough time. Visit to Women’s Immigrant Association in Saint-Denis (Femmes du Franc-Moisin).

Lunch and visit of Saint-Denis

3:30- 7:30 p.m. Visit of Charisma Church, 15 boulevard de la Libération / 24 rue Charles Michels, Saint-Denis

Sunday, May 22nd:

2:00pm: Group lunch at Mont-Liban restaurant. 42 boulevard des Batignolles, metro: Rome, tel : 0145223501. (Opportunity for Discovery activity during the day)

Monday, May 23:

Day trip to suburb: Discussion with students from the University Cergy-Pontoise. Métro 6 direction Charles de Gaulle-Etoile, then RER A direction de Cergy Le Haut, to Cergy Prefecture.

7pm (19hrs): Special Dinner at FIAP restaurant.

Tuesday, May 24:

11:30am: Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration, Palais de la Porte Dorée, 293, avenue Daumesnil, metro : Porte Dorée.

5 pm, FIAP: Visit of Julie Assier, Professor specialist of Francophone Vietnamese Literature. Read Slander in packet and come prepared to ask her questions.

Wednesday, May 25th:

10 to 13: Lycée Suger at Saint-Denis, 6 avenue Le Roy des Barres.

Leave FIAP at 9am (15mn might be better) to get there on time (I will meet you at the Guy Moquet station at 9:30): Get off at the Porte de Paris station, about 10-15 mn from school, walk past Casanova hospital, walk along the Parc de la Légion, make a right turn to the high school, you will see a sign “Lycée Suger” (This is not the 1st big street / crossroad on the right in front of the hospital (rue Casanova) but next one (the one at the firelight in front of the park entrance) as you keep on walking along the park down the Paul Vaillant Couturier avenue.)

14:30 or 2:30pm: Visit to the Musée Dapper, art appreciation activity. 35 rue Paul Valéry. Métro: Victor Hugo or Charles de Gaulle-Etoile.

5:30pm (17:30h) Meet with Lydie, an African woman in exile, read Mariama Ba Rejection and Andrée Chedid The Long Trial and come prepared to ask questions. Adress: 13-15 Blvd Barbès (code 24) metro Chateau Rouge

Thursday, May 26th:

10:30am : Visit of the Grande Mosquée de Paris (Place du Puits de l’Ermite, métro: Monge). Souk and tearoom after tour. Followed by Institut du Monde Arabe (métro: Jussieu) for art appreciation activity. Read: "The Muslims of France".

5-7pm at FIAP: Discussion with author Thérèse Kuoh Moukoury and her novel Essential Encounters, come prepared to ask questions.

Friday, May 27th:

Leave FIAP at 9:30am to reach métro Couronnes at 10:30am: Sociological study of Belleville and the market (métro Couronnes) and the Parc des Buttes Chaumont. (métro Laumière) Bring maps in course packet.

(Discovery activity opportunity during the day)

Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29th:

FREE (Have you completed your self-discovery activity?)

Monday, May 30th:

10:30 am: Visit of the Vietnamese neighbourhood, metro Tolbiac. Lunch at Pho 14 (voluntary). Bring maps in packet. Visit of a Buddhist temple.

5-7pm at FIAP: Debate on Immigration and Ethnicities, Walls and Globalization. Read Maillard article “The Muslims in France and the French Model of Integration”, Michel Husson, and "How Much More French Can I Be?", "Anger Festering in French Areas Scarred in Riots, and finally, "Urban Violence in France" by Paul Silverstein and Chantal Tetreault http://www.merip.org/mero/interventions/silverstein_tetreault_interv.htm, Nov. 2005.

Tuesday, May 31st:

14:00pm to 3:30: Middle Eastern dance class at Sun City Gym, at Sun City, 2-4 rue de l’Ancienne Mairie, 92110 metro Mairie de Clichy, with Instructor Nadia from Tunisia. Both men and women should bring a long scarf that can be tied around the waste. Women should wear a long skirt or leggings. Shoes are not worn in the studio.

Self-discovery activity opportunity throughout the day.

5-7pm at FIAP: Visit of Ezza Agha-Malak at FIAP. Read Bagdad: Death Untold and come prepared to ask questions.

Wednesday June 1st:

5-7pm at FIAP: Presentation of self-discovery activity.

Friday, June 3rd:

Departure from the FIAP at 8:00 am. United #943 Plane leaves at 11:15am, CDG terminal 1.

Assignments and Final Essay

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COURSE ABROAD LAS 298:Paris: A Multicultural Perspective: Immigration and Globalization

Director: Evelyne Accad; Assistant: Dinah Armstead

May 16 – June 3, 2011

Assignments and Final Essay

By June 15th, earlier if possible, you need to turn in your final 10 to 12 pages final essay by email (evelyneaccad@aol.com or e-accad@illinois.edu). Registrar has asked me to have your grades turned in by June 23rd so please give me time to read and correct them properly. Your final essay should reflect the various parts of the assignments as described below.

ASSIGNMENTS: Note—In addition to the journal topics below, you must also add your three author interviews and a self-discovery activity (please see syllabus description). Your final assignment will consist in a 10 to 12 type written essay covering the various assignments and scheduled activities.

Pre departure assignments. You should have sent to the Prof. before departure reports of the two conferences you attended and were asked to write about.

Journal topics. Keep a diary of the various activities observations and feelings from the moment you step on the plane to come to Paris till you return to the US; you can buy attractive little note books to carry with you at all times. Write down your overall feelings for the day with specific examples from the activities and readings covered. This will help you compose your final essay.

In ONE page, choose one exhibit at the Musée Dapper, and analyze it.

In TWO pages, give your general impressions of the African and Arab immigrant neighborhoods of Paris. Does Beyala give an accurate description of Belleville and Paris in her novel? Explain. How do these neighborhoods compare with immigrant communities you have seen in the United States? Are there problems evident here? Any positive observations? During this visit, did you at anytime feel you stood out as a “foreigner”. Explain.

In TWO pages, compare what you hear in the media and in the city about the perceptions of the youth of the ‘banlieue’ and what actually goes on in the housing developments as explained by the activists running the Women’s Association of Franc-Moisin. In ONE page, tell what draws this diverse group of worshippers to this megachurch and describe your own observations of the interactions of the congregation.

In ONE page, discuss the differences between the various foods you have sampled and tried during your stay. How does Lebanese food compare to other foods?

In TWO pages, comment on the following: From what you learned by visiting the Mosque, what would you say is the biggest obstacle hindering the total acceptance of the Muslim community into traditional French society? What needs to be done to overcome such an obstacle and do you foresee a solution in the near future? What do the two communities have in common? In your opinion, should France recognize polygamous marriages in the Muslim community and should co-wives and children be eligible for the same government benefits as monogamous couples? Explain.

In TWO pages, comment on the following observations you made yesterday while visiting the Institut du Monde Arabe: Look at the outside of the Institut du Monde Arabe and give your interpretation of the architectural style and message of its design. (Be sure to look at the windows closely from the inside looking out as well). Once you have entered, choose one exhibit in the institute and give your impressions of the object. Are you surprised by the representation? Even if you are inexperienced at art appreciation, study closely the object and describe the message it conveys through its shapes, lines, colors, forms, materials, etc.

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I. The books that you’ll need to order online are :

Accad, Evelyne. Women of the Twilight. (bilingual edition, Trans. and Introductory critique C. Hahn, Prologue by Michèle Ramond) Paris: Alfabarre, 2011

Agha-Malak, Ezza. Bagdad: Deaths Untold. (Translated from the French by Cynthia Hahn) New York: Linus, 2011.

Kuoh-Moukoury, Thérèse. Essential Encounters. Trans. And Introductory critique C. Toman. New York: MLA Texts and Translations Series, 2002.

FIAP Jean Monnet

Groupe de l’University of Illinois

30 rue Cabanis

75014 PARIS

FRANCE

II. The course packets are ready to be picked up for $28.55 at NOTES & QUOTES in Johnstowne Center at 6th & John streets in Champaign (217-344-4433).

Required Pre-Departure Meetings for the Multicultural Paris Trip, May-June 2011

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Bonjour,

Classes begin this weekend. There are 5 required pre-departure sessions, all of which you must attend. You will have three classes Saturdays, April 2nd, April 9th, and April 30th, as well as two conference sessions the weekends of April 1-2nd and April 7-9th.

I. Class sessions:

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 4/2/2011 1080 (Lucy Ellis Lounge) Foreign Languages Building

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM 4/9/2011 1080 (Lucy Ellis Lounge) Foreign Languages Building

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM 4/30/2011 1080 (Lucy Ellis Lounge) Foreign Languages Building

II. Conference sessions:

As part of the requirements for the course, you will attend one session of your choice for each of the following two conferences (a total of 2 sessions) that you will need to report on:

Iran at Large: The Global Emergence of a Regional Power? April 1-2, 2011http://www.ciber.uiuc.edu/events/programs/jacs/2011/program.html

Note: The following sessions- 10:20-11:00 am Iran and the European Union and 11:20-12:00 noon Iran’s Strategy in Africa Alex Vatanka (The Middle East Institute), may be of particular interest for this course.

and

New Francophonies and Colonial Language in a Global World April 7-9, 2011http://www.french.uiuc.edu/conferences/francophonies/Program.pdf

Welcome to Paris

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Where we will be staying... F.I.A.P. Jean Monnet

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We will stay at the "Foyer International d'Accueil a Paris, or "FIAP", - A dorm-style International Welcome House.

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Global Studies 298 - Diversity and Integration: France

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http://www.las.illinois.edu/students/international/coursesabroad/summer/

Destination: Paris, France

When May 16 – June 4, 2011*

Come to appreciate the multiculturalism of Paris through the eyes and stories of immigrants from African, Asian, and Arab cultures. Explore global themes on human existence from the immigrants' perspective. Debate and explore issues such as feminism, racism, colonialism, independence, post-independence, polygamy, the veil, religious tolerance, the Algerian revolution, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Lebanese war, Islamism, today's Algerian situation, the Palestinian question, and other aspects of a multi-cultural society. Supplement reading of novels and articles with interviews with the authors themselves, visits to artistic and cultural centers, French secondary schools and classes préparatoires to discuss firsthand the views of France's youth on multiculturalism and other pertinent issues during a round table format designed specifically for that purpose.

Assignments and Final Essay * Dec. 27, 2008 – Jan. 10, 2010

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By January 18th, earlier if possible, you need to turn in your final 10 to 12 pages final essay by email (evelyneaccad@aol.com or e-accad@illinois.edu). Registrar has asked me to have your grades turned in by January 23rd so please give me time to read and correct them properly. Your final essay should reflect the various parts of the assignments as described below.

ASSIGNMENTS: Note—In addition to the journal topics below, you must also add your three author interviews and a self-discovery activity (please see syllabus description). Your final assignment will consist in a 10 to 12 type written essay covering the various assignments and scheduled activities.
The following assignments are meant to guide you in writing your final essay and in preparing questions with the various visitors as well the visit to the various French lycées and asking French students questions which you should well prepare.

Journal topics. Keep a diary of the various activities observations and feelings from the moment you step on the plane to come to Paris till you return to the US; you can buy attractive little note books to carry with you at all times. Write down your overall feelings for the day with specific examples from the activities and readings covered. This will help you compose your final essay.

Tuesday, Dec. 29:
In TWO pages, choose an exhibit at the Immigration museum and comment on it thoroughly. The exhibits at this museum are usually not by one artist, but the display usually tells some kind of personal story or general reality about immigration. Tie this in to what you read in the essay, “To Write in a Foreign Language”. Did the tour add to your understanding of immigration?
Meeting an immigrant from Côte d’Ivoire, Lydie Nje, what did you learn from her about immigration issues, living in France as an immigrant, polygamy, codes of dressing, etc.? Compare her plight to that of the character in “Rejection” from So Long a Letter, Mariama Bâ.

Wednesday, Dec. 30:
In ONE page, choose one exhibit at the Musée Dapper, and analyze it, similarly to what you did at Immigration museum yesterday.
What did you learn from the visit of Visit of Cheryl Toman, Professor at Case Western Reserve University, specialist on African women, latest book: Contemporaries in Cameroonian Francophone Literature. Read “African Women Eliminating Borders”? Compare her assessment with what Lydie told you yesterday concerning her life as an immigrant. Come prepared to ask Prof Toman questions.

Thursday, Dec. 31:
In TWO pages, give your general impressions of the African and Arab immigrant neighborhoods of Paris. How do these neighborhoods compare with immigrant communities you have seen in the United States? Are there problems evident here? Any positive observations? During this visit, did you at anytime feel you stood out as a “foreigner”. Explain.

Saturday, Jan. 2:
A Day in Saint-Denis: In TWO pages, compare what you hear in the media and in the city about the perceptions of the youth of the ‘banlieue’ and what actually goes on in the housing developments as explained by the activists running the Women’s Association of Franc-Moisin. In ONE page, tell what draws this diverse group of worshippers to this megachurch and describe your own observations of the interactions of the congregation.

Sunday, Jan. 3:
In ONE page, discuss the differences between the various foods you have sampled and tried during your stay. How does Lebanese food compare to other foods?

Monday, Jan. 4: Come prepared to ask the two lecturers questions.

Tuesday, Jan. 5:
In TWO pages, comment on the following: From what you learned by visiting the Mosque, what would you say is the biggest obstacle hindering the total acceptance of the Muslim community into traditional French society? What needs to be done to overcome such an obstacle and do you foresee a solution in the near future? What do the two communities have in common? In your opinion, should France recognize polygamous marriages in the Muslim community and should co-wives and children be eligible for the same government benefits as monogamous couples? Explain.
In TWO pages, comment on the following observations you made yesterday while visiting the Institut du Monde Arabe: Look at the outside of the Institut du Monde Arabe and give your interpretation of the architectural style and message of its design. (Be sure to look at the windows closely from the inside looking out as well). Once you have entered, choose one exhibit in the institute and give your impressions of the object. Are you surprised by the representation? Even if you are inexperienced at art appreciation, study closely the object and describe the message it conveys through its shapes, lines, colors, forms, materials, etc.

Wednesday, Jan. 6:
In ONE page, discuss how the prevalence of African and Middle Eastern dance in Paris adds to the cultural landscape of the city. What did you personally learn from these two sessions?
In TWO paragraphs, discuss Christine Delorme’s visit and the discussion around the film Moolade as well as the producer Sembene Ousmane, come prepared to ask her questions.

Friday, Jan. 8:
In THREE pages, and after having used the same set of questions for all three schools, compare and contrast the student reactions to your questions. Do you believe that the immigrant students you have witnessed at the schools have integrated well into French life? Does it seem that some immigrants have integrated better than others? What accounts for such differences, in your opinion? Compare the students’ perspectives of the immigrant experience and multiculturalism at Lycée Honoré de Balzac, ETSL, and Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Do you believe social class influences the opinions of students? Choose at least one interesting comment from each group of students and discuss your personal reaction to each.

Saturday, Jan. 9:
In TWO pages, explain if you notice any differences between the Asian neighborhood and the Arab and African neighborhoods. In France and in other Western cultures, it has been said that Asians are the “privileged minority”. While Westerns see this as a “compliment”, Asians are often insulted by this appellation. Explain.

In ONE page, give your general impressions of the course experience. What was your favorite part of the course? What was surprising to you? Did you have any opinions before the trip that have changed with this experience? Did you find Francophone literature to be vastly different from Western European or American literature or how is it the same? What did you learn from the discussions on identity, globalization and migration? Is the world a safer place for you after encountering, discussing and observing the issues at stake?

FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS (To be completed as essays – two paragraphs minimum).

What did you learn from the visit and discussion with anthropologist Paul Vieille and all of your readings on identity?

1. If you had to define your own identity, what would you say it is composed of?

2. In your opinion what is being achieved in France with the debates around identity?

3. How would you define French identity if it can be defined?

4. What are the contradictions between denying people free access to other countries (free movement of people) and globalization?

