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Lexia Paris: Visual Culture (Directory Program)

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  • Locations: Paris, France
  • Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: Lexia 
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Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English, French Housing Options: Homestay
Program Description:
Lexia’s visual culture is designed to make the most of what Paris has to offer in way of art collections, heritage monuments, and artistic innovation. Students consider the conditions for creating, collecting, and displaying works of art, and examine the interplay of culture and politics.

Paris offers students a wide variety of visual and cultural encounters, from the collections of images housed in its numerous museums and galleries, to its breadth of landscape and architecture that has shaped its identity. A city with a deep cultural history, it is a perfect place to explore the role of the visual in cultural understanding.

Students will synthesize their research from their Visual Culture Seminar into an original inquiry cultivated in their research methods Seminar course. Their inquiry will culminate in their Visual Research Project. Students will research and produce a body of work ranging from painting, photography, video, and architecture. Students pursue their independent self-designed project with a faculty member, professional, artist, architect, or other mentor who serves as advisor for the project.