The course will primarily include interactions with cultural partners: French Cultural services of the General Consulates of France and Switzerland in Atlanta via on-campus events within the framework of the Villa Albertine Project. Reinventing artists’ residencies, Villa Albertine is creating a network for arts and ideas spanning France and the United States. It offers tailor-made residencies for global creators, thinkers and cultural professionals. It will also include interactions with the existing and former French professors who were in charge of conducting the SLS France (Metz) program, and local stakeholders (scholars, politicians, NGOs).