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HIST 101-01, Introduction to Historical Investigation: Americans in Paris, Spring 2001
Jackson, Jeffrey H.
Jackson, Jeffrey H.
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Abstract
For many years, Americans have been fascinated with France as a land of art, literature,
philosophy, and exciting political ideas, among other things. Likewise, the French have
long been interested in America as a signal of things to come and, more recently, as the
source for much of the worldwide mass culture of the late twentieth century (from the
latest Hollywood movies to McDonald’s to rap music). How has this relationship
evolved over the course of the twentieth century, and what does it tell us about ways in
which the “Old World” of Europe and the “New World” of America have come to
interact? How do other places serve as mirrors for our own culture and experience? Why
have these two nations shared such a close relationship in the minds of their inhabitants
during the twentieth century?
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This syllabus ws submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor