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Global Studies 298 - Diversity and Integration: France

http://www.las.illinois.edu/students/international/coursesabroad/summer/

Destination: Paris, France

When May 16 – June 4, 2011*

Come to appreciate the multiculturalism of Paris through the eyes and stories of immigrants from African, Asian, and Arab cultures. Explore global themes on human existence from the immigrants' perspective. Debate and explore issues such as feminism, racism, colonialism, independence, post-independence, polygamy, the veil, religious tolerance, the Algerian revolution, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Lebanese war, Islamism, today's Algerian situation, the Palestinian question, and other aspects of a multi-cultural society. Supplement reading of novels and articles with interviews with the authors themselves, visits to artistic and cultural centers, French secondary schools and classes préparatoires to discuss firsthand the views of France's youth on multiculturalism and other pertinent issues during a round table format designed specifically for that purpose.