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| Was it last year, a decade
ago or almost forty years since you last
visited The American University of Paris? No
matter how long it’s been, we look forward to
welcoming you back to your alma mater! Collect
the latest schedule of the weekend’s events,
peruse recent University publications, stop
off at the Amex for a drink, and possibly
participate in a campus tour. |
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14:00-16:30 | Bosquet |
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"Visions of
the City" | 6th Annual President's Conference |
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 Sorry,
this event is FULL and we are no longer accepting
registrations. If you have questions, please contact
us at alumni@aup.edu. |
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The Elysées Biarritz, an
exclusive private cinema just off the Champs Elysées,
will be the site of this year’s President’s
Conference organized by Nathalie Debroise, Director
of the Film Studies Program.
Guest film directors/producers
will screen and comment on scenes of their work in
which "the city" plays a major role. The Master of
Ceremonies, Daniel Leconte, is a well-known French
TV host and presenter on the ARTE channel. He is
himself a film producer of fiction and documentaries
and the president of the Film en Stock production
company. He will be leading the discussions with: |
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Amos Gitaï,
who is an architect by training and remains
fascinated by urban identities. Scenes will
be presented from his extraordinary trilogy
about three Israeli cities: Devarim (Tel
Aviv), Yom Yom (Haîfa) and his most
acclaimed Kadosh (Jerusalem). |
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Eugene Green,
who is an actor, writer, and film director,
and currently a Professor at the French film
school La Femis (Paris) will be discussing
his films Toutes les nuits, Le Monde
Vivant and Le Pont des Arts. |
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Amos Kollek
will present his film "Sue Lost in
Manhattan" that received many awards. |
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Nadir Moknèche,
who will be presenting his well-received
films on Algiers, Viva Laldjérie and
Délice Paloma. AUP has been fortunate
to have Mr. Moknèche lecture on campus in
the past. |
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Also participating as Honorary Committee
members: Coline
Serreau (Writer, Director, and
AUP Professor),
Jérôme Charyn (Writer and AUP
Distinguished Professor of Film Studies),
Jim Bittermann
(CNN senior correspondent and AUP
Professor), Chazz
Palminteri (actor),
Marisa Berenson
(actress), and
Pierre-William Glenn
(Cinematographer and Director) among others. |
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Cocktail
Dînatoire | Dancing |
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Join your friends and
former classmates, conference speakers, and
University professors, in the elegant
reception room at the Elysées Biarritz
following the conference. The flexible dinner
format provides an excellent opportunity to
meet and mingle. |
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20:00 | Elysées Biarritz |
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Get ready to boogie!
Well-known at Princeton and Oxford
universities for her DJ-ing talents, AUP’s
Shalani Alisharan has put together a swinging
mix of 1960s rock hits and film music to get
those feet tapping. You’ll find the beat hard
to resist... |
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Cocktail Attire / Coat and Tie |
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21:30 | Elysées Biarritz |
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Museum Visits |
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Musée Quai Branly
Opened in 2006, Quai
Branly houses 270,000 objects from Oceania,
Asia, America, and Africa. Our tour includes
highlights from the vast collection and allows
us to appreciate the innovative architecture
as well the distinct and often unique pieces
primal art. |
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10:20 | Guided tour in English | Max. 25
participants |
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Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine (Chaillot)
The newest of the
renowned Paris museums, the Cité Chaillot as
it is informally called, is dedicated to
ancient and modern architecture and urban
design. It occupies the left-hand wing of the
Palais de Chaillot (Trocadéro) and was many
years in the making before it formally opened
this past autumn. Of particular note is the
collection in the Cast Court (Gallerie des
Moulages) that includes 350 casts of
architectural elements – some originals of
which no longer exist. |
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11:00 | Guided tour in English | Max. 25
participants |
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Lunch in the
Grand Salon |
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| What could be better than a "jambon
beurre/baguette et un ballon de rouge"? Time
out to enjoy a typical French bar lunch in the
Grand Salon. |
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12:30 - 14:00 | Bosquet |
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Back to Class |
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| AUP professors will welcome
you back to their classrooms with a variety of
lectures: |
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Class 1 by Professor
Anna Russakoff |
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Hidden Symbols: Unraveling the Mysteries of
the Unicorn Tapestries in Paris and New York
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unicorn tapestries at the Cluny Museum in
