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Not offered in 2007
This interdisciplinary unit ranging across literature, painting, photography, fashion and social history will study symbolic representations of Paris in 19th Century writing (Baudelaire, Zola), painting (Manet, Degas) and early 20th Century photography (Atget, Brassai, Cartier-Bresson) relating these to their historical contexts (growth and metamorphosis of the city, Haussmann's redevelopment of Paris, the birth of leisure and consumerism). It will examine the emergence of such urban figures as the flaneur, dandy and prostitute and will explore the analytical perspectives offered by Walter Benjamin's cultural theories. (No knowledge of French language or history is required for this unit.)
Having completed this unit students will:
Essay (3000 words) : 60%
Test (1.5 hours) (1500 words equivalent) : 40%
One x 1 hr lecture/week
A first year level unit in French Studies, Visual Culture, Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies, Drama and Theatre Studies, or English.