Global cities urban realities, london & paris (semester with internship) - spring (london to paris)1/27/2024 It will introduce students to urban sociology by requiring that they focus on the particular problems experienced by social actors who live in economically and socially disfavored parts of Paris. This interdisciplinary course will examine the socioeconomic and political disenfranchisement experienced by residents of the "other France" – a France comprised of working-class citizens often of immigrant origin and from France’s former colonies. Documenting the Periphery: Identity & Citizenship in the "Other" Part of Paris Suggested subject areas for this course: History/Political Science/Sociology 177. Students will investigate these topics from a variety of sources, ranging from historical documents and cultural criticism to journalistic and cinematic expressions. Topics covered include colonization and decolonization, Islamic heritage and its clash with the French secularizing mission, and political policies on Muslims in France such as the heated issue over the veil. In the second section, it will focus on French society today and evaluate the socio-political integration process of French Muslims. In the first section, it will look at France’s historical presence in the Arab world and the consequent Muslim presence in France. The class will be broken up into two sections. This interdisciplinary course draws from the fields of history, political science, sociology, and international studies to examine the fraught relations between France and the Muslim world over the centuries. While Charles Martel is said to have heroically “saved” France from invading Muslims in 732, today, France has the highest percentage of Muslims in Europe. (Un)Veiling the Republic: France in the Muslim World and the Muslim World in France
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