Reading Paris
Category:
Courses
Educational hub:
Other
Target audience:
Academics
University:
Université Paris-Est Créteil
ECTS credits:
5
Mode of delivery:
Physical
Contact name:
Florian Freitag
Contact email:
florian.freitag@uni-due.de
Contact name #2:
Contact email #2:
torsten.caeners@uni-due.de
Language:
English
Study cycle:
Bachelor, Master
Additional info:
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Start date:
2026-09-14
End date:
2026-09-18
Application start:
Application deadline:
2026-07-31
SGD:
N/A
Course credit:
Yes
Free course:
No
Course fee:
–
Aurora competence framework:
Only for enrolled students:
Yes
Open for registration to all Aurora Universities:
Yes
Faculty:
N/A
Micro-credential:
No
Micro-credential URL:
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Exploring popular culture and sustainable urban planning
Where do Disney superheroes and French urban planners meet? In Val d’Europe — a new town east of Paris, co-planned by the French public development agency EpaMarne-EpaFrance and The Walt Disney Company. Home to more than 50,000 residents and welcoming over 12 million international tourists per year, Val d’Europe is at once an experiment in public-private collaboration, a laboratory of sustainable urban planning, and a showcase of spatial storytelling and urban theming.
In this block seminar, we read the city: drawing on theories of urban planning, theming, intermediality, and superhero studies, we will combine guest lectures, class discussions, and on-site field research to explore how popular culture and sustainable urban planning shape this unique European city. And yes, we will visit Disneyland Paris, too!
SDGs 11 & 17 · Competences: Intercultural Knowledge and Competence, Problem Solving
Reading Paris is one of four 5-ECTS building blocks of the Aurora micro-credential flower.