The Excised (Answer all)

1. What is the symbolism of ‘the excised’? And how does this symbolism feed into the overall meaning of the novel?

2. Is love between a Moslem and a Christian possible? What is the role of religion in the novel?

3. Can you relate to the life events of the main character? Give differences and similarities with your own life.

Sitt Marie Rose (Answer all)

1. What does Marie Rose represent?

2. Why are the shabab afraid of her?

3. What is the message of the novel?

Essential Encounters (choose two of four)

1. Encouraging a relationship to develop between Joël and Doris, Flo jokes that she is merely following African tradition whereby a woman could chose a second wife for her husband. She soon finds her plan is no laughing matter. Give specific reasons why this once acceptable tradition can no longer work in contemporary African society.

2. Besides the situation mentioned in question #1, what other conflicts can tradition impose upon the modern African couple? Give examples from the novel.

3. What is the purpose of adding the character of Zimba to the novel? What does she represent?

4.Analyze the characters of either Flo or Doris in the novel. Are these portraits of strong women or weak women? Explain your answer thoroughly.

Self-guided discovery / ethnic neighborhood report (oral and written)

In groups of four to five students maximum (8 groups of 4 and one of 5), choose one cluster of addresses below and pick three addresses to visit within the cluster. The places you visit may be large or small, the employees and / or volunteers may or may not speak English, some may be friendlier than others, but this is part of the discovery activity—to gather information in an environment with which you are totally unfamiliar. If you do not have a Paris street guide, there is a map of the immediate area at each metro stop which will allow you to find the streets indicated. At each location, look for written materials to take along with you and do not be afraid to ask questions or to explain to those on-site what the goal of your course is. You will write up your findings in TWO pages and your group will also present your discoveries (and adventures) to the class.

Each group will have to choose a DIFFERENT neighborhood so we don’t get repetitious reports. There will be a sign up sheet for you to choose the ethnic neighborhood!

Cluster 1: The Maghreb (North Africa)

Centre Culturel Algérien (Algerian Cultural Center)
171 rue de la Croix-Nivert, metro : Felix-Faure, Mon. – Sat. 9-17h30 or evenings with special exhibits

Nina Bazar
35 boulevard de Belleville, metro : Belleville, Tues – Sat. 9h30 to 19h30 (Arab market)

Maison Franco-Orientale
19 rue Daubenton, Metro : Censier-Daubenton or Monge
Food Products from North Africa and the Middle East

Le 404 and Andy Wahloo
69 rue Gravilliers, Metro: Arts-et-Métiers
Restaurant and club run by a family of Moroccan brothers. Has gained the attentions of all trendy Parisians. Open for lunch and Sunday for brunch. Open evenings, of course!

Cluster 2: The Mashrek: representative countries: Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria (if you choose this cluster, do not make all three visits to Egyptian sights alone)

Egypt :
Centre Culturel d’Egypte (Egyptian Cultural Center)
111 boulevard Saint-Michel, metro : Luxembourg, Mon. – Fri. 10-19h

Quartier de la Foire au Caire
Place, passage, et rue du Caire, rue d’Aboukir, rue de Domiette, metro: Réamur-Sebastopol, weekdays and Saturday from 11-2 p.m.
(entire Eygptian-influenced neighborhood from 1798—although the neighborhood is no longer Egyptian, it will not take you long to discover its Egyptian roots—in particular, look at the facade at 2, place du Caire and enter the passageway)

Maison d’Egypte (Egypt House)
132 ave du Maine, metro: Gaité, Mon. – Sat. 10-2 and 3-7

Lebanon :
Eglise Maronite Notre-Dame du Liban
15-17 rue d’Ulm, metro : Luxembourg

Syria :
Centre Culturel arabe syrien (Arab-Syrian Cultural Center)
12 rue de Tourville, metro : Ecole Militaire, Mon. – Thurs. 10-6, Friday, 10-3

Maison Franco-Orientale
19 rue Daubenton, Metro : Censier-Daubenton or Monge
Food Products from North Africa and the Middle East

Cluster 3 : Kurdistan, Turkey, and Armenia :

Kurdistan :
Institut Kurde (Kurdish Institute)
106 rue LaFayette, back courtyard, metro : Poissonière, Mon-Fri. 9h30-6:30 and Sat. 2-6.

Centre culturel kurde Ahmet Kaya
16 rue d’Enghien, metro : Strasbourg-Saint-Denis, everyday 10-19h

Turkey:
Eglise du Saint-Esprit
186 avenue Daumesnil, metro: Daumesnil (replica of the Aya Sofia mosque in Istanbul)

Ottomania
14 rue Charles V, metro: Saint-Paul, Tues-Fri. 11-19h, Saturday 14h-19h (Turkish bazaar)

Armenia:
Maison de la culture arménienne (House of Armenian Culture)
17 rue Bleue, metro : Cadet (various activities and hours)

Cluster 4: Iran:

Centre Culturel Pouya
48 bis quai de Jemmapes, metro: République, everyday from 10-22h (independent, secular center for
Persian arts)

Centre culturel iranien (Iranian cultural center)
6 rue Jean-Béart, metro : Saint-Sulpice, Mon.-Sat. 15h-19h

Artisanat d’Iran (Iranian artistic goods)
28 rue Gay-Lussac, metro : Luxembourg, Mon-Sat. 10h-19h30.

Cluster 5 : Sub-Saharan Africa:

Notre Dame des Buttes-Chaumont
80 rue de Meaux, metro : Bolivar, every day with special Kimbangu services on Sundays from 15h-17h
(Kimbangu is an African Christian group originating from Congo-Kinshasa and Angola)

As-Art
3 Passage du Grand-cerf, Metro: Etienne Marcel AND 35 rue Saint-Paul, Metro : Saint-Paul
Tues. – Sat. 11h30-19h30 (African furniture and housewares)

Xuly Bet
Espace Créateurs in Les Halles Shopping Mall, Metro: Les Halles
11 a.m.- 7 p.m. Tues.—Sat. (Monday from 2-7 p.m.
One of the first African fashion designers to gain acclaim in Paris.

CSAO
3 (boutique) and 15 (art gallery) rue Elzévir, metro :Saint-Paul, Mon.-Sat. 11-19h and Sunday 14-19
(boutique only)

Espace Reine de Saba (Cultural Center of Yemen and Ethiopia)
30 rue Pradier, metro: Buttes-Chaumont or Pyrénées, Tues. thru Sunday 14h-19h, opens at 11 on
Saturdays

Maison d’Ethiopie (Ethiopia House)
19 rue Copreaux, Metro: Volontaires, Tues. to Sun. From 11 to 19h

Mam’bia
9 bis cours des Petites Ecuries (passageway intersecting at 63 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, Metro : Strasbourg-Saint
Denis (Restaurant, bar, music, and dancing from Cap-Vert)

Cluster 6: Tibet:

Bureau du Tibet et Maison du Tibet (Official office of Tibetan government in exile and Culture center)
84 boulevard Adolphe Pinard, metro : Malakoff-Plateau de Vanves

La Maison de l’Indochine (Cultural Center for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia)
76 rue Bonaparte, Metro : Saint-Sulpice, Mon. to Sat. from 10-19h

Galerie de la Maison du Viêt-nam (Vietnamese art market)
28 rue des Bernardins, metro : Maubert-Mutualité, Mon. to Sat. 11-19h

Cluster 7: India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan:

Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam (Very friendly Hindu temple—you must leave shoes at the door)
72 rue du Philippe-de-Girard, metro : Max Dormoy, everyday from 9h30-20h30

Centre Mandapa (Indian cultural center)
6 rue Wurtz, metro : Glacière, Mon. to Sat. 11-19h

New Shamina Super Market (Indian bazaar)
184 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, metro : La Chapelle, Mon-Sat. 10h-20h.

VT Cash and Carry (Indian supermarket)
15 rue Cail, metro: La Chapelle, 9-9 p.m everyday but Monday

Ganesha Corner (Indian and Sri Lankan bakery, snackshop, and restaurant)
16 rue Perdonnet, Metro: La Chapelle

Note : The Pakistani neighborhoods can be found in the Rue de Jarry (metro: Gare de l’Est) and the Passage Brady (metro: Strasbourg Saint-Denis). You may also choose one or both of these sites for this cluster.

Latin / South America:

Oba—Mercado General (artsy and trendy store featuring items only from Brazil
83 Quai de Valmy, Metro: Jacques Bonsergent (overlooking the Canal Saint-Martin)

Mexi et Co.
10 rue Dante, Metro : Cluny-La Sorbonne
VERY tiny and VERY popular Mexican cantina run by a Mexican woman in Paris for 26 years. Cheap food if you want to come for lunch or dinner.

Maison de l’Amérique Latine
217 boulevard Saint-Germain, Metro: Solferino
Art exhibits, conferences, restaurant

Mission Latino-Americana
123 rue de la Santé et 122 rue de la Glacière, Metro : Glacière
Church and parish known by all Latin-Americans in Paris

Duo Style
168 bis rue de Charonne, Metro: Alexandre Dumas (located at the very end of the passageway)
Elaborate costumes for those interested in Salsa, Tango, Rhumba, and Mambo

La Boutique d’Amérique Latine
64 and 68 boulevard Pasteur, Metro: Pasteur
The largest Latin American traditional craft and clothing store in Paris

Schedule of Activities

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The schedule of activities is as follows but is subject to change in order to accommodate invited guests and activities for the course. Your assignments will be due no later than January 18th to be turned in by email earlier if possible (evelyneaccad@aol.com or e-accad@illinois.edu ). Registrar has asked me to have your grades turned in by January 23rd so please give me time to read and correct them properly. Keep in mind that it is imperative that you at least take notes throughout the entire course, especially after every class experience and that you keep a daily journal of your activities, impressions, feelings, remarks.
NOTE: Your self-discovery activities must be scheduled around these activities. (See syllabus)
Pre-departure: Orientation meetings done in Urbana with Dinah and Evelyne.
Sunday, Dec. 27: Leave for Paris - AF#667 – Chicago O’Hare/Paris – 5:25 PM

Monday, Dec. 28: Arrival in Paris at 8:35a.m. on AirFrance/Delta, met by Evelyne at CDG airport terminal 2E and taken to FIAP (30 rue Cabanis, Paris 75014, métro Glacière, www.fiap.fr, tel 33 1 43131700), on-site orientations.
6 pm Special required orientation at FIAP with FIAP organizers.

Tuesday, Dec. 29:
10 :30 a.m. Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration, Palais de la Porte Dorée, 293, avenue Daumesnil, Métro : Porte Dorée.
Visit of Fem’Chic en Spectacle, 2 rue Livingstone, Métro Anvers, purchase of attire for dance.
Visit of Montmartre.
4 pm: FIAP: interview with Lydie Dje, an immigrant from Côte d’Ivoire, come prepared to ask her questions. Read “Rejection” from So Long a Letter, Mariama Bâ
6 pm FIAP: Cocktail party.

Wednesday, Dec. 30:
10 am: Sociological study of Barbès, the Marché Déjean, the African immigrant neighborhoods of Paris.
Visit to the Musée Dapper, art appreciation activity. 35 rue Paul Valéry. Métro: Victor Hugo or Charles de Gaulle-Etoile.
5 pm: Visit of Cheryl Toman, Professor at Case Western Reserve University, specialist on African women, latest book: Contemporaries in Cameroonian Francophone Literature. Read “African Women Eliminating Borders”
article by Toman and come prepared to ask questions.

Thursday, Jan. 31: 10:30: Sociological study of Belleville and the market (Métro: Couronnes)
(Discovery activity opportunity during the day)

Friday, Jan. 1: FREE

Saturday, Jan. 2: Meeting to begin at 11 a.m (leave FIAP at 9:30 am latest to allow enough time. Visit to Women’s Immigrant Association in Saint-Denis (Femmes du Franc-Moisin).
Lunch and visit of Saint-Denis
3:30 p.m. Visit of Charisma Church, 15 boulevard de la Libération / 24 rue Charles Michels, Saint-Denis

Sunday, Jan. 3: (Opportunity for Discovery activity during the day)
12 to 1:30 p.m. Middle Eastern dance class at Sun City Gym, 2-4 rue de l’Ancienne Mairie 92110 CLICHY, Nadia from Tunisia, métro Mairie de Clichy. The whole group together, bigger room; both men and women should bring a long scarf that can be tied around the waste. Women should wear a long skirt or leggings. Shoes are not worn in the studio.
2:00 Group lunch at Mont-Liban restaurant. 42 boulevard des Batignolles, métro: Rome.

Monday, Jan. 4:
[Self-discovery activity opportunity throughout the day.]
3pm Discussion with anthropologist Paul Vieille at FIAP, on “National Identity and Urban Violence.”
Read: “TheTrouble with French Identity” , G. Pascal Zachary, “A Struggle for Identity: The Extreme Right in France” Alex Zakaras, “A Structural Crisis of Capitalism” Michel Husson, “Anger Festering in French Areas Scarred in Riots” New York Times, “Urban Violence in France” Paul Silverstein and Chantal Tetreault.
5 pm: Discussion of Evelyne Accad’s The Excised. Read also “Beirut, The City that Moves Me”.

Tuesday, Jan. 5:
10:00: Visit of the Grande Mosquée de Paris (Place du Puits de l’Ermite, métro: Monge). Souk and tearoom after tour, followed by the Institut du Monde Arabe (métro: Jussieu) for art appreciation activity. Read: “The Muslims in France and the French Model of Integration” by Dominique Maillard (2005) and “The Long Trial” by Andrée Chedid.
2-4 PM Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Discussion of pertinent social issues with French students and their instructor, Françoise Séquestra-Karo. Formal reception to follow. Appropriate attire required (no jeans, no baggy trousers). 123 rue Saint-Jacques. Métro: Cluny La Sorbonne / Luxembourg / Saint-Michel. Bring English magazines or newspapers to share with students.
5 pm: Visit of Etel Adnan at her place (28 rue Madame, Paris 75006, metro Saint Sulpice). Read Sitt Marie-Rose and excerpts in packet of Paris When its Naked, “To Write in a Foreign Language”, and “The Body and the City—Evelyne Accad and Etel Adnan’s Beirut” and Sullivan on Adnan and Accad. Come prepared to ask her questions.

Wednesday, Jan. 6:
11:00 to 12:15 or 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.: African dance with Instructor Ousmane from Senegal at Sun City, Métro Guy Moquet. Athletic attire suggested. You can also wear an African “pagne” (loin cloth). Shoes are not worn in the studio. Students will be split in two groups each group can have lunch in the market St Ouen and visit that interesting market while the other has the class (there is a nice inexpensive Turkish restaurant, kebab, fries, etc, right next to the studio).
2:30: Visit to Technical Lycée for discussion of pertinent social issues with students and their instructors Hassen Hadjadj, Isabelle Thery, and Yves Simon. 95 rue du Dessous des Berges, Métro: Bibliothèque. Please bring magazines or newspapers in English to distribute for all students.
5:15: Interview with Christine Delorme, journalist and radio producer of cultural programs, film producer (one on Sembene Ousmane director of Moolade film), come prepared to ask her questions.
7 p.m. Welcome dinner at the FIAP for our group.

Thursday, Jan. 7:
FREE (Have you completed your self-discovery activity?)

Friday, Jan. 8:
11 am or 2pm: Lycée Honoré de Balzac, Collège International de Paris, 118 Blvd Bessières, métro Porte de Clichy. Discussion of pertinent social issues with French and International students, their English and International studies instructor Jackie Holland. Please bring English magazines or newspapers to share with students.
3 or 5 pm: Visit of Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury at FIAP or near her place. Read Essential Encounters and come prepared to ask questions.

Saturday, Jan. 9:
10 am at FIAP. Presentation of self-discovery activity.
Visit of the Vietnamese neighbourhood, métro Tolbiac. Discuss Linda Le’s Slander. Lunch at Pho 14 (voluntary). Visit of a Buddhist temple.

Sunday, Jan. 10: Departure from the FIAP at 7:15 a.m. Plane leaves at 10:35 a.m., CDG Terminal 2E.
AF#664– Depart Paris: 10:35 AM – Arrive Chicago O’Hare: 12:55 PM 1/10/10

Course Description

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This course will introduce students to the impact of globalization through the study of the immigrant experience in Paris, its multi-cultural identities with the negotiation of cultural beliefs and practices. They will be made aware of cultural diversity with an appreciation for others; their interest as well as their understanding of other cultures will be aroused through the celebration/appreciation of diversity, broadening their disciplinary and cultural perspective. They will improve their critical and analytical thinking through comparisons with French education versus their US experience thanks to the visits they will have in French schools and talking to French students as well as their visits to immigrant associations.

