HIST 314 - Paris, Capital of the 19th Century

5 credit hours

Transformed into the first modern European city, 19th century Paris was the playground of the newly powerful middle class that sought animation, cosmopolitanism and leisure in elegant cafes, parks and other sites of entertainment. Significant attention will be paid to the rise of modern visual culture: photography, the cinema, mass illustrated press, modern art, advertising and other forms of visual entertainment.