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Academics
- Discover southern France, the region that has inspired authors throughout the ages
- Read the novel and trace the steps of the writer
- Write your own memoir of your time in France
Academic Structure
Program Type: Traveling Authors in Southwest France is a Global Seminar. Global Seminars are short-term study abroad programs led by University of Minnesota faculty. Instruction is in English.
Level: 3000 level coursework.
Term: May 2009.
Prerequisites: None.
Courseload: One 3-credit course.
Coursework
Students will read and discuss works by Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Conrad, Tracy Chevalier, and Malika Mokeddem, all of whom traveled to Montpellier and the surrounding region to write. After reading the novel, students will have the opportunity to trace the steps of the author by traveling to the integral sites.
Prior to departure, students attend a pre-departure orientation and receive pre-departure readings and assignments. Classes consist of lectures, discussions, and excursions. Students will keep a journal of their reactions to the readings, discussions, and excursions. Students will also write reflection papers on two of the works read and one memoir on their own experiences in Montpellier and southern France. In other words, you, like the authors studied, are coming to Montpellier to write.
For more information see the previous course syllabus.
This course has been approved for the International Perspectives theme and Literature core.
View the Global Seminar Liberal Education Requirements chart.
Faculty Leader
April A. Knutson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of French and Italian. She teaches French language and literature and is an avid reader and writer. She has led students to Montpellier and the surrounding region in 1998, 2002, 2004, and 2007.
Last modified on May 12, 2009 |