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HIS 303 France and Europe in the Cold War
Study + Internship in Aix-en-Provence Program
Aix-en-Provence, France
Dates: late Jan 2026 - early May 2026
HIS 303 France and Europe in the Cold War
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: IAU
Location: Aix-en-Provence, France
Primary Subject Area: History
Instruction in: English
Course Code: HIS 303
Transcript Source: TBD
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
DESCRIPTION
The course will focus on France, the UK, Germany and Eastern Europe. Four particular themes will be explored:
1. European politics: East/West defiance. Communism and Capitalism in Europe.
2. Cultural history: East/West arts, literature, architecture and alternative cultures.
3. Social developments: Paternalistic society of the 1950s, May 1968, social and sexual revolution, and emergence of the consumer society in the West. Official and counter-culture/resistance in the East.
4. Economics: The socialist economy in the East and 'Les Trente Glorieuses' (the 30 years of post-war boom) in the West up to the oil crisis (1970s).
1. European politics: East/West defiance. Communism and Capitalism in Europe.
2. Cultural history: East/West arts, literature, architecture and alternative cultures.
3. Social developments: Paternalistic society of the 1950s, May 1968, social and sexual revolution, and emergence of the consumer society in the West. Official and counter-culture/resistance in the East.
4. Economics: The socialist economy in the East and 'Les Trente Glorieuses' (the 30 years of post-war boom) in the West up to the oil crisis (1970s).