The students come to appreciate African, Asian and Arab cultures that they encounter during their stay in Paris through sampling a day-in-the-life of the protagonists from the novels. Due to the fact that these characters “come alive” through these visits, the students are likely to be more accepting and understanding of cultural differences due to the human element that has been introduced by the readings.

By the end of the course conducted in Paris, the student will have read and discussed works by prominent authors of Sub-Saharan Africa, Vietnemese and the Maghreb/Mashrek such as Accad, Adnan, Agha-Malak, Bâ, Chedid, Djebar, Khoury-Ghata, Kuoh-Moukoury, Labaky, Sebbar, Sembene, Van Kang, Thaï and others. The students will be able to identify both literature-specific and universal themes, and will be made aware of issues that deal with women of the developing world and the Arab and African immigrant experience in particular.

The student will debate and explore issues such as feminism, racism, colonialism, independence, identity, post-independence, polygamy, the veil, religious tolerance, the Algerian revolution, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Lebanese war, Islamism, today's Algerian situation, the Palestinian question, and other aspects of a multi-cultural society.

Students will supplement the reading of novels and articles with interviews with the authors themselves, and various other visits to artistic and cultural centers. Students will also visit French secondary schools and classes préparatoires to discuss first hand the views of France’s youth on multiculturalism and other pertinent issues during a round table format designed specifically for that purpose.

Course texts

• Accad, Evelyne. The Excised (L’Exicisée)
• Adnan, Etel. Sitt Marie-Rose. Rose (English version) Sausalito: Post-Apollo Press, 1982.
• Kuoh-Moukoury, Thérèse. Essential Encounters. Trans. And Introductory critique C. Toman. New York

Articles and Essays,
(in course packet)

“African Women Eliminating Borders” by Cheryl Toman (2004)
“Beirut, The City that Moves Me” by Evelyne Accad (2002)
“To Write in a Foreign Language” by Etel Adnan (1996)
“Paris When It’s Naked” (excerpts) by Etel Adnan, 1993
“The Body and the City—Evelyne Accad and Etel Adnan’s Beirut” by Zohreh Sullivan (2006)
“The Muslims in France and the French Model of Integration” by Dominique Maillard (2005)
“Rejection” from So Long a Letter, Mariama Bâ
“TheTrouble with French Identity” , G. Pascal Zachary
“A Struggle for Identity: The Extreme Right in France” Alex Zakaras
“A Structural Crisis of Capitalism” Michel Husson
“Anger Festering in French Areas Scarred in Riots” New York Times
“Urban Violence in France” Paul Silverstein and Chantal Tetreault
Slander (excerpts) by Linda Lê, 1996
“The Long Trial” by Andrée Chedid

Pre-departure meetings
There will be several meetings prior to departure, work sessions for the students with the director and with the assistant. These sessions are meant to prepare them to their experience and class in Paris: practical information, logistics, introduction to what they can expect, questions and answers. When they arrive in Paris, there will be more orientation at the FIAP (the Foyer International, place where they will be staying) from the personnel there and also from the director and assistant.

Grading
• 10% Pre-Departure Reaction Papers and Orientation sessions
• 20% Journal
• 20% Interviews with authors/scholars
• 10% Self-guided ethnic neighborhood report (oral and written)
• 15% Participation, attendance, prepared activities, orientation.
• 25% Final exam

Journals
Students will be responsible for writing their reflections in essays of two pages minimum per day. Journals will include both guided and free writing exercises based on the course activities. Within these journal assignments, you will also write on our visit with English classes and their instructors at three very diverse schools in Paris. During the visits at these lycées, students should have various questions in mind to ask their French counterparts. Questions should be related to the themes of the course, and the various responses will be recorded in the journal assignments for that particular day. It is also to be expected that American students will respond frankly and thoughtfully to any questions the French students may have for them as well. The purpose of the exchange is to promote understanding and to identify cultural parallels.

Lycée visits
During the visits at the lycées, students should have various questions in mind to ask their French counterparts. Questions should be related to the themes of the course, and the various responses will be recorded in the journal assignments for that particular day. It is also expected that American students will respond frankly and thoughtfully to any questions the French students may have for them as well. The purpose of the exchange is to promote understanding and to identify cultural parallels.

Interviews with authors and guest speakers
Students are expected to formulate three questions to be asked during the session with the authors: Accad, a prominent Arab novelist / scholar writing on Arab women, Kuoh-Moukoury, the first woman novelist of Sub-Saharan Africa, and Adnan, a highly acclaimed Lebanese writer. This year there will also be an immigrant woman from Côte d’Ivoire, an film producer, and a well-known French anthropologist. Questions should be thought provoking and perhaps question a certain interpretation of the reading. Questions and answers are to then be summarized in a report form.

Self-guided ethnic neighborhood report
Self-guided ethnic neighborhood report (oral and written): The course allows us to cover in depth only the largest immigrant communities in Paris. Therefore, time will be set aside for students to discover in groups of four or five certain other ethnic communities in Paris by visiting locations frequented by members of the Turkish, Kurdish, Indian, Egyptian, Armenian, Iranian, Congolese, and Tibetan communities among others. Each discovery will include three or four addresses provided by the instructors. Students are responsible the following day to report on their research to the class. A written report is also to be included in the final paper.

Participation
Students must attend every class. Each absence will result in a significant reduction and missed assignments. Students are also expected to participate rigorously in any discussions and activities. Students who miss more than two class sessions automatically without a good excuse receive a grade of “F”.

Final exam
An essay-style exam based on the material covered in the course, and interpretation and analysis of the readings. Course material may be consulted to complete the exam.

BOOKS

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Accad, Evelyne, L’Excisée / The Excised

Kuoh-Moukoury, Thérèse. Essential Encounters. Trans. And Introductory critique C. Toman. New York: MLA Texts and Translations Series, 2002.

Adnan, Etel. Sitt Marie-Rose. Sausalito: Post-Apollo Press, 1982.

Course Packet:

Notes-n-Quotes Johnstown Centre (6th & John St.) 217 344-4433 nnq@prodigy.net

Go Global. Go to Paris, France.

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Apply online through the U of I Study Abroad Office (217) 333-6322 for Winter 2009. Click here to apply.

Danse Africaine

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"Louis Le Grand"

Class photo @ Eiffel Tower

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Professor Evelyne Accad

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Teaching Assistant Dinah Armstead

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Middle Eastern Dance class

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Middle Eastern Dance class

Go Global. Go to Paris, France.

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Apply online through the U of I Study Abroad Office (217) 333-6322 for Winter 2009. Click here to apply.

Assignments, Final Exam, Self-Discovery Activity Dec'08 - Jan 2009

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Dec. 28, 2008 – Jan. 11, 2009

Tuesday, Dec. 30:

In TWO pages, choose an exhibit at the Immigration museum and comment on it thoroughly. The exhibits at this museum are usually not by one artist, but the display usually tells some kind of personal story or general reality about immigration. Tie this in to what you read in the essay, “To Write in a Foreign Language”. Did the guided tour add to your understanding of immigration?

Wednesday, Dec. 31:

In ONE page, choose one exhibit at the Musée Dapper, and analyze it, similarly to what you did at Immigration museum yesterday.

Friday, Jan. 2:

Saturday, Jan. 3:

A Day in Saint-Denis: In TWO pages, compare what you hear in the media and in the city about the perceptions of the youth of the ‘banlieue’ and what actually goes on in the housing developments as explained by the activists running the Women’s Association of Franc-Moisin. In ONE page, tell what draws this diverse group of worshippers to this megachurch and describe your own observations of the interactions of the congregation.

Sunday, Jan. 4:

In ONE page, discuss the differences between the various foods you have sampled and tried during your stay. How does Lebanese food compare to other foods?

Monday, Jan. 5:

Tuesday, Jan. 6:

Wednesday, Jan. 7:

In ONE page, discuss how the prevalence of African and Middle Eastern dance in Paris adds to the cultural landscape of the city. What did you personally learn from these two sessions?

Friday, Jan. 9:

In THREE pages, and after having used the same set of questions for all three schools, compare and contrast the student reactions to your questions. Do you believe that the immigrant students you have witnessed at the schools have integrated well into French life? Does it seem that some immigrants have integrated better than others? What accounts for such differences, in your opinion? Compare the students’ perspectives of the immigrant experience and multiculturalism at Lycée Honoré de Balzac, ETSL, and Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Do you believe social class influences the opinions of students? Choose at least one interesting comment from each group of students and discuss your personal reaction to each.

Saturday, Jan. 10:

In TWO pages, explain if you notice any differences between the Asian neighborhood and the Arab and African neighborhoods. In France and in other Western cultures, it has been said that Asians are the “privileged minority”. While Westerns see this as a “compliment”, Asians are often insulted by this appellation. Explain.

In ONE page, give your general impressions of the course experience. What was your favorite part of the course? What was surprising to you? Did you have any opinions before the trip that have changed with this experience? Did you find Francophone literature to be vastly different from Western European or American literature or how is it the same? What did you learn from the discussions on globalization and migration? Is the world a safer place for you after encountering, discussing and observing the issues at stake?

FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS (To be completed as essays – two paragraphs minimum).

Loukoum (Choose three of the four)

1. Describe how the article “Polygamy, Disrupted Reproduction, and the State: Muslim Migrants in Paris” relates to Loukoum’s family. Give a specific example within in your answer.

2. Choose one of Abdou’s letters (Loukoum’s father) that is particularly thoughtful. Explain how the traditional role of the African male is in direct conflict with life in France.

3. Does Beyala’s description of Loukoum suggest a positive or negative outlook for France’s immigrant youth as they become adults? Explain.

4. Evaluate the intentions of the French social worker, Madame Saddock. Are such social services a help or a hindrance to the African immigrant community?

A House at The Edge of Tears (Answer all)

1. What is the son guilty of? What is his role in the novel? Does the narrator feel sorry for him? How does the Lebanese population react to him and to the father?

2. Who is the narrator? How does she feel about the war and about women’s issues? Give examples from the novel.

3. What does this novel teach us about the war in Lebanon and about war in general?

4. Describe and analyze the father. Is patriarchy his ultimate mission? And how does this screw up the family and society in general? Explain your answer thoroughly.

All of your readings on Globalization and Migration (Choose three of the four)

1. What are the differences between globalization (controlled by great firms today) and the world making process (exists since the beginning of time)?

2. What is the connection between the World Empire as conceived by Bush and the World Empire in the making (see book by Negri: necessity of an authority in the world)?

3. What are the theories on globalization?

4. What are the contradictions between denying people free access to other countries (free movement of people) and globalization?

The Excised (Answer all)

1. What is the symbolism of ‘the excised’? And how does this symbolism feed into the overall meaning of the novel?

2. Is love between a Moslem and a Christian possible? What is the role of religion in the novel?

3. Can you relate to the life events of the main character? Give differences and similarities with your own life.

Self-guided discovery / ethnic neighborhood report (oral and written)

In groups of four to five students maximum (8 groups of 4 and one of 5), choose one cluster of addresses below and pick three addresses to visit within the cluster. The places you visit may be large or small, the employees and / or volunteers may or may not speak English, some may be friendlier than others, but this is part of the discovery activity—to gather information in an environment with which you are totally unfamiliar. If you do not have a Paris street guide, there is a map of the immediate area at each metro stop which will allow you to find the streets indicated. At each location, look for written materials to take along with you and do not be afraid to ask questions or to explain to those on-site what the goal of your course is. You will write up your findings in TWO pages and your group will also present your discoveries (and adventures) to the class.

Each group will have to choose a DIFFERENT neighborhood so we don’t get repetitious reports. There will be a sign up sheet for you to choose the ethnic neighborhood!

Cluster 1: The Maghreb (North Africa)

Centre Culturel Algérien (Algerian Cultural Center)
171 rue de la Croix-Nivert, metro : Felix-Faure, Mon. – Sat. 9-17h30 or evenings with special exhibits

Nina Bazaar

35 boulevard de Belleville, metro : Belleville, Tues – Sat. 9h30 to 19h30 (Arab market)

Maison Franco-Orientale

19 rue Daubenton, Metro : Censier-Daubenton or Monge
Food Products from North Africa and the Middle East

Le 404 and Andy Wahloo

69 rue Gravilliers, Metro: Arts-et-Métiers
Restaurant and club run by a family of Moroccan brothers. Has gained the attentions of all trendy Parisians. Open for lunch and Sunday for brunch. Open evenings, of course!

Cluster 2: The Mashrek: representative countries: Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria (if you choose this cluster, do not make all three visits to Egyptian sights alone)

Egypt :
Centre Culturel d’Egypte (Egyptian Cultural Center)
111 boulevard Saint-Michel, metro : Luxembourg, Mon. – Fri. 10-19h

Quartier de la Foire au Caire
Place, passage, et rue du Caire, rue d’Aboukir, rue de Domiette, metro: Réamur-Sebastopol, weekdays and Saturday from 11-2 p.m.

(entire Eygptian-influenced neighborhood from 1798—although the neighborhood is no longer Egyptian, it will not take you long to discover its Egyptian roots—in particular, look at the facade at 2, place du Caire and enter the passageway)

Maison d’Egypte (Egypt House)

132 ave du Maine, metro: Gaité, Mon. – Sat. 10-2 and 3-7

Lebanon :
Eglise Maronite Notre-Dame du Liban

15-17 rue d’Ulm, metro : Luxembourg

Syria :

Centre Culturel arabe syrien (Arab-Syrian Cultural Center)

12 rue de Tourville, metro : Ecole Militaire, Mon. – Thurs. 10-6, Friday, 10-3

Maison Franco-Orientale
19 rue Daubenton, Metro : Censier-Daubenton or Monge
Food Products from North Africa and the Middle East

Cluster 3 : Kurdistan, Turkey, and Armenia :

Kurdistan :
Institut Kurde (Kurdish Institute)
106 rue LaFayette, back courtyard, metro : Poissonière, Mon-Fri. 9h30-6:30 and Sat. 2-6.

Centre culturel kurde Ahmet Kaya
16 rue d’Enghien, metro : Strasbourg-Saint-Denis, everyday 10-19h

Turkey:

Eglise du Saint-Esprit
186 avenue Daumesnil, metro: Daumesnil (replica of the Aya Sofia mosque in Istanbul)

Ottomania

14 rue Charles V, metro: Saint-Paul, Tues-Fri. 11-19h, Saturday 14h-19h (Turkish bazaar)

Armenia:

Maison de la culture arménienne (House of Armenian Culture)
17 rue Bleue, metro : Cadet (various activities and hours)

Cluster 4: Iran:

Centre Culturel Pouya
48 bis quai de Jemmapes, metro: République, everyday from 10-22h (independent, secular center for
Persian arts)

Centre culturel iranien (Iranian cultural center)
6 rue Jean-Béart, metro : Saint-Sulpice, Mon.-Sat. 15h-19h

Artisanat d’Iran (Iranian artistic goods)
28 rue Gay-Lussac, metro : Luxembourg, Mon-Sat. 10h-19h30.

Cluster 5 : Sub-Saharan Africa:

Notre Dame des Buttes-Chaumont
80 rue de Meaux, metro : Bolivar, every day with special Kimbangu services on Sundays from 15h-17h
(Kimbangu is an African Christian group originating from Congo-Kinshasa and Angola)

As-Art
3 Passage du Grand-cerf, Metro: Etienne Marcel AND 35 rue Saint-Paul, Metro : Saint-Paul
Tues. – Sat. 11h30-19h30 (African furniture and housewares)

Xuly Bet
Espace Créateurs in Les Halles Shopping Mall, Metro: Les Halles
11 a.m.- 7 p.m. Tues.—Sat. (Monday from 2-7 p.m.
One of the first African fashion designers to gain acclaim in Paris.

