1. African Americans in Paris Spring Break Course
Dr. Sharon Austin
Spring Break

2. My Contact Info and Bio
Dr. Austin, 104 Walker Hall,
Director of the African American Studies Program and Professor of Political Science
UF Professor since 2001
Sixth time teaching the African Americans in Paris class
Conversational French
Teaching and research interests in minority politics, American government, public policy, and African American Studies.

3. The Cost ($2,800 for Undergraduates) Includes:
Round-trip travel from the Charles de Gaulle airport to the hotel
Accommodations at a three-star Parisian hotel (Le Ibis Bercy)
Breakfast daily, a welcome and farewell dinner
A subway pass
Tickets to all sites
An on-site orientation
Pre-departure materials
Computer and internet access at the hotel and API Center

4. Does Not Include: Airfare Luggage fees Medical and life insurance
Personal expenses (passport fees, spending money, most meals)
You will need a passport, but not a visa.
You do not have to speak French
I will meet with the students at least once before we leave to assist with flight arrangements, get your contact information, and provide information about things you’ll need to take.

5. What You Need to Do: Click on the link below to apply
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Contact Allison Costa in the financial aid office about using your funding to pay for your credit hours ( abroad/).
Look at to see if you qualify for a study abroad scholarship.
Look at KzVA for videos from last year’s class.

6. The Class Consists Of:
Two online lectures (about 10 minutes each) from our youtube page.
Online documentaries and films ( minutes each)
One Textbook:
African Americans in the City of Light by Tyler Stovall
4 or 5 papers (depending on whether you receive 2 or 3 credits)
Four are 3-4 pages each for students getting 2 credits.
Students receiving 3 credits must write an addition 8-12 page paper that is due before the spring semester ends.

7. Tentative Itinerary in Paris
Sunday– Arrival and hotel check-in, orientation, dinner. A mini van will meet us at the airport and take us to the hotel.
Monday– Breakfast, 3 hour Black Paris bus tour, lunch, Afternoon walking tour of the Goutte d’Or neighborhood, dinner on your own, Chocolat movie [ biopic-in-france-stirs-a-discussion-about-race.html].
Tuesday – Breakfast, Day trip to Nantes, France (lecture and tour of slavery museum)

8. Continued
Wednesday March 8 – Breakfast, Visit to Josephine Baker’s home, lunch in St. Germain, Visit to the Chateau de Monte Cristo. Dinner and free evening.
Thursday March 9 – Free Travel Day
Friday March 10 – Breakfast, Black art tour at the Louvre, lunch, Boat cruise of River Seine, farewell dinner
Saturday March 11 – Breakfast, Tour of Paris Parliament, lunch Tour of Versailles Palace. Some students have visited Disneyland Paris on this day.
Sunday March 12 – Departure. A minivan will take us to the airport.

9. Other Things
Let me know if you’d like to go to Paris early or stay later than Sunday so that we can arrange for you to stay at the hotel.
We’ll meet again before the semester ends and again when the spring semester begins.
See our website for information about the class. spring-break-2019-course/
Deadline for the deposit is December 1st. We need 12 students to be able to go.

10. Le Beau Chene

11. Top of Galleries Lafayette

12. Sacre Coeur

13. Ciel de Paris

14. Professor Georges-Tin Lecture

15. Assemblee Nationale

16. Assemblee Nationale

17. Versailles Palace