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Tufts in Talloires
We will begin accepting registrations/applications for Summer 2010 programs on December 1, 2009 at 9:00 am.
May 17 – July 2, 2010
 Tufts in Talloires, a six-week summer program for college students from Tufts
and other universities, offers students a dynamic group of courses taught by
Tufts faculty. Students enrolled in this program choose two courses from a
selection of undergraduate offerings — most of which are taught in English.
Courses are designed to take advantage of Talloires’ ideal location in the
center of Europe, as well as its striking alpine setting, which inspires
reflection and thought.
Talloires’ proximity to the important international center of Geneva allows
students to venture out of the classroom and benefit from visits to a multitude
of international organizations, museums, and historical monuments in the area.
In addition to coursework, a wide variety of optional outdoor activities,
weekly hikes into the Alps, field trips, and organized events offer each
student the opportunity to explore the unique Haute Savoie region of France.
Students enjoy one-on-one interaction with their professors within the classroom
and during field trips and other cultural excursions.
2010 Course Listing
Tufts in Talloires professors are selected from Tufts University faculty on the basis
of their commitment to superior teaching and scholarship. The Tufts in Talloires faculty
are committed to utilizing the resources and setting that Talloires and the surrounding
region offer to their particular fields of study. The opportunity to interact with
professors both in and out of the classroom, such as on a hike, or in a local café,
lends to the program’s congenial sense of community.
Each course meets for at least 36 contact hours and is the equivalent of one Tufts
course credit (usually three or four semester hours of credit at other universities).
Students from other universities should check with the appropriate administrator on
their campus regarding the transferability of credits.
In addition to work for academic credit, students are also offered the opportunity to
learn or improve their French through non-credit French language classes. These are
designed to help students develop their French language skills and learn about French
culture in a low-pressure environment.
CD 62: Childhood Across Cultures
This course is designed to introduce students to a cultural perspective to the study
of human development that integrates psychological and anthropological perspectives.
The course is based on the idea that children’s development must be studied and
understood in the context of the various cultural and social institutions and
settings within which children live. These social settings include home and community
contexts; peer group settings and activities; school and educational settings;
recreational, religious and community institutions and settings; and the institutions
and settings of the broader socio-cultural environment, including the media, popular
culture, and economic and socio-political environments. Theories from developmental,
cross-cultural, and cultural psychology will serve as the frameworks for discussion of
research on the cultural nature of children's development of self and relationships,
social, emotional and cognitive competence, language and literacy, and successful
socialization into the adult world. Students in the course will engage in field work
with children from the Talloires region in the local elementary school and in the
after-school English-learning programs, and will assist in the offering of a "Children's Day"
celebration for the children of Talloires and surrounding communities. KATHLEEN CAMARA
 CEE 194: The Emerging Global Health Crisis: Epidemics, the Environment, and Public Policy
Find out why the control of global disease requires not only solid science but also effective
public policy and politics. This course examines the growing health challenges posed by emerging
and reemerging diseases associated with environmental degradation, global climate change, and
changes in host factors. We probe the pathologic basis of diseases such as H1N1, HIV/AIDS,
malaria, anthrax, small pox, "Mad Cow" disease, avian flu, and the drug-resistant strains of
familiar diseases such as tuberculosis, and review how they are transmitted and distributed
globally looking across person, place, and time. Students utilize the resources of the many
international health and environmental organizations in Geneva and Lyon to gain a more "hands on"
appreciation of how global intervention strategies are conceived and implemented. DAVID GUTE
 ENG 10: Non-Fiction Writing
In this course, students will work on their writing by composing and discussing
weekly papers on subjects that take advantage of their life in Talloires.
Students will write autobiographical papers on aspects of their experience,
descriptions, profiles of individuals they have met, and reflective pieces.
They might describe a particular walk or mountain, or interview and profile a
member of their host family. For inspiration and as a guide to writing about the
self and about the Annecy area, students will read sections of Rousseau’s Confessions,
and other works about the region. By writing, reading, and discussing their work,
students should improve their capabilities as writers, and deepen their experience
in France. MICHAEL ULLMAN
 ENVST 105: Flowers of the Alps
The Talloires region is home to hundreds of floral species that shape human culture as
sources of food, medicine, environmental indicators, and inspiration in art and architecture.
This course enables students to answer the perennial question "What plant is that?" We cover the
bases of plant identification, drawing on plant life history and flower architecture to key out
local species and recognize major plant families by sight. Traveling to world-class wildflower
displays in the Talloires uplands, we get first-hand experience with alpine flora, ecology,
climate change, and the basis of scientific evidence. Students become adept at spotting important
plant families, recognizing plant uses throughout the world. GEORGE ELLMORE
ES 60: Appropriate Technology in Sustainable Engineering
This course addresses the election of culturally appropriate technology and the attainment
of economic sustainability. Topics include green manufacturing, gender issues, community
needs assessment and sustainable implementation strategies. We will take an interdisciplinary
approach, considering the intersection of community resource allocation, engineering technology,
and government policy. This course is multidisciplinary in nature and is not limited to engineers,
nor is the content targeted solely to engineers. DOUGLAS MATSON
FAH 92: Northern Renaissance Art: France
This course will survey visual culture in Renaissance France. Beginning with the International
Courtly Style, we will then examine the impact of Italian High Renaissance and Mannerist
art at the French court, focusing on Italian artists called to France and French artists
who worked in Italy. We will explore the art patronage of Catherine and Maria de’Medici,
French queens who grew up in Florence. Drawings and graphics played an important role in
the exchange of artistic ideas across the Franco-Italian border. Finally, the course will
consider how the Reformation affected the development of art in Renaissance France.