CSAO
3 (boutique) and 15 (art gallery) rue Elzévir, metro :Saint-Paul, Mon.-Sat. 11-19h and Sunday 14-19
(boutique only)

Espace Reine de Saba (Cultural Center of Yemen and Ethiopia)
30 rue Pradier, metro: Buttes-Chaumont or Pyrénées, Tues. thru Sunday 14h-19h, opens at 11 on
Saturdays

Maison d’Ethiopie (Ethiopia House)
19 rue Copreaux, Metro: Volontaires, Tues. to Sun. From 11 to 19h

Mam’bia
9 bis cours des Petites Ecuries (passageway intersecting at 63 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, Metro : Strasbourg-Saint
Denis (Restaurant, bar, music, and dancing from Cap-Vert)

Cluster 6: Tibet:

Bureau du Tibet et Maison du Tibet (Official office of Tibetan government in exile and Culture center)
84 boulevard Adolphe Pinard, metro : Malakoff-Plateau de Vanves

La Maison de l’Indochine (Cultural Center for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia)
76 rue Bonaparte, Metro : Saint-Sulpice, Mon. to Sat. from 10-19h

Galerie de la Maison du Viêt-nam (Vietnamese art market)
28 rue des Bernardins, metro : Maubert-Mutualité, Mon. to Sat. 11-19h

Cluster 7: India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan:

Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam (Very friendly Hindu temple—you must leave shoes at the door)
72 rue du Philippe-de-Girard, metro : Max Dormoy, everyday from 9h30-20h30

Centre Mandapa (Indian cultural center)
6 rue Wurtz, metro : Glacière, Mon. to Sat. 11-19h

New Shamina Super Market (Indian bazaar)
184 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, metro : La Chapelle, Mon-Sat. 10h-20h.

VT Cash and Carry (Indian supermarket)
15 rue Cail, metro: La Chapelle, 9-9 p.m everyday but Monday

Ganesha Corner (Indian and Sri Lankan bakery, snackshop, and restaurant)
16 rue Perdonnet, Metro: La Chapelle

Note : The Pakistani neighborhoods can be found in the Rue de Jarry (metro: Gare de l’Est) and the Passage Brady (metro: Strasbourg Saint-Denis). You may also choose one or both of these sites for this cluster.

Cluster 8: Latin / South America:

Oba—Mercado General (artsy and trendy store featuring items only from Brazil
83 Quai de Valmy, Metro: Jacques Bonsergent (overlooking the Canal Saint-Martin)

Mexi et Co.
10 rue Dante, Metro : Cluny-La Sorbonne
VERY tiny and VERY popular Mexican cantina run by a Mexican woman in Paris for 26 years. Cheap food if you want to come for lunch or dinner.

Maison de l’Amérique Latine
217 boulevard Saint-Germain, Metro: Solferino
Art exhibits, conferences, restaurant

Mission Latino-Americana
123 rue de la Santé et 122 rue de la Glacière, Metro : Glacière
Church and parish known by all Latin-Americans in Paris

Duo Style
168 bis rue de Charonne, Metro: Alexandre Dumas (located at the very end of the passageway)
Elaborate costumes for those interested in Salsa, Tango, Rhumba, and Mambo

La Boutique d’Amérique Latine
64 and 68 boulevard Pasteur, Metro: Pasteur
The largest Latin American traditional craft and clothing store in Paris

Schedule of Activities

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NOTE: Your self-discovery activities must be scheduled around these activities. (See syllabus)

Pre-departure: Orientation meetings done in Urbana with Dinah and Evelyne.

Sunday, Dec. 28: Leave for Paris

Monday, Dec. 29: Arrival in Paris at 9:40am on United, met by Evelyne at CDG airport terminal 1 and taken to FIAP, on-site orientations.

Special required orientation at FIAP at 6 pm with FIAP organizers.

Tuesday, Dec. 30:

10 :15 a.m. Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration, Palais de la Porte Dorée, 293, avenue Daumesnil, metro : Porte Dorée. Guided tour.

Visit of Fem’Chic en Spectacle, 2 rue Livingstone, Metro Anvers, purchase of attire for dance.

Visit of Montmartre. Read Beyala’s Loukoum… in packet.

3pm Discussion with anthropologist Paul Vieille, Place to be announced. Lecture on “Walls and Globalization.” Debate on Immigration and Ethnicities, Walls and Globalization.

Read Maillard article “The Muslims in France and the French Model of Integration” and Shiva, "A Structural Crisis of Capitalism", Michel Husson and "What "Politics of Civilization"? by Sami Nair, and "How Much More French Can I Be?" French Muslim rapper Médine speaks out for second-class citizens and, "Anger Festering in French Areas Scarred in Riots, and finally, "Urban Violence in France" by Paul Silvestein and Chantal Tetreault http://www.merip.org/mero/interventions/silverstein_tetreault_interv.htm, Nov. 2005.

Cocktail party at the FIAP at 6 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 31:

Sociological study of Barbès, the Marché Déjean, the African immigrant neighborhoods of Paris.

Visit to the Musée Dapper, art appreciation activity. 35 rue Paul Valéry. Métro: Victor Hugo or Charles de Gaulle-Etoile.

(Discovery activity opportunity during the day)

Thursday, Jan. 1: FREE

Friday, Jan. 2: Meet at FIAP at 9:45: discussion and other.

Sociological study of Belleville and the market (métro Couronnes) and the Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Bring maps in course packet.

5 pm : Visit of Vénus Khoury-Ghata at FIAP. Read A House at the Edge of Tears and come prepared to ask questions.

Saturday, Jan. 3 : Meeting to begin at 11 a.m (leave FIAP at 10 am latest to allow enough time. Visit to Women’s Immigrant Association in Saint-Denis (Femmes du Franc-Moisin).

Lunch and visit of Saint-Denis

3:30 p.m. Visit of Charisma Church, 15 boulevard de la Libération / 24 rue Charles Michels, Saint-Denis

Sunday, Jan. 4: 12 to 1:15 OR 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. Middle Eastern dance class at Sun City Gym, 90 avenue de Saint-Ouen with Instructor Nadia from Tunisia, metro Guy Moquet. Both men and women should bring a long scarf that can be tied around the waste. Women should wear a long skirt or leggings. Shoes are not worn in the studio. Purchase of Nadia’s dance music CD available.

3:00 Group lunch at Mont-Liban restaurant. 42 boulevard des Batignolles, metro: Rome.

(Opportunity for Discovery activity during the day)

Monday, Jan. 5:

10:30 : Visit of the Grande Mosquée de Paris (Place du Puits de l’Ermite, métro: Monge). Souk and tearoom after tour, followed by the Institut du Monde Arabe (métro: Jussieu) for art appreciation activity. Read: "The Muslims of France".

5 pm: Visit of Etel Adnan at FIAP. Read Sitt Marie-Rose and excerpts in packet of Paris When its Naked, “To Write in a Foreign Language”, and “The Body and the City—Evelyne Accad and Etel Adnan’s Beirut” and Sullivan on Adnan and Accad.

Tuesday, Jan. 6:

8-10 am Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Discussion of pertinent social issues with French students and their instructor, Françoise Séquestra-Karo. Formal reception to follow. Appropriate attire required (no jeans, no baggy trousers). 123 rue Saint-Jacques. Metro: Cluny La Sorbonne / Luxembourg / Saint-Michel. Bring English magazines or newspapers to share with students. Half the group on that day and the other half on Friday.

Self-discovery activity opportunity throughout the day.

5 pm: Discussion of Evelyne Accad’s The Excised. Read also “Beirut, The City that Moves Me”.

Wednesday, Jan. 7:

11:00 to 12:15 or 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.: African dance with Instructor Othman from Senegal at Sun City, metro Guy Moquet. Athletic attire suggested. Shoes are not worn in the studio. Students split in two groups each group can have lunch in the market St Ouen while the other has the class.

2:30: Visit to Technical Lycée for discussion of pertinent social issues with students and their instructors Hassen Hadjadj, Isabelle Thery, and Yves Simon. 95 rue du Dessous des Berges, metro: Bibliothèque. Please bring magazines or newspapers in English to distribute for all students.

5:30: Visit of Cheryl Toman, Professor at Case Western Reserve University, specialist on African women, latest book: Contemporaries in Cameroonian Francophone Literature. Read articles “Polygamy, Disrupted Reproduction, and the State: Muslim Migrants in Paris”, and “African Women Eliminating Borders” by Cheryl Toman and come prepared to ask questions.

7 p.m. Welcome dinner at the FIAP for our group.

Thursday, Jan. 8:

FREE (Have you completed your self-discovery activity?)

Friday, Jan. 9:

HALF GROUP: noon to 1 p.m. Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Discussion of pertinent social issues with French students and their instructor, Françoise Séquestra-Karo. Appropriate attire required (no jeans, no baggy trousers). 123 rue Saint-Jacques. Metro: Cluny La Sorbonne / Luxembourg / Saint-Michel.

AND FOR ALL:

2 pm: Lycée Honoré de Balzac, Collège International de Paris, 118 Blvd Bessières, metro Porte de Clichy. Discussion of pertinent social issues with French and International students, their English and International studies instructor Jackie Holland. Please bring English magazines or newspapers to share with students.

4:30 pm:  Discussion with anthropologist Paul Vieille, place to be announced.  Lecture on “Migration and Fiscal Havens,” read Economic globalization has become a war against nature and the poor, Vandana and "Streets of Fire" by James Graff , TIME Europe.

Saturday, Jan. 10:

10 am at FIAP. Presentation of self-discovery activity.

Visit of the Vietnamese neighborhood. Discuss Linda Le’s Slander. Lunch at Pho 14 (voluntary). Bring maps in packet. Visit of a Buddhist temple.

Sunday, Jan. 11: Departure from the FIAP at 9:15 am. Plane leaves at 12:50, CDG terminal 1.

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Books

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Etel Adnan, Sitt Marie Rose (English version)

Vénus Khoury-Ghata, A House at the Edge of Tears, trans by Marilyn Hacker

Evelyne Accad, The Excised

Course packet available at Notes'N'Quotes

Pre-departure homework assignment

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I. French “culture” assignment. For this first part of your homework, each person must look up information on her/his topic (in your group) and write a one or two PARAGRAPH description of the name or phrase your group was given. You'll then bring that paragraph to class where you will work with your group for five minutes before a representative from your group presents your topic to the class as a whole. In cases where the topic is a place, you must also give the directions of how to arrive there by the metro from the FIAP where we'll be staying (Remember, our Metro stop is Glacière on line 6). For example, if your topic is, "the Eiffel Tower", you must each research (on the web is fine, no bibliographies needed), information on the Eiffel Tower, for example, why & when was it built, what is significant about it historically, its place in modern society....etc.
** When you present to the class, your presentation will only be 3-5 min total**

The class has been divided up into 8 groups, and you will find your name below. The topic for your group is the topic you must explore and explain to the entire class. Collectively, we will be exploring Historical, Architectural, Political, and Social aspects of French culture.

II. American Cultural Values

The second part of your homework is to read about the 13 Cultural Categories listed in the Peace Corps training manual at:
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/publications/culture/pdf/chapter2.pdf . Note, you only have to read the pages 44-50, (section 2.3), on the 13 cultural values.
You can also first click on: http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/publications/culture/, and then click on the link for "American Culture and American Diversity ".
There is no written requirement for this part of the homework. We will discuss these values in class.

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DINAH ARMSTEAD (armstead@illinois.edu)
Global Studies Teaching Assistant
LAS 199-Diversity and Integration - Paris: A Multicultural Perspective
French Department, Liberal Arts and Sciences
University of Illinois
www.illinoisinfrance.blogspot.com
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"Webliography"

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Bonjour Everyone!How are all of you doing?

Here’s a small Webliography on Paris you might enjoy. Here are some cites to get you started:

There are Les Pages de Paris (The Paris Pages) online in English and French, designed for visiteurs and will keep you busy for a while: http://www.paris.org/

To review what we learned in class about how to ride the metro, please take a look at: http://www.paris.org/Metro/

Read about the Carte Orange that you got at the orientation meeting:
http://www.paris.org/Expos/ParisTickets/Orange/

Take a look here as well…
http://www.paris.org/Monuments/

http://www.paris.org/postcards/metro.html

(free e-postcards): http://paris.parishotels.com/ecards/index.php?lang=en

You can ask questions about travel to and around Paris, or on life in Paris on the "Thorn Tree" Travel Forum, a service from LonelyPlanet.com that allows you to post questions (for free) and have anyone in the world who wants to answer respond.
See it for yourself:
http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/

Need help brushing up on your French? Check this out:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/

http://french.about.com/

http://www.homestead.com/Anne_Fox/LearningFrench.html

***More links: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/places/places-of-a-lifetime/paris-thebasics.html

http://cityguide-europe.com/fr/paris/

If you have know of any resource, webpage or otherwise, please share it with the group by responding with a comment. Thank you.

Bonne chance et Bon voyage!

Sincerely,
Ms. Dinah Armstead

PARIS CHECKLIST: 2008-2009

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Professor Evelyne Accad, Ph.D.

TA: Dinah Armstead

Departure: United from Chicago O'Hare at 6:19 p.m., Sunday, December 28th, 2008, Terminal 1. Arrival in Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport at 9:40 a.m. on December 29th, Terminal 1. Check-in at United Airlines counter three hours prior to scheduled flight. Students must arrange their own transportation to and from O’Hare.

Flight information home: Sunday, January 11th, 2009 United departs from Charles de Gaulle Airport, Terminal 1 at 12:50 p.m. Arriving at O’Hare at 3:23 p.m. Sunday, January 11th, 2009, Terminal 5.

Accommodations: FIAP Jean Monnet https://exchange.cites.uiuc.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=745d7948e0d644dcafe29af7db111c17&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.fiap.asso.fr%2findex-en.html 30 rue Cabanis 75014 Paris Phone: 01.43.13.17.00

From the US, dial 011-33-1-43-13-17-00 (Paris is 7 hours ahead of Central Standard Time). Cheaper rates may be obtained by dialing “10-10-345” before the above set of numbers. People can call you, but you cannot dial directly from your room. There are payphones downstairs in the FIAP that use French calling cards (in increments of the equivalent of about $7 and $15. There are even cheaper cards available if you expect to call home a lot. Do NOT buy American phone cards here as they are a waste of money compared to the French cards.World (tri- or quad- band) cell phones should work in France. You can both set up an international plan on your cell phone before you leave and have your parents set up an international calling plan on their home line for about $5/month which makes calls to Europe cheaper. Internet phone calls also save money such as Skype.

1) Get $50 in Euros before leaving (American Express or Thomas Cook offices, your bank or O'Hare Airport). The exchange rate of the euro fluctuates depending on the stock market. You do not want to change all your money here because the rate is much better in France.

2) Bring your student ID -- unlike in the US, France has many, MANY more discounts for students (from museums to clubs). You can also get an “International Student I.D. card, or ISIC from Travel Cuts on Green St.

3) Don't forget books and materials for the class. The course packet will be available at Notes-n-Quotes 502 E. John Street Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: 217-344-4433.

4) No more than two checked bags and a carry-on are allowed (purses do not count towards baggage allowance). O’Hare may not let you lock your bags due to inspection procedures - - please take anything of value on the plane with you in a carry-on. There are now additional regulations on the amount of liquids you can carry in your hand luggage. You can have no bigger than 3 fluid ounces - sized bottles.

5) Have ticket and passport handy at all times at the airport.

6) The teaching assistant for the course will be accompanying you on your flight and staying with you at the FIAP. Her name is Dinah Armstead. She is Coordinator of Research Programs in the Language Acquisition Lab in the Psychology Dept. at the University of lllinois. She has extensive experience in France. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Global Studies in Education.

7) You can always contact the professor of the course while in Paris. Professor Accad’s cell phone is 06.25.51.57.02 (from a U.S. cell, dial 011.33.6.25.51.57.02). The T.A.’s number is 06.26.13.23.20.

8) You do not need sheets or towels, but you do need your own toiletries such as shampoo, soap, etc. As you are sharing a room with up to seven people, past students of the course have advised that you bring shower sandals.

9) Most of the time, attire is casual, but you need one nicer outfit (no jeans) for the visit to Lycée Louis-le-Grand and “athletic” clothing for the African and Middle Eastern dance classes. Shoes are not worn in the dance studio.

10) Please bring three magazines or newspapers in English to give to the French students we will meet as part of the course. These reading materials need not be brand new—they may be magazines that you have already read and would have discarded. However, they prove most useful to French students studying English. Please also bring American snacks/candy to share when we visit the multicultural church.

