FRENCH LEVEL 4: ADVANCED FRENCH

L34 French 307D

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Jouane

May 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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10:00A-11:00A

Cupples II / L009

Montalbano

May 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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11:00A-12:00P

Ridgley / 401

Jouane

May 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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2:00P-3:00P

Cupples II / 203

Montalbano

May 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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FRENCH LEVEL 5: INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY AND CULTURAL ANALYSIS

L34 French 308D

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Eads / 212

Boon Cuillé

May 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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11:00A-12:00P

Cupples II / L009

Montalbano

May 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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11:00A-12:00P

Cupples II / L015

Leet

May 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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12:00P-1:00P

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May 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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FRENCH CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION: THE NEW FACE OF FRANCE

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January Hall / 10

Ifri

May 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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L34 French 311C

We will study the life and culture of France with special emphasis placed on the changes that are slowly but radically transforming French society: the increasing influence of the European Union; the influx of immigrants from Africa and other parts of the world; the growing role of "Beurs" and other French citizens born of foreign parents; the increasingly dominant position of women; the globalization of French culture, technological progress, etc. We will also concentrate on developing vocabulary and improving written and spoken French. Lectures, discussions, TV newscasts, films and internet. Prereq: Fr 201D, or placement by examination.

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French Literature I: Dramatic Voices: Poets and Playwrights

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January Hall / 10

Ifri

May 8 2017 3:30PM - 5:30PM

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L34 French 325

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Lopata Hall / 302

Boon Cuillé

May 9 2017 10:30AM - 12:30PM

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MORAL DILEMMAS: Far from contributing to current notions of a passive or captive audience, the theater was historically a site of cultural debate and spectatorship a mode of socio-political engagement in France. Poets and playwrights alike consistently challenged the aesthetic conventions and ethical assumptions of their eras. As we revisit the moral dilemmas that structure their works, students will be asked first to suspend then to levy their judgment and defend their position. We will read influential plays by Rutebeuf, Corneille, Racine, Beaumarchais, Hugo, and Sartre alongside innovative poems and poetic manifestos that provoked the applause, consternation, and censure of their contemporaries.

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Duncker / 109

Singer

May 4 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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L34 French 326

French Literature II: Narrative Voices: Fiction and Non-Fiction

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Eads / 103

Stone

May 10 2017 3:30PM - 5:30PM

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THE DETAIL: We will examine characters against a background of things discovered and inherited, bought and exchanged, adored and mourned. In their depictions of characters' struggles, authors present an array of objects whose details capture our imagination through suggestions of magical powers, prosperity, love, and loss: jewelry, clothing, portraits, furnishings. The detail suggests a world of abundance: the accumulation of goods within an expanding economy; the excesses of an ornamental and decadent lifestyle; the proliferation of memories and nostalgic longings. Whatever the material conditions it relates, however, the detail remains fundamentally an aesthetic form, often coded as feminine. We will study how the authors' descriptions allow them to color the world much like a painter: one stroke, one detail at a time. Works to include Chrétien de Troyes, YVAIN; Marguerite de Navarre, L'HEPTAMERON [extraits], Lafayette, LA PRINCESSE DE CLEVES; Graffigny, LETTRES D'UNE PERUVIENNE; Flaubert, MADAME BOVARY [extraits]; Proust, COMBRAY [extraits]; and Toussaint, LA SALLE DE BAIN, and selected paintings from each period.

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L34 French 327C

French Literature III

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Cupples I / 215

Allen

May 10 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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Description for Spring 2017: Madness and the Image in French and Francophone cinema: This course explores the nature of psychic experience as expressed by the cinematic medium, which in itself has been considered by many social historians to be symptomatic of the alienated and "neurasthénique" mindset of life under industrial capitalism, from the first half of the twentieth century (Simmel, Benjamin, Freud and his followers) to more contemporary philosophers such as Guy Debord, Gilles Deleuze, and Michel Foucault. The power of the image to at once mirror the unconscious and captivate a passive audience has been found both marvelous and terrifying. This class will explore film's radical potential to effect social change (or reinforce conformity) through its particular hold on the viewer. We will explore ways in which mental normative and pathological states are represented, and specifically the ways in which film is better equipped than other aesthetic genres to convey intense emotional and subjective experiences. We will examine how the representation of madness and mental deviation has changed over the course of cinematic history (from "monstrous" to more humanized), and in what ways film has contributed to a questioning of "civilized" states of health and illness similar to those expressed by avant-garde groups such as the Surrealists and the Situationists. Films studied might include: Louis Feuillade's Les Vampires, Abel Gance's J'Accuse, Carné-Prévert's Le Jour se lève, Alain Resnais' Hiroshima, mon amour, Julien Schnabel's Le Scaphandre et le Papillon, Michel Haneke's Amour, and several films by Luis Buñuel. The course will begin with a historical and theoretical discussion of film as "deviant" medium, and will include a reader with excerpts from the above-mentioned writers and philosophers.

