NYU-PARIS/NYU-DEPARTMENTOFMEDIA,CULTURE,ANDCOMMUNICATIONCOURSETITLE: TopicsinGlobalization:CreatingFrenchCultureCOURSENO.:(NYU)MCC-GE2384-001PROFESSORRODNEYBENSONSCHEDULE Tuesday,June14–Tuesday,July5,2016ROOM NYU-ParisSeminarRoomTBDOFFICEHOURS ByAppointmentCONTACT rodney.benson@nyu.eduCOURSEDESCRIPTIONFranceisatthecenterofdebatesaboutthereachandcharacterofculturalglobalization:itsgovernmenthastakentheleadinopposingU.S.effortstodefineculturalexchangeinpurelymarketterms,evenasFrenchpublicshaveoftenwelcomedAmericanpopularcultureandpoliticalideas.Inthemeantime,Frenchculture,inallitsrichness,complexity,anddiversity,continuestobeproduced,reproduced,andtransformed.Inthisintensivethree-workcourse,thecityoflightanditsenvironswillbeourlaboratoryasweexperiencefirsthandFrance’sdiversecreativecultures.WewilltravelacrossParisandbeyondtomeetwithculturalprofessionals,artists,andactivistsrepresentingavarietyoffieldsandperspectives(music,cinema,philosophy,literature,urbanarchitecture,television,onlinenews,immigrantmedia,etc.).Insodoing,wewilldeepenourunderstandingoftheglobal,national,andlocalprocessesthatshapethemakingofcontemporarycultures.TEACHING/COURSEOBJECTIVES* toincreasestudents’understandingofhowmediadifferaroundtheworld

(withaparticularemphasisonFrance)andtodevelopadeeperappreciationofglobalculturaldifferences;

* toprovidestudentswithknowledgeofthemajordescriptiveandexplanatorytheoriesofculturalglobalization,mediapolicy,andculturalproduction;

* tohelpstudentsdevelopskillsinprimaryandsecondaryresearchaboutthecreativeculturalactivityoftheirchoosing(music,art,cinema,popularentertainment,journalism,etc.);

* toprovidestudentswiththeopportunitytohonetheirwritingandoralpresentationskills,workingbothindividuallyand/orinteams.

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TEXTSReadingswillbedistributedonNYUClassesinpdfform.EVALUATIONAllAssignmentsaretobecompletedinEnglish,butstudentsmayuseFrench-languagesourcematerials.20% Activeparticipation(attendance,informeddiscussion,finalpresentation)

Youareexpectedtocompleteallassignedreadingsandtobepreparedtodiscussreadingsinclass.Youarestronglyencouragedtouseactivereadingpractices:i.e.,printingoutallreadings,underliningkeypassages,andwritingyourcomments/reactionsinthemargins.

25% OnlineForumComments

Purposeandfocusofeachcommentisspecifiedinthesyllabus.Allforumcommentsshouldbe250-300words.

15% In-ClassReadingSummary/Critique

Eachstudentwillsummarizeandcritiqueoneweek’sreadings,drawingona750wordshortessaypostedonthecourseForum.

40% FinalProject(15pagepaperorapprovedmultimediaproject)

ThisprojectwilldrawonprimaryandsecondarysourcestoanalyzeindetailsomeaspectofcontemporaryFrenchmediaculture.Additionalinformationaboutthisassignmentwillbeprovided.

GRADINGPOLICIESA=excellent.Outstandingworkinallrespects.Yourcompletedassignmentsarethoroughlyresearched,appropriatelydocumented,logicallyorganizedandrhetoricallyconvincing.Youranalysisisnotonlycomprehensiveandsound,butcreativeandoriginal.Inshort,younotonlygetit,butbegintoseethroughit!B=good.Yourunderstandingofcoursematerialsiscompleteandthorough,andthereisatleastsomeevidenceofyourowncriticalintelligenceatwork.Youdemonstratebasiccompetenceinresearch,writingandoralpresentation.C=barelyadequate.Yourwritingisvagueandincoherentorriddledwithgrammaticalorspellingerrors.Youdonotmakeproperuseofsourcematerials,andthereislittledepthorconcretenesstoyourresearchoranalysis.Yourunderstandingofconceptsandideasisincompleteandoftenmisguided,butthereisatleastsomeevidencethatyou“got”somethingfromthiscourse.

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D=unsatisfactory.Workexhibitsvirtuallynounderstandingorevenawarenessofbasicconceptsandthemesofcourse.Yourparticipationhasbeeninadequateorsuperficial.Eitheryouhavenotbeenpayingattentionoryouhavenotbeenmakinganyeffort.F=failed.Workwasnotsubmittedorcompletedaccordingtothebasicparametersoutlinedinthecoursesyllabus(basicrequirementsforwordlength,topicalfocus,typesandnumberofsources,documentationofprimarysourcematerials,etc.).Gradesarecalculatedaccordingtothefollowingscale:94-100A;90-93A-;87-89B+;83-86B;80-82B-;77-79C+;73-76C;70-72C-;67-69D+;63-66D;60-62D-;0-59FLATEPOLICY:Assignmentsturnedinlatewillbedowngradeduptoonefullgradeperdaylate.Youareresponsibleforkeepingadigitalcopyofallassignments.PLAGIARISMPOLICYPlagiarismisstrictlyprohibited.Cheatingorplagiarizingtheworkofanotherwillresultinanautomatic“F”ontheexamorassignment.Additionally,departmentalanduniversitypolicypermitharsheractions,ifwarranted.“Plagiarism,oneofthegravestformsofacademicdishonestyinuniversitylife,whetherintendedornot,isacademicfraud.Inacommunityofscholars,whosemembersareteaching,learninganddiscoveringknowledge,plagiarismcannotbetolerated.Plagiarismisfailuretoproperlyassignauthorshiptoapaper,adocument,anoralpresentation,amusicalscoreand/orothermaterialsthatarenotyouroriginalwork.Youplagiarizewhen,withoutproperattribution,youdoanyofthefollowing:Copyverbatimfromabook,anarticleorothermedia;DownloaddocumentsfromtheInternet;Purchasedocuments;Reportfromother’soralwork;Paraphraseorrestatesomeoneelse’sfacts,analysisand/orconclusions;Copydirectlyfromaclassmateorallowaclassmatetocopyfromyou.”(NYUSteinhardtSchoolofEducationStatementonAcademicIntegrity)

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DETAILEDSCHEDULE(subjecttorevision:*readingsmaybeaddedorsubtractedandtimesofsitevisitsorguestsspeakersmaybechangeddependingonavailability)WEEKITuesday,6/14:WelcomeDinner 1:Wednesday,6/15Seminar+FlexibleSiteVisitsIntroduction/CreatingFrenchCulture:10:30am–12:30pm*SarahWaters,“GlobalizationandFrenchIdentity,”pp.14-50inBetweenRepublicandMarket:GlobalizationandIdentityinContemporaryFrance(BloomsburyAcademic,2012).*AurélieFilippetti,“IsCulturalPolicyStillPossible?TheFrenchCulturalExceptioninthe21stcentury,”AddresstoPrincetonWoodrowWilsonSchool,February18,2015,availableat:http://aureliefilippetti.eu/index.php?post/2015/02/18/Woodrow-Wilson-School-for-public-policy-and-international-affairs-de-Princeton-%3A-Une-politique-culturelle-est-elle-encore-possible-L-exception-culturelle-en-France-au-21%C3%A8me-si%C3%A8cle.Post-ClassForumAssignment(dueby9amThurs.):Spendatleast2hoursWedafternoon/eveningexploringthecityandtakingnotes,withorwithouttheprofessororteachingassistant.Tofacilitatemultipleexplorations,IwillleadonegroupandourcourseTAwillleadanother,butyouarealsofreetoexploreonyourown.Afteryouhavefinished,postfieldnotesofyourobservationsoftheintersectionandmixingofFrench,American,andotherglobalculturesinParis.Suggestionsforplacestoexplore:TheMarais,Montmartre,Champs-Elysées,Chinatown(13th),Belleville,and/or“Benjamin’s”ShoppingArcades(PassageChoiseul,PasssagedesPanoramas,PassageduGrandCerf,PassageMoliere).2:Thursday,6/16Seminar+SiteVisitExperiencesofGlobalizationinParis:10:30am–12:30pm*UlfHannerz.1990.“CosmopolitansandLocalsinWorldCulture,”Theory,Culture&Society7:237-251.*WalterBenjamin,TheArcadesProject(HarvardBelknapPress,1999),excerpts;and/orDavidHarvey,Paris,CapitalofModernity(Routledge,2005),excerpts*JanNederveenPieterse,GlobalizationandCulture:GlobalMélange(RowmanandLittlefield:2009),ch.3.SiteVisittoTrocaderoandEiffelTower:2:30-4:30pmPost-ClassForumAssignment(dueby9amFriday,6/17):Discusshowandwhy“intellectualactivity”retainsamajorplaceinFrenchmediaculture.

