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Directors of the Program:
Professor Caroline Montel-Glénisson (Paris)
Professor Henriette Goldwyn (New York)

Why NYU in Paris?

NYU in Paris, created in 1969, is part of the overall New York University Center for French Civilization and Culture. The NYU Center in Paris, a charming 19th-century town house on the rue de Passy, is located near the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro. The center houses classrooms, a student lounge, a lecture hall, a library, a video collection, and computer facilities. The resident director, administrative staff, and faculty advise students during their stay in Paris. During the summer session, all under graduates are housed in student residences in lively and historic neighborhoods. Experience the City of Light—its cultural richness, history, and vibrant daily life—in this intellectually and aesthetically stimulating study abroad program. Undergraduate and graduate programs are offered.

Undergraduate Program

June 27 - August 8

The undergraduate program in Paris provides a rich introduction to historic and present-day France through classroom studies and diverse extracurricular activities. Intensive French language classes, offered at all levels, are taught by native French speakers. French civilization courses, offered in English or French, provide exceptional academic instruction and are supplemented by excursions. Outings from past summer programs include visits to the Musée d'Orsay, the Paris Opera, the Louvre, the Rodin and Picasso museums, and the neighborhoods of le Marais and Montmartre.

Longer trips may be to Versailles, Giverny, and an overnight trip to the famous Chateaux de la Loire, where they will visit Chenonceaux, Chambord, and enjoy the beauties of the Renaissance and the Loire Valley.

Graduate Program

June 22 - July 31

Graduate summer study in Paris, geared toward continuing Department of French and Institute of French Studies students, as well as teachers of high school French or other professionals unable to study during the academic year, offers three-week or six-week intensive courses in French civilization, language, and literature. Students may apply for degree candidacy and pursue an M.A. in three consecutive summers or may take one to two courses for academic and personal fulfillment. Graduate students are welcome to participate in many cultural activities and excursions to broaden their academic training. Taught by prominent NYU and visiting faculty, the NYU in Paris graduate summer program provides excellent, challenging courses while allowing students the flexibility of a summer curriculum.

Each summer, four or five broad-based courses (including two sponsored by NYU's Institute of French Studies) are offered, focusing on linguistics, literature, history, and cultural history. Past courses focusing on culture have included French Cultural History Since 1870, From Empire to Republic, History of French Colonization and the Colonial Imaginary, and the Relationship between Power and Culture during the Nouveau Regime. Past courses concentrating on literature have included the Image of Paris in French Literature, Francophone Writers of America and Africa, French Women Writers and the Development of a Feminist Aesthetic, and For a Sociology of the Novel at the Brink of the 21st Century.

All graduate courses are taught in French.

For more information on applying to the M.A. degree program, please contact Professor Henriette Goldwyn, 212-998-7625; e-mail: nyuparis@nyu.edu. Visit our Web site at www.french.as.nyu.edu or at www.nyu.edu/fas/program/nyuinparis/index.html.

Facilities

All classes are held at the NYU in Paris Center, housed in a charming 19th century hôtel particulier in a beautiful residential area of the 16th arrondissement. The center is near both the Passy and La Muette metro stops as well as the Eiffel Tower and the Trocadéro. NYU in Paris at Passy is only a short ride away from the center of Paris and from the student residencies.

Facilities at Passy include classrooms, a student lounge, a lecture hall, a 5,000+ volume library, an impressive video collection, and laptops for student use in the library. If possible, students are also strongly recommended to bring their own laptop computers. The Summer Coordinator, Cultural Activities Coordinator, and four R.A's will help integrate students into their Parisian lives. The full-time staff including the Resident Director of NYU in Paris, the Associate Director, Student Life Staff, and faculty members, are also available to assist and advise students during their stay.

Housing

Participants in the summer undergraduate program are housed in two student residences, one located in the Oberkampf neighborhood, near the Bastille, site of the famous prison-storming that launched the French Revolution, and the second in the Latin Quarter, near the Sorbonne, France's oldest university. Travel to the NYU in Paris Center is convenient from both sites on the Paris metro.

Faculty

Jacqueline Allyns, visiting professor, NYU in Paris.

Nicholas Baudouin, French master's degree (aesthetics), Université de Paris I;
graduate work (foreign language instruction), University of Ottawa

Michèle Boulares, Director of language program, NYU in Paris;
D.E.A. (language acquisition), Université de Paris III

Marie Cartier, Ancienne eleve de l'ENS: Ph.D. (Sociology), Nantes

Pierre-Antoine Chardel, Ph.D. (philosophy and social science),
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris

Catherine Clot, D.E.A. (art history), Université de Paris IV

Cécile Cotté, Actor, director, playwright

Isabelle Coydon, D.E.A. (phonetics and French as a foreign language),
Université de Paris III

Paul Edwards, Associate Professor, Université de Reims; Ph.D. (comparative literature), Oxford University

Beth Epstein, Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, NYU in Paris; Ph.D. (anthropology), New York University

Pascale Fautrier, Agrégé, Ph. D. (Letters). Professor, Université du Havre; affiliate of ITEM-CNRS-ENS laboratory on Sarthe.

Christophe Gauzeran, D.E.A. (theatre studies), Université de Paris X

Patrick Guédon;, D.E.S.S. (instruction of pedagogical methods), Université de Paris III

Brigitte Le Grignou, professeur de science politique, CREDEP, Paris-Dauphine.

José Kagabo, professeur d'histoire, EHESS.

Bertrand Lauret, Ph.D. (phonetique); Paris III.

Elisabeth Molkou, Ph.D. (French literature), McGill University

Caroline Montel-Glenisson, Director, NYU in Paris; Ph.D. (history), Université de Paris III

Olivier Masclet, Maitre de conférences à l'Université de Paris V-Sorbonne.

Pascal Morin, Agrégé D.E.A. (literature), École Normale Supérieure Fontenay

Eugène Nicole, Professor, New York University; D.E.A. (literature), Sorbonne; Ph.D. (French literature), New York University

Michel Offerlé, Agrégé Ph.D. (political science)

Anne Raulin, Maître de conférence, Université de Paris V; affiliate of CNRS laboratory on urban anthropology at Ivry-sur-Seine; Ph.D., (anthropology), New School for Social Research

Emmanuèle Sibeud, maître de conférence, Université de Paris VIII.

Alexis Spire, Ph.D (Sociology), CNRS

Christelle Taraud, Ph.D (History), Paris I

Anne-Marie Thiesse, directrice de recherche, CNRS.

Fabrice Virgili, Ph.D. (Histoire), Chercheur à l'Irice/ CNRS (Identités, Relations internationales et civilisations de l'Europe), Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Cultural Activities and Excursions

To enhance students' academic experience, NYU in Paris hosts several lectures throughout the summer session that bring together French and Francophone artists, scholars, and activists. Cultural activities such as neighborhood walking tours, visits to legendary museums such as the Louvre and the Musée Picasso and numerous ballet, concert, and theatre performances are scheduled to complete the academic program. Excursions further complete the cultural calendar: activities planned for 2009 may include longer day trips to Chartres, Giverny, and Versailles as well as a weekend excursion to the renowned "Vallee de la Loire".

Links

Useful information on the city of Paris

The city's most comprehensive cultural guide

Public transportation maps and other helpful information

Helpful Tips for Traveling Abroad