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LIT/COM 312 Provencal Culture, from Myth to Media
Liberal Arts & Business Program
Aix-en-Provence, France
Dates: 1/21/21 - 5/8/21
LIT/COM 312 Provencal Culture, from Myth to Media
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: IAU
Location: Aix-en-Provence, France
Primary Subject Area: French Language & Literature
Other Subject Area: Communication, Cultural Studies
Instruction in: English
Course Code: LIT/COM 312
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
DESCRIPTION
The course will read selected chapters in Lawrence Durrell's Caesar's Vast Ghost, London, Faber & Faber (required). Students will read additional assigned texts (available as downloads) and be exposed to at least one media production each week (film, TV or radio program). The class will go on an excursion during the term. Students will maintain a journal and write two papers on topics pertinent to their studies. They will each watch 6 media productions in their entirety and write about them in their journal. The journal will be reviewed twice and will receive one letter grade.