CRISTELLE BASKINS
FR 21/22: Communication, Culture, et Couleur Locale
The course aims to promote oral and written fluency in French. Thus, careful preparation
of written assignments for the course and active class participation are essential.
Consistent application in spoken and written French is the focus of the continuing
grammar review at this level. Students will cover the grammar lessons of French 21
or French 22 separately but will work together on readings, discussions, and projects.
For insight into contemporary France, the readings will come primarily from the local
media to highlight the historical, social, and cultural aspects of the Alps region as
well as the rest of the country. Through weekly writing assignments, students will
report on their experience and reflect on their observations. The term project will be
to produce a newspaper or magazine, based on the students’ study of the various newspapers
and materials discussed in class. Other course work includes reading articles and short
stories, written and oral grammar exercises, weekly papers, occasional short oral
presentations, a mid-term exam, and a final exam. Taught in French. TRACY PEARCE
FR 32/191: Readings on Alpine Nature in French Literature II
This course exploits the natural beauty of Talloires by focusing on the theme of Alpine Nature
in modern French literature. Beginning with 18th century meditations by Rousseau, students read
selections that examine the connection between human beings and their natural environment.
Owing to Rousseau’s pastoral “Reveries,” many writers such as Lamartine, Hugo, Nerval and
Rimbaud derived their inspiration from sublime or scenic settings such as those found in the
Alps surrounding Talloires. This "return to nature," however, is often derided and thwarted
by satirical tendencies enhancing the banality and even bestiality of rural life, as evidenced
by Baudelaire’s allergic reaction to Nature. The course includes the novel, autobiography,
short story, film and poetry, and aims to strengthen students’ oral and written expression.
Prerequisite: French 21 or equivalent. This FR 32 course can be taken as FR 191, with an
Independent Study option for those students who have already taken French 32 at Tufts.
Taught in French. GÉRARD GASARIAN
PS 154: Romanticism and Revolution: The Political Philosophy of Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a native of nearby Geneva, was one of the deepest and most
influential critics of the Enlightenment, and of the liberalism and capitalism that
we have inherited from it. He is also one of the most complex thinkers of the modern age,
standing at once on both the left and the right of the political spectrum, appealing to
ancient thought and practice while at the same time paving the way toward postmodernism,
and appearing to be both a profound champion of democracy and a precursor to totalitarianism.
This course will examine this intriguing thinker through a study of the First and Second
Discourses, The Social Contract, and Emile. DENNIS RASMUSSEN
 SOC 188D: Islam & Europe: Legacies and Dynamics of Difference
This course addresses the relationship between Islam and Europe by examining both their
historical entanglements and the varied contemporary situations of Muslims within Europe,
with strong (but not exclusive) emphases on EU dynamics and the French context.
After some initial orientation regarding sociological concepts and core issues
(e.g., vocabularies and epistemologies) related to Islam, we proceed through three
main components to the course. First, we examine the legacies of Islam in Europe,
with particular attention to Al Andalus and the Moorish presence in Iberia, the era of
the Crusades, and the rise and fall of the Ottoman Empire. Second, we scrutinize the
conditions of majority-Muslim societies in contemporary Europe, taking a close look at
Turkey, Bosnia, and the possibilities of accession to the EU by an Islamic country.
Third, we survey the heterogeneous positioning and social treatment of Muslims as
minorities across the EU. France receives extensive focus as the EU country with the
largest population of Muslims, and as home to an especially rich set of relevant issues
and scholarly work about them. At the end of this course, you will understand: the
diversity of Muslim populations and their contemporary situations in Europe; the status
of Islam vis-à-vis EU principles and policies; the relationship between Islam and contested
versions of "Europeanness"; the pertinence of Muslim communities to key debates in
French politics, culture, and society; how a range of sociological dimensions are
refracted through particular Muslim experiences in Europe today – race, citizenship,
gender, and sexuality, among others. RYAN CENTNER
Registration, Housing and Scholarship Forms
The registration deadline for Tufts in Talloires is February
20,
2010. We will only accept complete registrations.
The program fee for 2010 is $5,775. This fee includes tuition for two courses,
room and full board with a French family, group airport transfer, and bus
transportation between the French home and the European Center on class days.
Field-trip fees in addition to the program fee apply to some courses. Not
included: airfare, optional weekend excursions, and items of a personal nature
(books, excess baggage charges, passport fees).
Scholarships are available. For more information and for
registration forms, please visit our
Registration page.
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