A Tale of Two Cities: The Parallel Histories of London and Paris
University of Maryland - College Park
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Location:
| London - United Kingdom | |
Highlights:
| Learn about European history in these famous capitals. | |
Term(s):
| Winter | |
Language:
| English | |
English Instruction:
| Yes | |
Academic Credit:
| ( - 3) | |
Subject Area(s):
| European History, European Studies, History | |
Included:
| Housing, Tuition | |
Accommodations:
| Hotel | |
Participants:
| Undergraduates | |
Description:
| In this three-week, three-credit course (HIST219), we will explore onsite the rich histories of two extraordinarily influential cities. For nearly a thousand years, Paris and London have served not only as political capitals of their respective countries, but economic and cultural capitals as well—and not only capitals of Britain and France but also world capitals.
Our study will include visits to places well known (the Tower of London and the Eiffel Tower, St. Paul’s Cathedral and Notre Dame Cathedral, Hampton Court Palace and Versailles, the British Museum and the Louvre) and sites less famous but still historically significant. We will explore public spaces, such as Hyde Park in London and the Jardin du Tuileries in Paris, and study important elements of the cities’ infrastructures, such as the underground in London and the metro in Paris. On several evenings we will attend plays, concerts, or the opera. In addition to the shared activities, each student will explore on his or her own a particular aspect of the cities’ histories chosen in consultation with the instructors.
By the end of the course, students will be able to delineate the broad outlines of the histories of both Paris and London, identify key individuals, institutions and social movements that influenced their development, and feel confident in finding their way around the two cities in the present. | |
URL:
| http://www.umd.edu/studyabroad/ |
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