11) You get breakfast and one other meal per day as part of the FIAP package. Meals are purchased through a ticket system with points. If you do not use all your points on meals, you can use them to buy bottled beverages, etc. for your room. If you miss meals one day, you can make them up other days.

12) Any problems? Dinah Armstead can be reached at: armstead@illinois.edu . Professor Accad’s number in Paris is: 011-33-1-42.26.13.82 (evelyneaccad@aol.com).The blogsite for the course is: https://exchange.cites.uiuc.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=745d7948e0d644dcafe29af7db111c17&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.illinoisinfrance.blogspot.com

http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/international/coursesabroad/winter/paris

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Apply now at: http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/international/coursesabroad/winter/paris/. Application due September 20th.

STUDY ABROAD>DIVERSITY AND INTEGRATION: PARIS: A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE

WINTER BREAK-- DEC 28TH 2008 - JAN 11TH 2009

This exciting study abroad course, as the name suggests takes places in Paris, France between Fall and Spring semesters. It is open to all undergraduates, from any major. Information including applications can be found at: http://www.las.uiuc.edu/students/international/coursesabroad/winter/paris/

Information on scholarships can be found at: http://www.ips.uiuc.edu/scholarship/sao.shtml

The blog for the course is at: http://www.illinoisinfrance.blogspot.com/.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact: armstead@ad.uiuc.edu

In this incredible course, you'll live in international dorm, get to meet French youth and interview them on current world issues, and visit many sites in Paris. The class is only two weeks and we return with a week to spare before Spring semester begins. Just to list some of the activities, we'll have author interviews, visit French schools, take dance classes, visit cultural musuems, eat at ethnic restaurants, visit open markets, etc. Students who've gone before always want to return. Hope to see you there. Au revoir!

Sincerely,

Dinah Armstead

Your application fee and downpayment can be charged directly to your student account, that way if you have any time of financial aid or scholarships, they can be applied to this program.

Assignments 2007-8

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ASSIGNMENTS: Note—In addition to the journal topics below, you must also add your three author interviews and a self-discovery activity (please see syllabus description). Final exam is on a separate sheet and is open book, open notes, like all other assignments.

Journal topics. Answers should be thoughtful and avoid excess summarization of the readings (number of handwritten pages indicated are a minimum). You should provide specific examples from the activities and readings covered. If turned in after the end of the course, typed copies should be submitted as you will need to send those electronically.

Sunday, 12-30: In TWO pages, comment on the following: Look at the outside of the Institut du Monde Arabe and give your interpretation of the architectural style and message of its design. (Be sure to look at the windows closely from the inside looking out as well). Once you have entered, choose one exhibit in the institute and give your impressions of the object. Are you surprised by the representation? Even if you are inexperienced at art appreciation, study closely the object and describe the message it conveys through its shapes, lines, colors, forms, materials, etc.

Monday, 12-31: In ONE page, choose one exhibit at the Musée Dapper, and analyze it, similarly to what you did at IMA yesterday.

Wed, January 2: In TWO pages, choose an exhibit at the Immigration museum and comment on it thoroughly. The exhibits at this museum are usually not by one artist, but the display usually tells some kind of personal story or general reality about immigration. Tie this in to what you read in the essay, “To Write in a Foreign Language”.

Thursday, Jan. 3: The MacVal was opened two years ago, the first modern art museum in the suburbs and the first of its kind to celebrate ALL artists with some connection to France (through birth, immigration, expatriate status, etc.) In TWO pages, explain the importance of a museum like the MacVal in the suburbs, and find one exhibit that particularly relates to the theme of this course and explain that piece of art.

Friday, Jan. 4: In TWO pages, give your general impressions of the African and Arab immigrant neighborhoods of Paris. Does Beyala give an accurate description of Belleville and Paris in her novel? Explain. How do these neighborhoods compare with immigrant communities you have seen in the United States? Are there problems evident here? Any positive observations? During this visit, did you at anytime feel you stood out as a “foreigner”. Explain.

Saturday, Jan. 5: A Day in Saint-Denis: In TWO pages, compare what you hear in the media and in the city about the perceptions of the youth of the ‘banlieue’ and what actually goes on in the housing developments as explained by the activists running the Women’s Association of Franc-Moisin. In ONE page, tell what draws this diverse group of worshippers to this megachurch and describe your own observations of the interactions of the congregation.

Sunday, Jan. 6: In ONE page, discuss how the prevalence of African and Middle Eastern dance in Paris adds to the cultural landscape of the city. What did you personally learn from these two sessions?

Tuesday, Jan. 8: In TWO pages, comment on the following:

From what you learned by visiting the Mosque, what would you say is the biggest obstacle hindering the total acceptance of the Muslim community into traditional French society? What needs to be done to overcome such an obstacle and do you foresee a solution in the near future? What do the two communities have in common? In your opinion, should France recognize polygamous marriages in the Muslim community and should co-wives and children be eligible for the same government benefits as monogamous couples? Explain.

Wednesday, Jan. 9: In TWO pages, explain if you notice any differences between the Asian neighborhood and the Arab and African neighborhoods. In France and in other Western cultures, it has been said that Asians are the “privileged minority”. While Westerns see this as a “compliment”, Asians are often insulted by this appellation. Explain.

Friday, Jan. 11: In THREE pages, and after having used the same set of questions for all three schools, compare and contrast the student reactions to your questions. Do you believe that the immigrant students you have witnessed at the schools have integrated well into French life? Does it seem that some immigrants have integrated better than others? What accounts for such differences, in your opinion? Compare the students’ perspectives of the immigrant experience and multiculturalism at Lycée Paul Valéry, ETSL, and Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Do you believe social class influences the opinions of students? Choose at least one interesting comment from each group of students and discuss your personal reaction to each.

Saturday, Jan. 12: In ONE page, give your general impressions of the course experience. What was your favorite part of the course? What was surprising to you? Did you have any opinions before the trip that have changed with this experience? Did you find Francophone literature to be vastly different from Western European or American literature or how is it the same?

FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS (To be completed as essays – two paragraphs minimum).

Loukoum (Choose three of the four)

1. Describe how the article “Polygamy, Disrupted Reproduction, and the State: Muslim Migrants in Paris” relates to Loukoum’s family. Give a specific example within in your answer.

2. Choose one of Abdou’s letters (Loukoum’s father) that is particularly thoughtful. Explain how the traditional role of the African male is in direct conflict with life in France.

3. Does Beyala’s description of Loukoum suggest a positive or negative outlook for France’s immigrant youth as they become adults? Explain.

4. Evaluate the intentions of the French social worker, Madame Saddock. Are such social services a help or a hindrance to the African immigrant community?

Essential Encounters (choose three of four)

1. Encouraging a relationship to develop between Joël and Doris, Flo jokes that she is merely following African tradition whereby a woman could chose a second wife for her husband. She soon finds her plan is no laughing matter. Explain why this once acceptable tradition can no longer work in contemporary African society.

2. Besides the situation mentioned in question #1, what other conflicts can tradition impose upon the modern African couple? Give examples from the novel.

3. What is the purpose of adding the character of Zimba to the novel? What does she represent?

4. Analyze the characters of either Flo or Doris in the novel. Are these portraits of strong women or weak women? Explain your answer thoroughly.

Sabra and Chatila / Montjoie Palestine ! (Answer all)

Explain what happened in Sabra and Chatila.

What is the meaning of the expression ‘Montjoie, Palestine!’

How do these two prose poems relate to current world events in the Middle East? Why do you think these issues are of interest to French society?

Coquelicot du massacre / Poppy from the Massacre (Answer all)

What is the symbolism of ‘poppy’ and ‘massacre’ and how do these symbolisms feed into the overall meaning of the title?

How can you relate personally to some of the characters in the novel, Najmé in particular?

Find examples of recent world events that are reminiscent of events in the novel occurring in 1988.

Self-guided discovery / ethnic neighborhood report (oral and written) (10%)

In groups of three or four students maximum, choose one cluster of addresses below and pick three addresses to visit within the cluster. The places you visit may be large or small, the employees and / or volunteers may or may not speak English, some may be friendlier than others, but this is part of the discovery activity—to gather information in an environment with which you are totally unfamiliar. If you do not have a Paris street guide, there is a map of the immediate area at each metro stop which will allow you to find the streets indicated. At each location, look for written materials to take along with you and do not be afraid to ask questions or to explain to those on-site what the goal of your course is. You will write up your findings in TWO pages and your group will also present your discoveries (and adventures) to the class.

Cluster 1: The Maghreb (North Africa)

Centre Culturel Algérien (Algerian Cultural Center)

171 rue de la Croix-Nivert, metro : Felix-Faure, Mon. – Sat. 9-17h30 or evenings with special exhibits

Nina Bazar

35 boulevard de Belleville, metro : Belleville, Tues – Sat. 9h30 to 19h30 (Arab market)

Maison Franco-Orientale

19 rue Daubenton, Metro : Censier-Daubenton or Monge

Food Products from North Africa and the Middle East

Le 404 and Andy Wahloo

69 rue Gravilliers, Metro: Arts-et-Métiers

Restaurant and club run by a family of Moroccan brothers. Has gained the attentions of all trendy Parisians. Open for lunch and Sunday for brunch. Open evenings, of course!

Cluster 2: The Mashrek: representative countries: Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria (if you choose this cluster, do not make all three visits to Egyptian sights alone)

Egypt :

Centre Culturel d’Egypte (Egyptian Cultural Center)

111 boulevard Saint-Michel, metro : Luxembourg, Mon. – Fri. 10-19h

Quartier de la Foire au Caire

Place, passage, et rue du Caire, rue d’Aboukir, rue de Domiette, metro: Réamur-Sebastopol, weekdays and Saturday from 11-2 p.m.

Maison d’Egypte (Egypt House)

132 ave du Maine, metro: Gaité, Mon. – Sat. 10-2 and 3-7

Lebanon :

Eglise Maronite Notre-Dame du Liban

15-17 rue d’Ulm, metro : Luxembourg

Syria :

Centre Culturel arabe syrien (Arab-Syrian Cultural Center)

12 rue de Tourville, metro : Ecole Militaire, Mon. – Thurs. 10-6, Friday, 10-3

Maison Franco-Orientale

19 rue Daubenton, Metro : Censier-Daubenton or Monge

Food Products from North Africa and the Middle East

Cluster 3 : Kurdistan, Turkey, and Armenia :

Kurdistan :

Institut Kurde (Kurdish Institute)

106 rue LaFayette, back courtyard, metro : Poissonière, Mon-Fri. 9h30-6:30 and Sat. 2-6.

Centre culturel kurde Ahmet Kaya

16 rue d’Enghien, metro : Strasbourg-Sain-Denis, everyday 10-19h

Turkey:

Eglise du Saint-Esprit

186 avenue Daumesnil, metro: Daumesnil (replica of the Aya Sofia mosque in Istanbul)

Ottomania

14 rue Charles V, metro: Saint-Paul, Tues-Fri. 11-19h, Saturday 14h-19h (Turkish bazaar)

Armenia:

Maison de la culture arménienne (House of Armenian Culture)

17 rue Bleue, metro : Cadet (various activities and hours)

Cluster 4: Iran:

Centre Culturel Pouya

48 bis quai de Jemmapes, metro: République, everyday from 10-22h (independent, secular center for Persian arts)

Centre culturel iranien (Iranian cultural center)

6 rue Jean-Béart, metro : Saint-Sulpice, Mon.-Sat. 15h-19h Artisanat d’Iran (Iranian artistic goods)

28 rue Gay-Lussac, metro : Luxembourg, Mon-Sat. 10h-19h30.

Cluster 5 : Sub-Saharan Africa:

Notre Dame des Buttes-Chaumont

80 rue de Meaux, metro : Bolivar, every day with special Kimbangu services on Sundays from 15h-17h

(Kimbangu is an African Christian group originating from Congo-Kinshasa and Angola)

As-Art

3 Passage du Grand-cerf, Metro: Etienne Marcel AND 35 rue Saint-Paul, Metro : Saint-Paul

Tues. – Sat. 11h30-19h30 (African furniture and housewares)

Xuly Bet

Espace Créateurs in Les Halles Shopping Mall, Metro: Les Halles

11 a.m.- 7 p.m. Tues.—Sat. (Monday from 2-7 p.m.)

One of the first African fashion designers to gain acclaim in Paris.

CSAO

3 (boutique) and 15 (art gallery) rue Elzévir, metro :Saint-Paul, Mon.-Sat. 11-19h and Sunday 14-19

(boutique only)

Espace Reine de Saba (Cultural Center of Yemen and Ethiopia)

30 rue Pradier, metro: Buttes-Chaumont or Pyrénées, Tues. thru Sunday 14h-19h, opens at 11 on Saturdays

Maison d’Ethiopie (Ethiopia House)

19 rue Copreaux, Metro: Volontaires, Tues. to Sun. From 11 to 19h Mam’bia

9 bis cours des Petites Ecuries (passageway intersecting at 63 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, Metro : Strasbourg-Saint

Denis (Restaurant, bar, music, and dancing from Cap-Vert)

Cluster 6: Tibet:

Bureau du Tibet et Maison du Tibet (Official office of Tibetan government in exile and Culture center)

84 boulevard Adolphe Pinard, metro : Malakoff-Plateau de Vanves

La Maison de l’Indochine (Cultural Center for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia)

76 rue Bonaparte, Metro : Saint-Sulpice, Mon. to Sat. from 10-19h

Galerie de la Maison du Viêt-nam (Vietnamese art market)

28 rue des Bernardins, metro : Maubert-Mutualité, Mon. to Sat. 11-19h

Cluster 7: India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan:

Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam (Very friendly Hindu temple—you must leave shoes at the door)

72 rue du Philippe-de-Girard, metro : Max Dormoy, everyday from 9h30-20h30

Centre Mandapa (Indian cultural center)

6 rue Wurtz, metro : Glacière, Mon. to Sat. 11-19h

New Shamina Super Market (Indian bazaar)

184 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, metro : La Chapelle, Mon-Sat. 10h-20h.

VT Cash and Carry (Indian supermarket)

15 rue Cail, metro: La Chapelle, 9-9 p.m everyday but Monday

Ganesha Corner (Indian and Sri Lankan bakery, snackshop, and restaurant)

16 rue Perdonnet, Metro: La Chapelle

Latin / South America:

Oba—Mercado General (artsy and trendy store featuring items only from Brazil

83 Quai de Valmy, Metro: Jacques Bonsergent (overlooking the Canal Saint-Martin)
Mexi et Co.

10 rue Dante, Metro : Cluny-La Sorbonne

VERY tiny and VERY popular Mexican cantina run by a Mexican woman in Paris for 26 years. Cheap food if you want to come for lunch or dinner.

Maison de l’Amérique Latine
217 boulevard Saint-Germain, Metro: Solferino

Art exhibits, conferences, restaurant

Mission Latino-Americana

123 rue de la Santé et 122 rue de la Glacière, Metro : Glacière

Church and parish known by all Latin-Americans in Paris

Duo Style

168 bis rue de Charonne, Metro: Alexandre Dumas (located at the very end of the passageway)

Elaborate costumes for those interested in Salsa, Tango, Rhumba, and Mambo

La Boutique d’Amérique Latine

64 and 68 boulevard Pasteur, Metro: Pasteur

The largest Latin American traditional craft and clothing store in Paris

Syllabus

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Winter Session Abroad- Paris, France

The schedule of activities is as follows but is subject to change without notice in order to accommodate invited guests of the course. Times here indicate start times and do not necessarily account for travel time.
Your assignments may be handwritten if you do them while in Paris. You can leave your completed work with your instructors upon leaving Paris, or if you wish to type everything, you must send the remaining work by email: For Professor Toman: http://us.f504.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=cheryl.toman@case.edu. For Professor Accad: http://us.f504.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=evaccad@aol.com or http://us.f504.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=e-accad@uiuc.edu. Keep in mind that it is imperative that you at least take notes throughout the entire course, especially after every class experience.
Note: The registrars of both schools are highly opposed to long-term incompletes. All grades must be turned in by the instructors on January 22nd. As we need time to grade these papers ahead of time, we expect you to send us the rest of the assignments BEFORE January 22nd.
NOTE: Your self-discovery activities must be scheduled around these activities. (See syllabus)

Friday, Dec. 28: Leave for Paris

Saturday, Dec. 29: arrival in Paris, on-site orientations.

