Paris Stories
A team of Hope College faculty members, from several departments, taught a series of linked courses on identity, the rise of nationalism, and the complicated relations between cultural insiders and outsiders by focusing on the multifarious city of Paris: heart of the French Revolution; birthplace of universalism; capital of a global imperial power; Catholic by tradition, secular by law, and largely Muslim in practice. They drew from texts, images, and stories of history, literature, art, psychology and communication studies to understand more fully the uses and meaning of citizenship. Confronting the complexity of French national identity, they hoped to gain insight into what they wrestled with in the American context. Perennial questions persist: who is American; who belongs and why; what do we believe in; how do we make meaning; and how do we make change? In asking these questions, they hoped their students developed a richer appreciation of themselves, their faith commitments, their role as citizens of a nation, and their obligations in a global community.
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Articles
About, Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
A Paris Album, Natalie Dykstra and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Archive Stories ~ 2018, Natalie Dykstra and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Archive Stories Returns to the American Library in Paris, Natalie Dykstra and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Contact, Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Courses, Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Discovery: Hope College Students Attended Reception at the American Library in Paris in June 1959, 60 Years Ago, Hannah Jones; Aine O'Connor; and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Fall 2018 Courses, Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
In Defense of the Humanities, Heidi Kraus and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Notre Dame de Paris – Sacred and Secular, Lauren Janes and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Our First Week: An Update on the American Library in Paris Project, Sarah Lundy; Michaela Stock; and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Our First Week at the ALP, Natalie Dykstra; Hannah Jones; Aine O'Connor; Kelly Jacobsma; and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Our Second Week: Discoveries at the American Library in Paris, Michaela Stock; Sarah Lundy; Natalie Dykstra; and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Paris At This Moment, Lauren Janes and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Paris Blues, Natalie Dykstra and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Paris in May, Natalie Dykstra; Sarah Lundy; Michaela Stock; and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Paris May Term, Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Paris May Term, 2019: Looking Forward, Looking Back, Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Paris Research Presented at NCUR, Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Paris Stories (All Posts), Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Paris Stories ~ Spring Courses 2018, Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Politics on the Plate: Food and Identity in France, Lauren Janes and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Student Projects, Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Week Two at ALP, Natalie Dykstra; Hannah Jones; Aine O'Connor; Kelly Jacobsma; and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
Welcome to Paris Stories!, Lauren Janes; Heidi Kraus; Natalie Dykstra; and Grand Challenges at Hope College, Mellon Foundation
