BOOKPACKING LONDON AND PARIS
- The Age of Revolutions explored through classic historical fiction
In this class, students spend a month in London and Paris ‘bookpacking’ two classic historical novels - ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ by Charles Dickens, and ‘Les Misérables’ by Victor Hugo. We seek out the locations of these epic stories, tracing their trajectories - to the guillotine, to the barricades - and we discover how much these tales of Revolution still resonate in our own fractured age.
This is a class about place, people and politics at the intersection of past and present. If you have a passion for literature, for history and for contemporary political thought, this class is for you.
This is a GE-B class. It is co-sponsored by the Department of English and the Department of History, and meets major requirements for English, Narrative Studies and History. It is open to all.
‘JULYMESTER’ CLASSES
This is a ‘Julymester’ class - a relatively new concept at USC.
‘Julymesters’ are immersive classes held on location in the latter weeks of the summer vacation. They count towards a student’s Fall courseload, enabling students to notch up 4-units of credit in advance of the Fall semester, while enjoying an intensive four-week learning experience abroad.
There is no extra tuition cost for taking this class; tuition costs are met out of the student’s Fall load. But students must pay extra for accommodation in London and Paris (approx. $2000 on the student bill). You will also pay for your own food, plus arrange for your own flight to and from Europe.
map REsources
Explore the locations from the novels using old maps.