Sunday, Dec. 30: Meet at residence hall at 9:30 a.m. for discussion. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Metro : Laumière (Bring map in packet)
Institut du Monde Arabe, rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, Metro : Jussieu Assignments : Keep reading Loukoum. Read Maillard’s “The Muslims of France”.

Monday, Dec. 31: 11 a.m. Fem’Chic en Spectacle, 2 rue Livingstone, Metro Anvers. Visit of Montmartre Musée Dapper, 35 rue Paul Valéry, Metro : Charles de Gaulle-Etoile or Victor Hugo

Tuesday, Jan. 1: FREE

Wednesday, Jan. 2: 11 a.m. Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration, Palais de la Porte Dorée 293, avenue Daumesnil, metro : Porte Dorée. Read, « To Write in a Foreign Language ».

AND 5 p.m. Discussion with anthropologist, Paul Vieille. Metro: Place Clichy
Assignments: Keep Reading Loukoum. Read both articles on the Muslims of France
Self-discovery activity…

Thursday, Jan. 3: 10:30 a.m. Musée MacVal, contemporary art museum of the suburbs. Line n°7 direction Mairie d’Ivry, get off at station, Porte de Choisy. Then bus n°183 direction Orly Terminal Sud. Stop: Moulin de Saquet-Pelletan (directly in front of museum).
AND

5 p.m. Discussion of Evelyne Accad’s Poppy from the Massacre. Read also “Beirut, The City that Moves Me”, and “A Lebanese Anguishes from Paris”.

Friday, Jan. 4: 9:30 a.m. Sociological study of immigrant neighborhoods. Belleville market, Metro: Couronnes and African market, Metro: Barbès / Chateau Rouge. (Bring maps in packet) Discussion of Loukoum and Sargent and Cordell’s “Polygamy, Disrupted Reproduction, and the State”.
AND

1:30-3:30 p.m. Centre de Danse du Marais for course on African dance with renowned instructor from Congo, Lucky Zebila. (41 rue du Temple, métro: Hôtel de Ville. Studio Chopin) Athletic attire suggested. Shoes are not worn in the studio.

Saturday, Jan. 5: Meeting to begin at 11 a.m. Visit to Women’s Immigrant Association in Saint-Denis (Femmes du Franc-Moisin).

AND Lunch and visit of Saint-Denis

AND 3:30 p.m. Observation activity / Charisma Church, 15 boulevard de la Libération / 24 rue Charles Michels, Saint-Denis

Sunday, Jan. 6: 10-11:30 OR 11:30-1 p.m. Middle Eastern dance class at Sun City Gym, 90 avenue de Saint-Ouen, metro Guy Môquet. Both men and women should bring a long scarf that can be tied around the waste. Women should wear a long skirt or leggings. Shoes are not worn in the studio.

AND 1:30 Group lunch at Mont-Liban restaurant. 42 boulevard des Batignolles, metro: Rome.

Monday, Jan. 7: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Visit to Lycée Paul Valéry and discussion with French students and their instructor, Monique Hartman (38 boulevard Soult: métro Porte Dorée). Bring magazines or newspapers in English to distribute to students and also samples of American snacks to share with French students who will be hosting a lunch for you.

AND Discussion with Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury and Cheryl Toman, 5 p.m. at Residence Hall. Read Essential Encounters with introduction.

Are you working on your self-discovery activity?

Tuesday, Jan. 8: 10:30 a.m. Visit of the Grande Mosquée de Paris (Place du Puits de l’Ermite, métro: Monge). Souk and tearoom after tour. Art appreciation activity. Read: Viorst’s "The Muslims of France".

AND
HALF GROUP: 2 – 4 p.m. Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Discussion of pertinent social issues with French students and their instructor, Françoise Séquestra-Karo. Formal reception to follow. Appropriate attire required (no jeans). 123 rue Saint-Jacques. Metro: Cluny La Sorbonne / Luxembourg / Saint-Michel. Bring English magazines or newspapers to share with students.

Work on self-discovery activity…

Wednesday, Jan. 9: 10:30 a.m. Visit to the Vietnamese / Asian neighborhood. Early Lunch at Pho 14 (voluntary). 129 avenue de Choisy. Bring maps in packet Discuss Linda Le’s Slander at ETSL.

AND
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Visit to Technical Lycée for discussion of pertinent social issues with students and their instructors Hassen Hadjadj, Isabelle Thery, and Yves Simon. 95 rue du Dessous des Berges, metro: Bibliothèque. Please bring magazines or newspapers in English to distribute for all students.

Thursday, Jan. 10: FREE (Have you completed your self-discovery activity for tomorrow?)

Friday, Jan. 11:
HALF GROUP: noon to 1 p.m. Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Discussion of pertinent social issues with French students and their instructor, Françoise Séquestra-Karo. Appropriate attire required (no jeans). 123 rue Saint-Jacques. Metro: Cluny La Sorbonne / Luxembourg / Saint-Michel. Bring English magazines or newspapers to share with students.

AND FOR ALL: 4 p.m. at Residence Hall, Discussion of C’était hier Sabra et Chatila and Montjoie, Palestine! with Madeleine Aba. Presentation of Self-Discovery Activity (Five minutes each group).

Saturday, Jan. 12: Departure from Residence Hall at 8:30 a.m.

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LAS 199: Paris: A Multicultural Perspective

Professor Evelyne Accad, UIUC Courses Abroad

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IN 350: The Immigrant Experience in France

Professor Cheryl Toman, January Immersion semester in Paris 2008 for Millikin University

Dec. 28, 2007 – Jan. 12, 2008

Course philosophy: This course will introduce students to the impact of globalization through the study of the immigrant experience in Paris, its multi-cultural identities with the negotiation of cultural beliefs and practices. They will be made aware of cultural diversity with an appreciation for others; their interest as well as their understanding of other cultures will be aroused through the celebration/appreciation of diversity, broadening their disciplinary and cultural perspective. They will improve their critical and analytical thinking through comparisons with French education versus their US experience thanks to the visit they will have in French schools and talking to French students as well as their visits to immigrant associations and cultural centers.

Course objective: By the end of this course taught on-site in Paris, the student will have read and discussed works by prominent authors of Sub-Saharan Africa and the Maghreb / Mashrek such as, Calixthe Beyala, Evelyne Accad, Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury, and Noureddine Aba. Excerpts of Linda Le's Slander will offer a perspective from the Vietnamese community. The student will be able to identify both literature-specific and universal themes, and will be made aware of issues that deal with women of the Francophone developing world and the immigrant experience in particular using Paris as the model. The student will debate and explore issues such as racism, religious tolerance, feminism, polygamy, colonialism, and post-colonialism, as well as other aspects of a multicultural society. More specific themes include new immigration laws and the sans-papiers, secularism and the veil, the banlieue, the Lebanese war, the Algerian revolution, Islamism, and African women and power. Students will supplement the reading of novels and articles with interviews with the authors themselves, and various other visits to artistic and cultural centers. Students will also conduct sociological studies of multicultural neighborhoods and visit French secondary schools and classes préparatoires to discuss first hand the views of France's youth on multiculturalism and other pertinent issues during a round table format designed specifically for that purpose. Studies of the arts will also be included. The students come to appreciate African, Asian and Arab cultures that they encounter during their stay in Paris through sampling a day-in-the-life of the protagonists from the novels read for the course. Due to the fact that these characters “come alive” through these visits, the students are likely to be more accepting and understanding of cultural differences due to the human element that has been introduced by the readings.

Creative works and materials:

Loukoum: The Little Prince of Belleville by Calixthe Beyala, 1995 (in course packet)

Poppy of the Massacre by Evelyne Accad, translated by C. Hahn, L’Harmattan, 2006.

Essential Encounters by Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury with Introduction by C. Toman, MLA, 2002

“A Lebanese Anguishes from Paris” by Evelyne Accad

It Was Yesterday Sabra and Chatila and Montjoie! Palestine by Noureddine Aba, Bilingual edition edited and translated by Toman and Accad, L’Harmattan, 2004

Slander (excerpts) by Linda Lê, 1996 (in course packet)

Articles and Essays (in course packet):

“Polygamy, Disrupted Reproduction, and the State: Muslim Migrants in Paris, France” by

Carolyn Sargent and Dennis Cordell (2002)

“Beirut, The City that Moves Me” by Evelyne Accad (2002)

“To Write in a Foreign Language” by Etel Adnan (1996)

“The Muslims in France and the French Model of Integration” by Dominique Maillard (2005)

"The Muslims of France" by Milton Viorst (1996)

Grading: 25% Journal

20% Interviews with authors / scholars

15% Self-guided ethnic neighborhood report (oral and written)

20% Participation, attendance, prepared activities

20% Final exam

Journals (25%): Students will be responsible for writing their reflections in essays of two pages minimum per day. Journals will include both guided and free writing exercises based on the course activities. Within these journal assignments, you will also write on our visit with English classes and their instructors at three very diverse schools in Paris. During the visits at these lycées, students should have various questions in mind to ask their French counterparts. Questions should be related to the themes of the course, and the various responses will be recorded in the journal assignments for that particular day. It is also to be expected that American students will respond frankly and thoughtfully to any questions the French students may have for them as well. The purpose of the exchange is to promote understanding and to identify cultural parallels.

Interviews with authors / scholars (20%): Students are expected to formulate three questions to be asked during the session with all authors / scholars: Accad, a prominent Arab novelist / scholar writing on Arab women, Kuoh-Moukoury, the first woman novelist of Sub-Saharan Africa, and Madeleine Aba, wife of deceased Algerian author Noureddine Aba, and Paul Vieille, anthropologist. Questions should be thought provoking and perhaps question a certain interpretation of one of the readings. Students may choose three of the invited guests and write-up their interview not as a summary, but rather as a further discussion of the points raised.

Self-guided discovery / ethnic neighborhood report (oral and written) (15%): The course allows us to cover in depth only the largest immigrant communities in Paris. Therefore, one day of the course will be set aside for students to discover in groups of three or four certain other ethnic communities in Paris by visiting locations frequented by members of the Turkish, Kurdish, Indian, Egyptian, Armenian, Iranian, Congolese, and Tibetan communities among others. Each discovery will include three or four addresses provided by the instructors. Students are responsible the following day to report on their research to the class. A written report is also to be included in the final paper.

Participation (20%): Students must attend every class and non-attendance, with the exception of confirmed illness, will not be tolerated. Each absence will result in a significant reduction in points and missed assignments. Students are also expected to participate rigorously in any class discussions and activities. As the course is an intensive session, students who miss more than two class sessions automatically receive a grade of 'F'. Students may make up missed work at the discretion of the course instructor.

Final exam (20%): An essay-style exam based on the material covered in the course. Course materials may be consulted to complete the exam.

Homework

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Following is the first homework assignment.

Your pre-departure journal is due Nov. 16th by 5 pm:

Pre-Departure Journal Assignment

a) Write about your own “culture”. This can take any direction you want, but it must be sincerely addressed.

b) Take one or more “American” value we discussed and give examples of how you’ve seen it demonstrated in American society. If you have them, give examples of how these values have compared/conflicted with values/traditions from other cultures.

If you were not in class, you may go to the following webpage for help: (http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/enrichment/culturematters/Ch2/thirteencategories.html ), however, you are not limited to this one resource. You may draw from any resource, including personal experience. While there is no “right” or “wrong” answer, a well thought out, well articulated response should be submitted by all.

Journal Assignments should be 1-3 pages and are due by 5pm Friday, Nov. 16th.

Useful Web Pages

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Bonjour Everyone!

How are all of you doing? Here’s a small Webliography on Paris you might enjoy.
Here are some cites to get you started:

There are Les Pages de Paris (The Paris Pages) online in English and French, designed for visiteurs and will keep you busy for a while: http://www.paris.org
To review what we learned in class about how to ride the metro, please take a look at: http://www.paris.org/Metro/

Read about the Carte Orange that you got at the orientation meeting:

http://www.paris.org/Expos/ParisTickets/Orange/

Take a look here as well…

http://www.paris.org/Monuments/

http://www.paris.org/postcards/metro.html

(free e-postcards): http://paris.parishotels.com/ecards/index.php?lang=en

See it for yourself:

http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com

Need help brushing up on your French? Check this out:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/

http://french.about.com/

http://www.homestead.com/Anne_Fox/LearningFrench.html

***More links:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/places/places-of-a-lifetime/paris-thebasics.html

http://cityguide-europe.com/fr/paris

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If you have know of any resource, webpage or otherwise, please share it with the group by responding with a comment. Thank you.

Bonne chance et Bon voyage!

Sincerely,

Ms. Dinah Armstead

Assistant Director, OMSA

Tel. (217) 333-0054 armstead@ad.uiuc.edu

130 Student Services Buidling, MC-306, 610 E. John Street

Pre-Departure Class Times

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Pre-Departure Class Times:

Saturday, October 13 11:00am - 12:30pm Lucy Ellis Lounge, Foreign Language Building

Friday, November 2nd 3:30pm- 5pm Office of Minority Student Affairs- Academic Services - 701 S. Gregory St Suite I(in the East Campus Commercialization Bldg- across from Krannert).

Wednesday, November 14th 5:00pm- 6:30pm Location: 1120 FLB (Foreign Language Building)

PARIS CHECKLIST: January Immersion 2008

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PARIS: A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ∞ DEC 28 2007-JAN 12 2008

Departure: Leaving on Air France Flight 051 from Chicago O'Hare at 5:40 p.m. on Friday, December 28. International Terminal 5.

Arrival in Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport at 8:50 a.m. on December 29th.

Check-in at Air France counter no later than two hours prior. Students must arrange their own transportation to and from O’Hare. Tickets are to be picked up at the study abroad office before students leave for winter break at the end of the semester.

Flight information home: Air France Flight 50 from Charles de Gaulle Airport at 1:15 p.m. Arriving at O’Hare at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, January 12th, 2008.

Accommodations:

Paris "Le d'Artagnan" http://www.hostel-in.com/indexeng.html

80, rue Vitruve - 75020

Paris Phone : 33 (0)1.40.32.34.56

paris.le-dartagnan@fuaj.org

From the US, dial 011-33-1-40-32-34-56 (Paris is 7 hours ahead of Central Standard Time). Cheaper rates may be obtained by dialing “10-10-345” before the above set of numbers. You can also use French calling cards. Do NOT buy American phone cards here as they are a waste of money compared to the French cards.

1. Get $50 in Euros before leaving (American Express or Thomas Cook offices or O'Hare Airport). The exchange rate of the euro fluctuates depending on the stock market. You do not want to change all your money here because the rate is much better in France. Currently, one euro is about $1.47.

2. Bring a small photo if you want to take advantage of the cheapest transport pass. If you attended the orientation meeting, passes were given to you to fill about before leaving.

3. Bring your student ID -- unlike in the US, France has many, MANY more discounts for students (from museums to clubs). Also, you may want to purchase an ISIC (International Student Identity Card) from Travel Cuts on Green street.

4. Don't forget books and materials for the class. You also will need to give us the equivalent of 30 euros once in Paris for the purchase of two additional texts needed for the course. (This is cheaper than shipping them to the US.)

5. No more than two checked bags and a carry-on are allowed (purses do not count towards baggage allowance). O’Hare may not let you lock your bags due to inspection procedures - - please take anything of value on the plane with you in a carry-on. Since summer 2006, there are additional regulations on the amount of liquids you can carry in your hand luggage (less than 3 oz.)

6. Have ticket and passport handy at all times at the airport.

7. THe teaching assistant for the course who will also be staying at teh youth hostel is Dinah Armstead, an Assistant Director in the Office of Minority Student Affairs at the University of lllinois. She has extensive experience with the Paris course, has lived in France, and is fluent in the language.

8. You can always contact the two professors of the course while in Paris. Professor Toman’s cell number is 06.25.12.31.08. Professor Accad’s cell phone is 06.25.51.57.02. The assistant, Dinah's cell phone is: 06.26.13.23.20.

9. You do not need sheets, but you do need your own toiletries such as shampoo, soap, etc., plus you will need to bring your own towels. As you are sharing a room with up to seven people, past students of the course have advised that you bring shower sandals.

