Kathryn R. Bastin

This Winter Term course will be offered for the first time in January 2026 and is co-led by Profs. Kate Bastin & Louise Daoust.

In the sweeping stories we tell about European art and ideas, women are often missing. Come contribute to the exciting new push to rethink the histories we pass forward to future generations. Explore Paris as a detective, uncovering and deciphering the fascinating work of overlooked women writers, philosophers and painters from a time when Paris was the largest and most important city in the European world. We’ll trace new narratives on foot, by visiting neighborhoods, museums and other sites across Paris and environs, and by inspecting beautiful antique books and letters in archives. Stay with a French host family, attend French language courses in the mornings, and experience cultural activities in the afternoons—writing your own Parisian story along the way.

Academic prerequisites: No prior language experience required, and intermediate and advanced students are also welcome; the class counts as a semester of French language study regardless of level. G Perspective.