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3:Friday,6/17Seminar+SiteVisitFrenchIntellectualsandtheMedia:10:30am–12:30pmScreening:INAOnlineTVArchivesofFrenchphilosophyshows*TamaraChaplin,TurningontheMind:FrenchPhilosophersonTelevision(Chicago,2011),excerptsSiteVisittoLatinQuarter(SorbonneandPantheon):2:30-3:30pmPost-ClassForumAssignment(dueby11pm,Sunday,6/19):EngagingwithMonday’sreadings,discussthedistinctivehistoriesandcharacteristicsofFrenchpopularmusic.WEEKII4:Monday,6/20SeminarPopularCultureandMusicinFrance:10:30am-12:30pm*TomPerchard,AfterDjango:MakingJazzinPostwarFrance(Michigan,2015),excerpts*DavidLooseley,PopularMusicinContemporaryFrance(Bloomsbury,2003),excerptsNOPost-ClassForumAssignment5:Tuesday,6/21SiteVisitAll-DaySiteVisit:FêtedelamusiqueWalkingTour11-12:30/LunchDiscussion12:30-2:00pmContinueexploringonownduringafternoonandevening*Post-ClassForumAssignment(dueby9amWednesday):WritefieldnotesonobservationsatFêtedelamusique.**AlsobesuretoreadatminimumBourdieuorCoulangeon/LemelANDLamont/Thévenot.6:Wednesday,6/22SeminarCulturalTastesinFranceandtheUnitedStates:10:30am–12:30pm*PierreBourdieu,“SocialSpaceandSymbolicSpace,”inPracticalReason(Stanford,1998),pp.1-13.*PhilippeCoulangeon&YannickLemel,“Is‘Distinction’reallyoutdated?QuestioningthemeaningoftheomnivorizationofmusicaltasteincontemporaryFrance,”Poetics35,2-3(2007),pp.93-111.*MichèleLamontandLaurentThévenot,“ComparingCulturesandPolities:RepertoiresofEvaluationinFranceandtheUnitedStates,”inM.LamontandL.Thévenot,eds.,ComparativeCulturalSociology(Cambridge,2000).*Post-ClassForumAssignment(dueby9amThursday):Drawingontoday’sreadings,writeacriticalcommentaryonhowFrenchculturaltastesdifferwithinFranceandhowtheydifferingeneralfromtheUnitedStates.

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7:Thursday,6/23SeminarImmigrantpopularculturesandexperiencesinFranceScreening“LaHaine”(MathieuKassovitz,1995):10:30am–12:30pm*ValérieOrlando,“Fromraptoraïinthemixingbowl:BeurhiphopcultureandbanlieuecinemainurbanFrance,”JournalofPopularCulture36.3(2003),pages395-415.*KathrynKleppinger,Brandingthe‘Beur’Author:MinorityWritingandtheMediainFrance(Liverpool,2015),excerpts.Recommended:*MartinSchain,ThePoliticsofImmigrationinFrance,Britain,andtheUnitedStates(PalgraveMacmillan,2012).*Post-ClassForumAssignment(dueby9amFriday):WritecriticalcommentaryonLaHaine.8:Friday,6/24SeminarReligionandSecularismintheFrenchRepublic:10:30am–12:30pm*JoanWallachScott,ThePoliticsoftheVeil(Princeton,2010).*Post-ClassForumAssignment(dueby11pmSunday,6/26):DrawingonThursday,Friday,andMondayreadings,writecriticalreflectionsonhistoryofimmigration,contemporarybeurliteratureandradio,and/orreligionandsecularisminFrance.WEEKIII9:Monday,6/27SiteVisitSiteVisittoBeurFM:3-5pm*BridgetKnapper,“BeurFM,agentofintegrationorghettoization?”TheWebJournalofFrenchMediaStudies6(2003),availableat:http://wjfms.ncl.ac.uk/enframes.htm.*Post-ClassForumAssignment(dueby9amTuesday):ReflectonvisittoBeurFMand,drawingonTuesday’sreadings,identifydifferenceswithinFrenchjournalismaswellasbetweenFrenchandUSjournalism.10:Tuesday,6/28Seminar+SiteVisitNewsMediainFrance:10:30–12:30*RodneyBenson‘TheFrenchandJournalisticFields’,inShapingImmigrationNews:AFrench-AmericanComparison(Cambridge,2013),pp.21-67*AngèleChristin,BetweenClicksandPulitzers:HowFrenchandAmericanWebJournalistsDecideWhatCounts(Princetonsociologydissertation,2015),excerptsAfternoonSiteVisit(2:30–4:00p.m.):Libération,LeMonde/LeHuffingtonPost,Slate.fr,Vice.com/fr,orLeMondeDiplomatique*Post-ClassForumAssignment:Writefieldnotesonsitevisit.ReflectonboththedifferencesandsimilaritiesyouobservedbetweenFrenchandUSjournalisticpracticesandideas.

