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The Making of Modern Paris, 1852-1939

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  • 60 W Walton St, Chicago, IL
  • 9 hours & 15 minutes over 2 sessions

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  • Ruggles Hall

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Class Description

Description

In this class, we’ll explore the making of modern Paris from the Second Empire through the 1930s.

Political and social turbulence, as well as an architectural and artistic efflorescence, characterized Paris from the Second Empire through the 1930s. Topics to be treated in this class’s exploration of the City of Light will include Baron Haussmann and the remaking of Paris; the everyday lives of ordinary Parisians; life in the city during the Prussian siege and the Paris Commune; the Great Expositions of 1867, 1878, 1889, and 1900; the experiences of the city’s inhabitants during the First World War; and the cultural vitality of Paris during the interwar years.

Frank Biletz received his PhD in history from the University of Chicago, with a primary specialization in modern British and Irish history. He is currently Adjunct Instructor in History at Loyola University Chicago and has been teaching seminars at the Newberry since 1994.


MATERIALS LIST

Recommended:

  • Luc Sante, The Other Paris. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2016. ISBN: 978-0374536459

First Reading:

  • No first reading assignment

Refund Policy

Requests for refunds must be received in writing. To request a refund, email us at [email protected].

  • For single- and two-session seminars, tuition (less 10% processing fee) is refundable until 2 business day before the seminar begins.
  • For seminars meeting more than twice, tuition (less 10% processing fee) is refundable until 2 business day prior to the second class meeting; we cannot give a refund once the seminar has met a second time.
After this the class has met (for the second time in a longer course) we pay our instructors and do not give any refunds. We do not offer letters of credit.

If the seminar fails to reach a minimum of seven registrations before the early registration deadline (one week before the first day of the term), the seminar will be canceled and all participants will be refunded less a 5% non-refundable registration fee. The instructor is required to teach the seminar if it reaches seven registrations prior to the early registration deadline. In some cases, a seminar may be offered with fewer than seven registrations at the option of the instructor.

Reviews of Classes at The Newberry (4)

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This class: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review

  • The Making of Modern Paris, 1852-1939

    The instructor was excellent, a true scholar. One (the participant) did have to know some knowledge on the topic, though, since it was highly specialized.
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The Newberry

The Newberry is a renowned research library that offers lectures, workshops, and teacher programs, fostering research, teaching, and lifelong learning in an atmosphere of free inquiry.

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