10. Millikin students will need about $50 for transportation passes and museum entrance fees while in Paris. These expenses are already covered in the fees paid by students from The University of Illinois.

11. Most of the time, attire is casual, but you need one nicer outfit (no jeans) for the visit to Lycée Louis-le-Grand and “athletic” clothing for the African dance course. Shoes are not worn in the dance studio.

12. Please bring three magazines or newspapers in English to give to the French students we will meet as part of the course. These readingmaterials need not be brand new—they may be magazines that you have already read and would have discarded. However, they prove most useful to French students studying English.

13. You get breakfast and one other meal per day as part of the package.

14. Any problems? Professor Accad’s email is: evaccad@aol.com and her number in Paris is: 011-33-1-42.26.13.82. Professor Toman’s number in Chicago is 312-316-3707 and Dinah Armstead can be reached on campus at (217) 333-0054 or at armstead@ad.uiuc.edu.

15. Our website for the course with announcements and assignments is:
www.illinoisinfrance.blogspot.com

2007-2008

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LAS Courses Abroad: Global Studies

Winter Break 07-08

Professor's Name: Evelyne Accad

E-mail: e-accad@uiuc.edu or evaccad@aol.com

Teaching Assistant: Dinah Armstead E-mail: armstead@ad.uiuc.edu

UIUC COURSES ABROAD
LAS 199: Paris: A Multicultural Perspective
**Please see: http://www.las.uiuc.edu/coursesabroad/CoursesAbroadCSS/winter/paris.html
Deadline for Applications: September 20, 2007
Applications and deposits of $250 can be completed online.
Questions?
Call Dale Gardner (dalegard@uiuc.edu) in the Study Abroad Office (SAO) at (217) 333-6322 or contact Barbara Hancin Bhatt in LAS at hancinbh@uiuc.edu or (217) 333-0178

Ethnic Neighborhood Report

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Self-guided discovery / Ethnic neighborhood report
(oral and written) (10%)

In groups of three or four students maximum, choose one cluster of addresses below and pick three addresses to visit within the cluster. The places you visit may be large or small, the employees and / or volunteers may or may not speak English, but this is part of the discovery activity—to gather information in an environment with which you are totally unfamiliar. If you do not have a Paris street guide, there is a map of the immediate area at each metro stop which will allow you to find the streets indicated. At each location, look for written materials to take along with you and do not be afraid to ask questions or to explain to those on-site what the goal of your course is. You will write up your findings in TWO pages and your group will also present your discoveries (and adventures) to the class on January 6th at 4 p.m.

Cluster 1: The Maghreb (North Africa)

Centre Culturel Algérien (Algerian Cultural Center)

171 rue de la Croix-Nivert, metro : Felix-Faure, Mon. – Sat. 9-17h30 or evenings with special exhibits

Nina Bazar

35 boulevard de Belleville, metro : Belleville, Tues – Sat. 9h30 to 19h30 (Arab market)

Deux mille et une nuits

13 rue des Francs-Bourgeois, metro : Saint-Paul, everyday from 11-19h30 (upscale Arab clothing/ goods—Moroccan influence)

Cluster 2 : The Mashrek: representative countries: Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria (if you choose this cluster, do not make all three visits to Egyptian sites alone)

Egypt :

Centre Culturel d’Egypte (Egyptian Cultural Center)
111 boulevard Saint-Michel, metro : Luxembourg, Mon. – Fri. 10-19h

Quartier de la Foire au Caire

Place, passage, et rue du Caire, rue d’Aboukir, rue de Domiette, metro: Réamur-Sebastopol, weekdays and Saturday from 11-2 p.m.
(entire Eygptian-influenced neighborhood from 1798—although the neighborhood is no longer Egyptian, it will not take you long to discover its Egyptian roots—in particular, look at the facade at 2, place du Caire and enter the passageway)

Maison d’Egypte (Egypt House)
132 ave du Maine, metro: Gaité, Mon. – Sat. 10-2 and 3-7

Lebanon :

Eglise Maronite Notre-Dame du Liban
15-17 rue d’Ulm, metro : Luxembourg

Syria :

Centre Culturel arabe syrien (Arab-Syrian Cultural Center)
12 rue de Tourville, metro : Ecole Militaire, Mon. – Thurs. 10-6, Friday, 10-3

Cluster 3: Kurdistan, Turkey, and Armenia :

Kurdistan :
Institut Kurde (Kurdish Institute)
106 rue LaFayette, back courtyard, metro : Poissonière, Mon-Fri. 9h30-6:30 and Sat. 2-6.

Centre culturel kurde Ahmet Kaya
16 rue d’Enghien, metro : Strasbourg-Sain-Denis, everyday 10-19h

Turkey:
Eglise du Saint-Esprit
186 avenue Daumesnil, metro: Daumesnil (replica of the Aya Sofia mosque in Istanbul)

Ottomania
14 rue Charles V, metro: Saint-Paul, Tues-Fri. 11-19h, Saturday 14h-19h (Turkish bazaar)

Armenia:
Maison de la culture arménienne (House of Armenian Culture)
17 rue Bleue, metro : Cadet (various activities and hours)

Cluster 4: Iran:

Centre Culturel Pouya
48 bis quai de Jemmapes, metro: République, everyday from 10-22h (independent, secular center for Persian arts)

Centre culturel iranien (Iranian cultural center)
6 rue Jean-Béart, metro : Saint-Sulpice, Mon.-Sat. 15h-19h

Artisanat d’Iran (Iranian artistic goods)
28 rue Gay-Lussac, metro : Luxembourg, Mon-Sat. 10h-19h30.

Cluster 5: Sub-Saharan Africa :

Notre Dame des Buttes-Chaumont
80 rue de Meaux, metro : Bolivar, every day with special Kimbangu services on Sundays from 15h-17h (Kimbangu is an African Christian group originating from Congo-Kinshasa and Angola)

As-Art

3 Passage du Grand-cerf, Metro: Etienne Marcel, Tues. – Sat. 11h30-19h30 (African furniture and housewares)

CSAO

3 (boutique) and 15 (art gallery) rue Elzévir, metro :Saint-Paul, Mon.-Sat. 11-19h and Sunday 14-19 (boutique only)

Espace Reine de Saba (Cultural Center of Yemen and Ethiopia)

30 rue Pradier, metro: Buttes-Chaumont or Pyrénées, Tues. thru Sunday 14h-19h, opens at 11 on Saturdays

Maison d’Ethiopie (Ethiopia House)
19 rue Copreaux, Metro: Volontaires, Tues. to Sun. From 11 to 19h

Cluster 6 : Tibet :

Bureau du Tibet et Maison du Tibet (Official office of Tibetan government in exile and Culture center)

84 boulevard Adolphe Pinard, metro : Malakoff-Plateau de Vanves

La Maison de l’Indochine (Cultural Center for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia)

76 rue Bonaparte, Metro : Saint-Sulpice, Mon. to Sat. from 10-19h

Galerie de la Maison du Viêt-nam (Vietnamese art market)
28 rue des Bernardins, metro : Maubert-Mutualité, Mon. to Sat. 11-19h

Cluster 7 : India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan :

Sri Manika Vinayakar Alayam (Very friendly Hindu temple—you must leave shoes at the door)

72 rue du Philippe-de-Girard, metro : Max Dormoy, everyday from 9h30-20h30

Centre Mandapa (Indian cultural center)

6 rue Wurtz, metro : Glacière, Mon. to Sat. 11-19h

New Shamina Super Market (Indian bazaar)

184 rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis, metro : La Chapelle, Mon-Sat. 10h-20h.

VT Cash and Carry (Indian supermarket)

15 rue Cail, metro: La Chapelle, 9-9 p.m everyday but Monday

Ganesha Corner (Indian and Sri Lankan bakery, snackshop, and restaurant)
16 rue Perdonnet, Metro: La Chapelle

Note : The Pakistani neighborhoods can be found in the Rue de Jarry (metro: Gare de l’Est) and the Passage Brady (metro : Strasbourg Saint-Denis). You may also choose one or both of these sites for this cluster.

ASSIGNMENTS and JOURNAL TOPICS

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ASSIGNMENTS: Note—In addition to the journal topics below, you must also add three author interviews and a self-discovery activity (please see syllabus description).

Final exam is on a separate sheet and is open book, open notes.

Saturday, 12-30 and Tuesday, 1-2. In TWO pages, give your general impressions of the African and Arab immigrant neighborhoods of Paris. Does Beyala give an accurate description of Belleville and Paris in her novel? Explain. How do these neighborhoods compare with immigrant communities you have seen in the United States? Are there problems evident here? Any positive observations? During this visit, did you at anytime feel you stood out as a “foreigner”. Explain.

Sunday, 12-31. ONE page. Choose one exhibit at the Musée Dapper and explain your impressions of the art form. Are you surprised by the representation? Even if you are inexperienced at art appreciation, study closely the object and describe the message it conveys through its shapes, lines, colors, forms, materials, etc.

Tuesday, 1-2. In TWO pages, consider these questions during the lecture of anthropologist, Paul Vieille:

a) The notion of community has precise meanings but it is often used in a generic way that reveals nonetheless ideological undertones (i.e. communitarianism). Explain.

b) How is the French term “communauté” defined? An the English term “community”?
And communitarianism?

c) The Western state and communities: What is the relationship between secularism and community? How is the Lebanese state defined?

d) In terms of class struggle, what is the role of community?

e) At what point do notions of identity and community resurface in French society? Explain.

f) Is the suburban population divided into communities? What societal relationships are characteristic of this population?

Wednesday, 1-3: In TWO pages, comment on the following: From what you learned by visiting the Mosque, what would you say is the biggest obstacle hindering the total acceptance of the Muslim community into traditional French society? What needs to be done to overcome such an obstacle and do you foresee a solution in the near future? What do the two communities have in common? In your opinion, should France recognize polygamous marriages in the Muslim community and should co-wives and children be eligible for the same government benefits as monogamous couples? Explain.
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In TWO pages, comment on the following: Look at the outside of the Institut du Monde Arabe and give your interpretation of the architectural style and message of its design. (Be sure to look at the windows closely from the inside looking out as well). Once you have entered, choose one exhibit in the institute and give your impressions of the object, similar to what you had done at the Musée Dapper.
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In TWO pages, elaborate on the words of Madeleine Aba, her relationship as a Parisian with her Algerian writer / husband, Noureddine Aba since the 1940s, and their sense of activism as a couple.

Thursday, 1-4 and Sunday, 1-7. In ONE page, discuss how the prevalence of African and Middle Eastern dance in Paris adds to the cultural landscape of the city. What did you personally learn from these two sessions?

Friday, 1-5: The MacVal was opened a year ago, the first modern art museum in the suburbs and the first of its kind to celebrate ALL artists with some connection to France (through birth, immigration, expatriate status, etc.) In TWO pages, explain the importance of a museum like the MacVal in the suburbs, and find one exhibit that particularly relates to the theme of this course and explain that piece of art.
AND

Author interview with Etel Ednan.

Saturday, 1-6: In TWO pages, describe the findings of your self-discovery activity. (You will also present this to the class today).

AND

Author interview with Evelyne Accad.

Sunday, 1-7: In ONE page, tell what draws this diverse group of worshippers to this church and describe your own observations of the interactions of the congregation.

Monday, 1-8: In TWO pages, compare what you hear in the media and in the city about the perceptions of the youth of the ‘banlieue’ and what actually goes on in the housing developments as explained by the activists running the Women’s Association of Franc-Moisin.

Tuesday, 1-9: In THREE pages, and after having used the same set of questions for all three schools, compare and contrast the student reactions to your questions. Do you believe that the immigrant students you have witnessed at the schools have integrated well into French life? Does it seem that some immigrants have integrated better than others? What accounts for such differences, in your opinion? Compare the students’ perspectives of the immigrant experience and multiculturalism at Lycée Paul Valéry, ETSL, and Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Do you believe social class influences the opinions of students? Choose at least one interesting comment from each group of students and discuss your personal reaction to each.

Friday, 1-12: Author interview with Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury.

Saturday, 1-13: In TWO pages, explain if you notice any differences between the Asian neighborhood and the Arab and African neighborhoods. In France and in other Western cultures, it has been said that Asians are the “privileged minority”. While Westerns see this as a “compliment”, Asians are often insulted by this appellation. Explain.

Sunday, 1-14: In ONE page, give your general impressions of the course experience. What was your favorite part of the course? What was surprising to you? Did you have any opinions before the trip that have changed with this experience? Did you find Francophone literature to be vastly differ from Western European or American literature or how is it the same?

FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS

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FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS (To be completed as essays – two paragraphs minimum).

(open book, open notes)

Loukoum (Choose three of the five)

1. Describe how the article “Polygamy, Disrupted Reproduction, and the State: Muslim Migrants in Paris” relates to Loukoum’s family. Give a specific example within in your answer.

2. Describe how the article “African Women Eliminating Borders” is applicable to Soumana and M’am. Give a specific example from the novel.

3. Choose one of Abdou’s letters (Loukoum’s father) that is particularly thoughtful. Explain how the traditional role of the African male is in direct conflict with life in France.

4. Does Beyala’s description of Loukoum suggest a positive or negative outlook for France’s immigrant youth as they become adults? Explain.

5. Evaluate the intentions of the French social worker, Madame Saddock. Are such social services a help or a hindrance to the African immigrant community?

Essential Encounters (choose two of four)

2. Besides the situation mentioned in question #1, what other conflicts can tradition impose upon the modern African couple? Give examples from the novel.

3. What is the purpose of adding the character of Zimba to the novel? What does she represent?

4. Analyze the characters of either Flo or Doris in the novel. Are these portraits of strong women or weak women? Explain your answer thoroughly.

Sabra and Chatila / Montjoie Palestine!

1. Explain what happened in Sabra and Chatila.

2. What is the meaning of the expression ‘Montjoie, Palestine!’

3. How do these two prose poems relate to current world events in the Middle East? Why do you think these issues are of interest to French society?

Coquelicot du massacre / Poppy from the Massacre

1. What is the symbolism of ‘poppy’ and ‘massacre’ and how do these symbolisms feed into the overall meaning of the title?

2. How can you relate personally to some of the characters in the novel, Najmé in particular?

3. How are the events that occurred in Lebanon this past summer reminiscent of events in the novel which was written in 1988?

Sitt Marie-Rose / “To Write in a Foreign Language” / Paris When its Naked
(Choose two of the first three, then complete question 4 and 5.)

1. On page 55 of the novel, comment on two ideas expressed: “It’s violence that accelerates the progress of a people” and “Love is a supreme violence”.

2. Why is Sitt Marie-Rose such a threat to her captors? How is it that she is
perceived as an enemy? Explain.

3. In the first two paragraphs, Adnan takes a critical look at Islam and Christianity in Lebanon. However, can this be conceived as a criticism of religion solely in that country? Are there any universals in that criticism? Does the criticism lie with the practices, the texts, or with the followers?

4. Compare “To Write in a Foreign Language” with the experience of other authors or protagonists studied in the course. What implications does language choice have on an author?

5. Choose an excerpt from Paris When it’s Naked which you personally can see in the city of Paris. In addition, is there something that seems strange or inaccurate to you in Adnan’s description? Explain.

Schedule of Activities

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The schedule of activities is as follows but is subject to change without notice in order to accommodate invited guests of the course. Times here account for travel as well. Your assignments may be handwritten if you do them while in Paris . If you wish to type your assignments, you have until January 22nd to turn all assignments in by email or by regular mail. Please note that due to the registrar’s schedule, students may receive a ‘M’ (missing grade) or ‘I’ (incomplete) which will be changed by the instructor once work is received. Keep in mind that it is imperative that you at least take notes throughout the entire course, especially after every class experience. The registrar is highly opposed to long-term incompletes.

Pre-departure: Orientation and pre-departure meetings.

Thursday, Dec. 28, Leave for Paris

Friday, Dec. 29, arrival in Paris , on-site orientations.

Saturday, Dec. 30, 10-2. Meet in lobby of FIAP at 10 a.m. Sociological study of Barbès, the Marché Déjean, the African immigrant neighborhoods of Paris , and the Parc des Buttes Chaumont. Bring maps in course packet. Finish Loukoum in packet and read articles “Polygamy, Disrupted Reproduction, and the State: Muslim Migrants in Paris ”, and “African Women Eliminating Borders”.

