Course Title: 19th Century Paris - A Cultural History
Instructor: Dr. George Scheper
Brought to you by Odyssey
August 28, 2024 - October 2, 2024 (6 Sessions)
Wednesday, 6:00PM ET - 8:00PM ET
Virtual via Zoom
Course Description: We begin with the story of how Paris became Paris. Paris became the city of our romantic imagination at the turn of the century. The broad and open boulevards at its center, products of Baron von Haussmann’s ambitious modernization plan begun in the middle of the 19th century, provided the setting for theatres, concert halls, cafes, and vibrant street life. The posters and paintings of Toulouse-Lautrec, the urban scenes of the great impressionist and post-impressionist painters, and the works of symbolist poets and painters created other new aesthetic worlds. A series of Paris Expositions culminated in 1900, celebrating an increasingly globalized economy and the technological innovations, such as electricity, that would transform the new century.
Students will experience an interdisciplinary look at the cultural intersections of 19th century Paris: architecture, urban design, socio-political issues, the Paris fairs, cross-currents of painting and the other arts.
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