Linda Stewart at the Shakespeare & Company Bookstore in Paris
Linda Stewart, English Professor, PCC-Sylvania
I’ve taught technical writing, composition, and literature courses at PCC-Sylvania for 20+ years.
Education
M.A. English, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
B.A. English, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
About Me: I grew up in SE Portland. I was always a pretty good kid, but I do remember getting in trouble at a young age for pressing too many typewriter keys at the same time and gumming up my Mom’s precious manual typewriter that way. I think I always knew that writing was my destiny! Now I have my happily ever after as an English Professor, and tapping away on a keyboard is an essential part of my job.
Education Abroad Opportunity: Study American Literature in Paris Next Summer (2027)
The Eiffel Tower
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ENG 254 In this Paris-based version of American Literature after 1865, we will explore the following novels: The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton; The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway; and Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin. Each novel features an American protagonist transformed by their experience in Paris. We will walk in the footsteps of these American expatriate authors and encounter the streets, cafes, and neighborhood landmarks described in the novels.
This course is ideal for students who are interested in any of the following subjects: literature, queer studies, women’s studies, black studies, architecture, fashion, 20th century European history, and French language and culture.
We will meet in person in Portland in late June before our program begins on site in Paris. While in Paris, the city will be our classroom: we will tour Paris; visit museums; and soak in French culture. Students will be well prepared to write a final paper that examines one of our three novels in its historical and cultural context.
Program Highlights:
- Go on guided walking tours of the neighborhoods where Wharton, Hemingway, and Baldwin lived and worked in Paris
- Get the French perspective on American authors (guest lecture)
- Visit the American Library in Paris, a center of literary activity for American writers past and present
- Visit the Shakespeare and Company Bookstore
- Visit Paris’ iconic literary meeting places—coffee at Les Deux Magots Cafe, lunch at Brasserie Lip, and dinner at the Polidor bistro
- Learn about local gastronomy by participating in a hands on French cooking class
- Discover historical objects, military artifacts, and stories of WWI at the Musee de L’Armee
- Take a day trip to visit the Museum of Franco-American relations, located in a chateau in Blerancourt
- Visit the Museum of the Liberation of Paris
- Celebrate Bastille Day in Paris!
- Visit the Museum of Decorative Arts and the Museum of Fashion
- Visit the Pantheon and the historic Pere LaChaise Cemetery
- Attend a jazz concert
- Enjoy free time on two weekends and visit iconic sites not included in our program such as the Eiffel Tower or Versailles or the Louvre Museum
- Stay 18 nights in Paris in centrally located housing with access to a kitchen
Course Dates: June – September 2027; this course starts at PCC in Portland prior to program travel dates. *Estimated* Program Travel Dates: July 5 – July 24, 2027
(Depart from the US no later than July 4, 2027)
- I offer weekly Zoom info sessions every Thursday from 3:30-4 pm. Drop in and find out more about the course!
- Contact me at lstewart@pcc.edu to request the meeting Zoom link.
Ready to apply? Read more information and fill out an application: PCC Education Abroad website.