Sunday, Dec. 31, 3-5 pm. Visit to the Musée Dapper, art appreciation activity. 35 rue Paul Valéry. Métro: Victor Hugo or Charles de Gaulle-Etoile.

Monday, Jan. 1. FREE

Tuesday, Jan. 2: Meet at FIAP at 9:30-11 a.m. Sociological study of Belleville and the market (métro Couronnes).

AND

Cocktail party at the FIAP at 6 pm

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7-9 p.m. Discussion with anthropologist Paul Vieille at the FIAP. Room TBA. Lecture/Debate on Immigration and Ethnicities. Read Maillard article “The Muslims in France and the French Model of Integration”

(Discovery activity opportunity during the day)

Wednesday, Jan. 3 10:30-3 p.m. Visit of the Grande Mosquée de Paris (Place du Puits de l’Ermite, métro: Monge). Souk and tearoom after tour, followed by the Institut du Monde Arabe (métro: Jussieu) for art appreciation activity. Read: "The Muslims of France ".

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5-7 p.m. Discussion of C’était hier Sabra et Chatila and Montjoie, Palestine ! with Madeleine Aba at the FIAP. Room TBA.

Thursday, Jan. 4: 2-3:30 OR 3:30-5 pm. Centre de Danse du Marais for course on African dance with renowned instructor from Congo , Lucky Zebila. (41 rue du Temple , métro: Hôtel de Ville.) Athletic attire suggested. Shoes are not worn in the studio. (Please see sign-up sheets to confirm your session).

( Opportunity for Discovery activity during the day)

Friday, Jan. 5: Leave FIAP at 10 a.m. MacVal Museum , Visit to the MacVal, contemporary art museum of the suburbs. Line n°7 direction Mairie d’Ivry, get off at station, Porte de Choisy. Then bus n°183 direction Orly Terminal Sud. Stop: Moulin de Saquet-Pelletan (directly in front of museum).

AND

Visit of Etel Adnan at FIAP. Read Sitt Marie-Rose and excerpts in packet of Paris When its Naked, “To Write in a Foreign Language”, and “The Body and the City—Evelyne Accad and Etel Adnan’s Beirut ”.

Saturday, Jan. 6: 4-7 p.m. at FIAP. Presentation of self-discovery activity and THEN discussion of Evelyne Accad’s Poppy from the Massacre. Read also “ Beirut , The City that Moves Me”, and “A Lebanese Anguishes from Paris ”.

Sunday, Jan. 7: 10-11:30 or 11:30-1 p.m. AND 1:30-7 pm. Middle Eastern dance at Sun City , metro Guy Môquet. Both men and women should bring a long scarf that can be tied around the waste. Women should wear a long skirt or leggings. Shoes are not worn in the studio. Lunch at Lebanese restaurant for 1:30, metro: Victor Hugo. Proceed as a group for sociological study at a multicultural church in Saint-Denis.

Monday, Jan. 8: 10:15 am to 12:15 pm AND 2 to 7 pm. Visit to Lycée Paul Valéry and discussion with French students and their instructor, Monique Hartman (38 boulevard Soult: métro Porte Dorée). Bring magazines or newspapers in English to distribute to students and also samples of American snacks to share with French students who will be doing the same.

AND

Visit to Women’s Immigrant Association in Saint-Denis (Femmes du Franc-Moisin).

Tuesday, Jan. 9: 8-10 am OR 11 to noon AND everyone from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Discussion of pertinent social issues with French students and their instructor, Françoise Séquestra-Karo. Formal reception to follow. Appropriate attire required (no jeans).

AND

Visit to Technical Lycée for discussion of pertinent social issues with students and their instructors Hassen Hadjadj, Isabelle Thery, and Yves Simon. 95 rue du Dessous des Berges, metro: Bibliothèque.

Please bring magazines or newspapers in English to distribute for all students.
7 p.m. Welcome dinner at the FIAP for our group.

Wednesday, Jan. 10: FREE

Thursday, Jan. 11: FREE

Friday, Jan. 12: 5-7 pm. Meeting at FIAP with Cameroonian author Thérèse Kuoh-Moukoury. Discussion of Essential Encounters.

Saturday, Jan. 13: 10 am at FIAP. Visit of the Vietnamese neighborhood. Discuss Linda Le’s Slander. Visit to the Vietnamese / Asian neighborhood. Lunch at Pho 14. Bring maps in packet.

Sunday, Jan. 14: Departure from the FIAP at 9:30 a.m.

Pre-Departure Journal Assignment #2

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FILM: "L'Esquive"- Games of Love and Chance

Part I:

1. Where is Krimo’s father? What’s the significance of the “sailboats” in the film? What do they represent?

2. What does Krimo do in the class in order to spend more time with Lydia since she’s always
busy with working on the play?

3. Describe the confrontation between Krimo’s friend Fathi and Lydia’s friend Frida. What was the reason behind this confrontation?

4. Describe what happened in the encounter with the police. What were your reactions/feelings about it?

5. Overall, what did you think of the film?

Bonus question: What language does “Inch’Allah” come from? What’s its meaning and why do the teens use it?

Part II

Read the New York Times article entitled, "Anger Festering in FrenchAreas Scarred in Riots" and review the entry on the riots that took place last year in Paris[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_civil_unrest_in_France]. Summarize briefly the events of last year at this time. You may utilize othernewspaper articles / web resources from this year or last year.Journal Assignments should be 2 pages minimum, but may be longer, asneeded, to fully address the questions at hand. Due date is Monday,December 18th (you are encouraged to submit your journal early). Please email to the teaching assistant.

Course Packet & Books

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Course Packet:
You may purchase your course packet at:
Notes-n-Quotes Johnstown Centre (6th & John St.) 217 344-4433 nnq@prodigy.net

**Students will need to buy 2 books prior to departure (e.g. on Amazon.com) and 2 books in Paris.

To be purchased before Paris:

Kuoh-Moukoury, Thérèse. Essential Encounters. Trans. And Introductory critique C. Toman. New York: MLA Texts and Translations Series, 2002.

Adnan, Etel. Sitt Marie-Rose. Sausalito: Post-Apollo Press, 1982.

The two books to be purchased in Paris are:

Accad, Evelyne. Poppy of the Massacre. (bilingual edition, Trans. and Introductory critique C. Hahn) Paris: L’Harmattan, 2006.

Aba, Noureddine. It Was Yesterday Sabra and Shatila and Montjoie Palestine! (bilingual editions) Paris: L’Harmattan, 2002.

* You will need approx. 50 euros to purchase these two books in Paris.

Pre-Departure Journal Assignment #1

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a) Write about your own “culture”. This can take any direction you want, but it must be sincerely addressed.
b) Take one or more “American” value we discussed and give examples of how you’ve seen it demonstrated in American society.
If you have them, give examples of how these values have compared/conflicted with values/traditions from other cultures.

If you were not in class, you may go to the following webpage for help: (http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/educators/enrichment/culturematters/Ch2/thirteencategories.html ), however, you are not limited to this one resource. You may draw from any resource, including personal experience. While there is no “right” or “wrong” answer, well thought out, well articulated responses should be submitted by all.

Journal Assignments should be 2 pages minimum and are due by Friday, Nov. 10th. It must be submitted by e-mail to: armstead@ad.uiuc.edu.

Paris: A Multicultural Perspective / The Immigrant Experience in France

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UIUC COURSES ABROAD LAS 199 Dr. Evelyne Accad
IN 350 Professor Cheryl Toman for Millikin University
January Immersion semester in Paris 2007

Dec. 28, 2006 – Jan. 14, 2007

The students come to appreciate African, Asian and Arab cultures that they encounter during their stay in Paris through sampling a day-in-the-life of the protagonists from the novels. Due to the fact that these characters “come alive” through these visits, the students are likely to be more accepting and understanding of cultural differences due to the human element that has been introduced by the readings.

By the end of the course conducted in Paris, the student will have read and discussed works by prominent authors of Sub-Saharan Africa, Vietnemese and the Maghreb/Mashrek such as Aba, Accad, Adnan, Agha-Malak, Beyala, Chedid, Chraibi, Djebar, Khoury-Ghata, Kuoh-Moukoury, Labaky, Sebbar, Van Kang, Thaï and others. The students will be able to identify both literature-specific and universal themes, and will be made aware of issues that deal with women of the developing world and the Arab and African immigrant experience in particular.

The student will debate and explore issues such as feminism, racism, colonialism, independence, post-independence, polygamy, the veil, religious tolerance, the Algerian revolution, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Lebanese war, Islamism, today's Algerian situation, the Palestinian question, and other aspects of a multi-cultural society.

Students will supplement the reading of novels and articles with interviews with the authors themselves, and various other visits to artistic and cultural centers. Students will also visit French secondary schools and classes préparatoires to discuss first hand the views of France’s youth on multiculturalism and other pertinent issues during a round table format designed specifically for that purpose.

Course texts

Beyala, Calixthe. Loukoum: The Little Prince of Belleville. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 1995. (out-of-print, included in course packet)

Kuoh-Moukoury, Thérèse. Essential Encounters. Trans. And Introductory critique C. Toman. New York: MLA Texts and Translations Series, 2002.

Adnan, Etel. Sitt Marie-Rose. Sausalito: Post-Apollo Press, 1982.

“A Lebanese Anguishes from Paris” by Evelyne Accad followed by a word from Ezza Egha Malak.

Paris When It’s Naked (excerpts) by Etel Adnan, 1993 (in course packet)

Accad, Evelyne. Poppy of the Massacre. (bilingual edition, Trans. and Introductory critique C. Hahn) Paris: L’Harmattan, 2006.

Aba, Noureddine. It Was Yesterday Sabra and Shatila and Montjoie Palestine! (bilingual editions) Paris: L’Harmattan, 2002.

Slander (excerpts) by Linda Lê, 1996 (in course packet)

Articles and Essays, (in course packet)

“Polygamy, Disrupted Reproduction, and the State: Muslim Migrants in Paris, France” by Carolyn Sargent and Dennis Cordell (2002)

“African Women Eliminating Borders” by Cheryl Toman (2004)

“Beirut, The City that Moves Me” by Evelyne Accad (2002)

“To Write in a Foreign Language” by Etel Adnan (1996)

“The Body and the City—Evelyne Accad and Etel Adnan’s Beirut” by Zohreh Sullivan (2006)

“The Muslims in France and the French Model of Integration” by Dominique Maillard (2005)

"The Muslims of France" by Milton Viorst (1996)

Orientation

There will be several meetings prior to departure**, work sessions for the students with the director and with the assistant. These sessions are meant to prepare them to their experience and class in Paris: practical information, logistics, introduction to what they can expect, questions and answers. When they arrive in Paris, there will be more orientation at the FIAP (the Foyer International, place where they will be staying) from the personnel there and also from the director and assistant.

Grading

25% Journal

25% Interviews with authors/scholars

10% Self-guided ethnic neighborhood report (oral and written)

20% Participation, attendance, prepared activities, orientation.

20% Final exam

Journals

Students will be responsible for writing their reflections in essays of two pages minimum per day. Journals will include both guided and free writing exercises based on the course activities. Within these journal assignments, you will also write on our visit with English classes and their instructors at three very diverse schools in Paris. During the visits at these lycées, students should have various questions in mind to ask their French counterparts. Questions should be related to the themes of the course, and the various responses will be recorded in the journal assignments for that particular day. It is also to be expected that American students will respond frankly and thoughtfully to any questions the French students may have for them as well. The purpose of the exchange is to promote understanding and to identify cultural parallels.

Lycée visits

During the visits at the lycées, students should have various questions in mind to ask their French counterparts. Questions should be related to the themes of the course, and the various responses will be recorded in the journal assignments for that particular day. It is also expected that American students will respond frankly and thoughtfully to any questions the French students may have for them as well. The purpose of the exchange is to promote understanding and to identify cultural parallels.

Interviews with authors

Students are expected to formulate three questions to be asked during the session with the authors: Accad, a prominent Arab novelist / scholar writing on Arab women, Kuoh-Moukoury, the first woman novelist of Sub-Saharan Africa, and Adnan, a highly acclaimed Lebanese writer. Questions should be thought provoking and perhaps question a certain interpretation of the reading. Questions and answers are to then be summarized in a report form.
Self-guided ethnic neighborhood report
Self-guided ethnic neighborhood report (oral and written): The course allows us to cover in depth only the largest immigrant communities in Paris. Therefore, one day of the course will be set aside for students to discover in groups of three or four certain other ethnic communities in Paris by visiting locations frequented by members of the Turkish, Kurdish, Indian, Egyptian, Armenian, Iranian, Congolese, and Tibetan communities among others. Each discovery will include three or four addresses provided by the instructors. Students are responsible the following day to report on their research to the class. A written report is also to be included in the final paper.

Participation

Students must attend every class. Each absence will result in a significant reduction and missed assignments. Students are also expected to participate rigorously in any discussions and activities. Students who miss more than two class sessions automatically receive a grade of “F”.

Final Exam

An essay-style exam based on the material covered in the course, and interpretation and analysis of the readings. Course material may be consulted to complete the exam.

//**Pre-Departure Class Meetings:

Our Paris meetings :

Saturday, Oct. 7th Orientation, Meet the Professor for the course. Lucy Ellis Lounge.

Friday, Oct. 20th 2:45pm- 3:15pm (Make up meeting for those who missed the Oct 7th mtg.) Location: OMSA Academic Services 701 S. Gregory, Suite I

Friday, Oct. 20th 3:15- 4:30- Meeting #2 - Everyone in the course (meeting on cultural context) Location: OMSA Academic Services 701 S. Gregory, Suite I

Saturday, November 11th 10:30am- 1:00pm. Screening of "L'Esquive" followed by discussion Location: Lucy Ellis Lounge, FLB

December meeting -to be announced

Departure December 28th, 2006

Attendance is required unless you have a class that conflicts.

PARIS CHECKLIST: January Immersion 2007

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PARIS CHECKLIST: January Immersion 2007 Departures (for those who purchased group fares):

Leaving on Air France Flight 051 from Chicago O'Hare at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, December 28. International Terminal 5. Arrival in Paris, Charles de Gaulle Airport at 8:50 a.m. on December 29th. Check-in at Air France counter no later than two hours prior. Students must arrange their own transportation to and from O’Hare.

Flight information home:
Air France Flight 50 from Charles de Gaulle Airport at 1:15 p.m. Arriving at O’Hare at 3:40 p.m. Sunday, January 14.

Accommodations: FIAP Jean Monnet
30 rue Cabanis
75014 Paris
Phone: 01.43.13.17.00

2. Bring a small photo if you want to take advantage of the cheapest transport pass. If you attended the orientation meeting, passes were given to you to fill about before leaving.

3. Bring your student ID -- unlike in the US, France has many, MANY more discounts for students (from museums to clubs).

6. Have ticket and passport handy at all times at the airport.

7. There are two teaching assistants for the course who will both be staying at the FIAP. Nicole Surprenant is a graduate student in French and a Millikin alum and Dinah Armstead is an Assistant Director in the Office of Minority Student Affairs at the University of lllinois. Both assistants have extensive experience with the Paris course, have lived in France, and are fluent in the language.

8. You can always contact the two professors of the course while in Paris. Professor Toman’s cell number is 06.25.12.31.08. Professor Accad’s cell phone is 06.25.51.57.02.

9. You do not need sheets or towels, but you do need your own toiletries such as shampoo, soap, etc. As you are sharing a room with up to seven people, past students of the course have advised that you bring shower sandals.

13. You get breakfast and one other meal per day as part of the FIAP package. Meals are purchased through a ticket system with points. If you do not use all your points on meals, you can use them to buy bottled beverages, etc. for your room. If you miss meals one day, you can make them up other days.

14. Any problems? Professor Toman’s number in Chicago is 312-316-3707 and Professor Accad’s number in Paris is: 011-33-1-42.26.13.82.

Global Studies: Diversity & Intergration

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LAS 199 Paris, France

http://www.las.uiuc.edu/coursesabroad/CoursesAbroadCSS/winter/paris.html

Questions? Ask Dinah (dinahmite123@yahoo.com)

Deadline to apply: September 20, 2006

Click here to check out last year's course.