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11:Wednesday,6/29SiteVisitAll-DayFieldtriptoFrench-GermanculturalchannelArte(Strasbourg)*NoraBerning,“TheCulturalTelevisionChannelArteandthe(Non-)existenceofaCross-borderFranco-GermanPublicSphere,”TheWebJournalofFrenchMediaStudies8(2010),availableat:http://wjfms.ncl.ac.uk/enframes.htm.Post-ClassForumAssignment(dueby9amThursday):Writefieldnotesonsitevisit.12:Thursday,6/30SiteVisitArthouseMovieTheatersinParis:SiteVisitstoLeChampo,LaPagode,LaStudioGalande,11am–1pm*AuréliePinto,“ArtHouseMovieTheatersinParisandNewYork”NOPost-ClassForumAssignment13:Friday,7/1Wrapup,11am–1pmAfternoon:TimetoworkonfinalprojectsWEEKIV14.Monday,7/4FinalProjectPresentations:2:00–5:00pmFarewellDinner,7:00pmTuesday,7/5Depart

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AdditionalRecommendedReading(DRAFT)MichèleLamont,“HowtoBecomeaDominantFrenchPhilosopher:TheCaseofJacquesDerrida,”AmericanJournalofSociology93,3(1987),pp.584-622.SudhirHazareesingh,HowtheFrenchThink:AnAffectionatePortraitofanIntellectualPeople(Basic,2015).DianaCrane,TheProductionofCulture(Sage,1999).DavidHesmondhalgh,“TheoriesofCulture,TheoriesofCulturalProduction,”pp.37-63inTheCulturalIndustries(Sage,2013).TricaDanielleKeatonandT.DeneanSharpley-Whiting,eds.,BlackFrance/FranceNoire:TheHistoryandPoliticsofBlackness(Duke,2012),excerptsPaulSilverman,AlgeriainFrance:Transpolitics,Race,andNation(Indiana,2004),excerptsRichardA.PetersonandN.Anand.“Theproductionofcultureperspective.”AnnualReviewofSociology30:311-334.PierreBourdieu,“Thepoliticalfield,thesocialsciencefield,andthejournalisticfield,”inR.BensonandE.Neveu,eds.,BourdieuandtheJournalisticField(Cambridge,UK:Polity,2005).SilvioWaisbordandNancyMorris.“RethinkingMediaGlobalizationandStatePower.”InN.MorrisandS.Waisbord,eds.,MediaandGlobalization:WhytheStateMatters(Landham,MD:Rowman&Littlefield,2001),pp.vii-xviDanielC.HallinandPaoloMancini.ComparingMediaSystems(Cambridge,UK:CambridgeUniversityPress,2004),ch.2JamesCurranandMyung-JinPark.“Beyondglobalizationtheory.”InJ.CurranandM-J.Park,eds.,De-WesternizingMediaStudies(London:Routledge,2000).RodneyBenson,““LafinduMonde?TraditionandChangeintheFrenchPress.”FrenchPolitics,Culture&Society22,1(2004):108-126.RiadhFerjani,“Arabic-languagetelevisioninFrance:post-colonialtransnationality,”GlobalMediaandCommunication5.3(2009),pages405-428.MatthewJordan,LeJazz:JazzandFrenchCulturalIdentity(Illinois,2010),excerpts

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JeffreyH.Jackson,MakingJazzFrench:MusicandModernLifeinInterwarParis(Duke,2003),excerptsAndyFry,ParisBlues:AfricanAmericanMusicandFrenchPopularCulture,1920-1960(Chicago,2014),excerptsEdmundWhite,TheFlaneur:AStrollThroughtheParadoxesofParis,2008JeremyMercer,Timewassoftthere:AParissojournatShakespeare&Co.PriscillaParkhurstFerguson,LiteraryFrance.BethEpstein,CollectiveTerms:Race,Culture,andCommunityinaState-PlannedCityinFrance(BerghahnBooks,2011)