Paris and The Cloisters, a branch of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, form
the highlight and major attraction of both
collections. What is it about these tapestries
that is so alluring? We will find out by
discovering as much as possible about weaving
techniques, various iconographies of the
unicorn, and the fragmentary evidence that
exists about the original owners. Furthermore,
the prevalent trees, plants, flowers and
animals often serve as symbols that can add
multiple levels of meaning. |
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Class 2 by Professor
Brian Schiff |
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How does "it" get in "there"? |
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ideas of their culture? How do we become
cultural beings? This lecture will introduce
of the key tenets of socio-cultural psychology
that directly address the relationship between
the person and his/her culture. We tend to
think about culture as something floating in
the air above our heads that is delivered in
the form of concrete products such as film,
performance and television. However, I will
suggest that culture is a product of direct
social relationships that are internalized in
our interactions with other persons. I will
include a concrete example of how American
children from different socioeconomic classes
enact a sense of self differently on the basis
of interactions with their parents. |
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Class 3 by Professor
Jula Wildberger |
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Three removed from nature |
| What is wrong with art
according to Plato? We will have a close look
at the beginning of Book 10 of Plato's
Republic and (a) try to understand the reasons
given there for excluding poetry from the
ideal state. Then we will ask ourselves (b)
whether there might also be an acceptable kind
of poetry according to Plato. |
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Class 4 by Professor
Peter Haegel |
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"EU Power - weak, soft or normative?" |
| Ever since the European Union
entered the global stage, and especially since
Robert Kagan argued that "Americans are from
Mars and Europeans are from Venus", a vigorous
debate about the EU's power in world politics
is going on. In this class, we will discuss
the extent and the nature of the EU's
international role - whether it is mostly
characterized by its limitations, or whether
it represents some new understanding of power. |
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14:00 - 15:00 |
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Ile Seguin
Visit |
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| President della Paolera will
take you on a tour to the site of the future
AUP campus. Bus will leave from Bosquet. |
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15:15 | In front of Bosquet |
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Cocktail & Buffet Dinner by Class Year |
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| This year, we raise our
glasses in a special salute to the ACP
students of the 60s! Join us in the Combes
Gallery for cocktails before heading upstairs
to a simple, regional French Buffet. You will
know you are definitely back in France when
smells of charcuterie et fromage waft
your way. |
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Download the menu |
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| You will be seated with your friends
so that you can enjoy lots of talk about "the
good old days" and a slide show of ACP Then
and AUP Today. |
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19:00 | Combes Gallery |
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Cooking Class (optional) |
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Les Salons 113, an elegant cooking
school, has recently opened it doors just
around the corner from AUP. Alumni will have
the exclusive attention of Chef Eudicaël Ruch,
previously of the Plaza Athénée Hotel, and
full reign of the space in which to learn how
to prepare a delicious menu of Volaille
Méditeranéenne, Tian de Légumes, Soupe Poires
aux Epices, and Madeleine au Miel before
sitting down to enjoy eating lunch together. A
glass of wine and coffee are included, and the
class will be conducted in English. |
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11:00 | Max: 38 participants |
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Père-Lachaise Visit |
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| Professor George Wanklyn,
Chair of the Department of European and
Mediterranean Cultures and someone most of you
know, will be leading the tour of the biggest
cemetery in Paris (103 acres). Developed in
the 19th Century on land once owned by a
much-loved Jesuit priest, this cemetery is the
final resting place for many important people
as well as a repository of works by renowned
sculptors and architects. Its lush landscaping
is home to a variety of birds and makes this
one of the city’s great garden attractions. |
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Guided visit and lunch at the Abbaye de Royaumont
(optional) |
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| Built by King Louis IX (Saint
Louis) the abbey of Royaumont is an
exceptional site of tranquil beauty that has
been in constant use in some form or another
since the 13th Century. It is currently owned
by a foundation that maintains the building,
the surrounding gardens, forest, and marshes,
and runs an extensive program of music
workshops and concerts. You will learn about
the incredible history of the building, enjoy
a three course lunch and continue the visit in
the medieval gardens. |
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The GAW Schedule is subject to change. |
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