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At Home in Paris, Versailles, Amsterdam, and Delft

L34 French 389

At Home in Paris, Versailles, Amsterdam, and Delft This course will examine life palaces, town houses, and gardens in France and Holland in the 17th century through a focus on four classes of objects: letters, food, flowers, and paintings. Such objects allow us to imagine the lives of those who attend court spectacles and witnessed the effects of Louis XIV's centralization of power as he changed first Paris and then Versailles, just as they inform us about Dutch trade, including items imported from Asia and the Americas; the science of lenses and perspective; the tulip craze and a fascination with cityscapes and landscapes for this country that grew by reclaiming land from the sea. Based on comparisons of letters, both written and painted; flowers, both real and in still lifes; interiors both lavish and more austere; the expansion of Versailles and Dutch cities, we will consider the rivalry between France and Holland. Our exploration the French court will include Lafayette, The Princesse de Clèves; selected letters by Mme de Sévigné and by the Princesse Palatine; studies of Paris and Versailles by literary historian Joan DeJean and social historian Chandra Mukerji, as well as accounts of the women in Louis's life and artworks depicting his reign. We will study paintings by Vermeer, De Hooch, ter Borcht, and others in the Dutch Republic as they reflect the influences of family, science, trade, and art. The class will also consider modern depictions of Versailles and the Dutch Golden Age in a series of films: Vatel, All the Mornings of the World, Girl with A Pearl Earring, and Tim's Vermeer.

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Unpredictable / History

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Eads / 216

Stone

May 9 2017 6:00PM - 8:00PM

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Advanced French and Translation

L34 French 4131

Building on the foundation established in the third year, this course aims at an in-depth knowledge of the French language and accuracy in its use. It will use a comparative approach (linguistic and cultural) and systematic exercises to attain this goal, and to assist students in the demanding task of translating, both from English to French and from French to English. This course mainly offers practical training using a wide range of document types, developing strategies of translation, and sensitizing students to the problem of cultural transfer. Prereq: French 307D, and French 308D or French 318D. Writing Intensive. May be taken in place of 411 toward the completion of the French major. PRIORITY IN REGISTRATION WILL BE GIVEN TO FRENCH MAJORS. Registrants for this class will be waitlisted; all French majors will be admitted from the waitlist, then non-majors will be admitted as space permits.

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Encounters with the Other in an Age of Discovery

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Eads / 212

Winn

May 8 2017 1:00PM - 3:00PM

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L34 French 4172

Under King Francis I, mobility improved and travel developed within France and neighboring countries. Curiosity incited humanists to travel to foreign universities and cultural sites. The spirit of enterprise, commercial exploits, or religious faith prompted others to explore parts of the world where few had previously ventured. With the advent of the printing press, fabulous tales of distant lands rich with natural resources and exotic plants and animals, and gory stories of people with bizarre customs were disseminated throughout Europe. This course examines the literature of discovery, paying special attention to the ways these first "bloggers" shared their experience: travelogues, diaries, correspondences, historical narratives, elegiac poetry, etc. In addition to questions of literary genres, class discussions will focus on the concept of curiositas and the impact of humanism, cultural interactions and influences, the birth of national identity, relativism and tolerance, and the Self and the Other. Authors studied may include: Jacques Cartier, Joachim du Bellay, Félix and Thomas Platter, Symphorien Champier, Marguerite de Valois, Jean de Léry, Michel de Montaigne, and Marie de l'Incarnation. Prereq: French 325 or French 326 or French 383 or the equivalent WU transfer literature course from Toulouse or Paris. One-hour preceptorial required for undergraduates.

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Feminist Literary and Cultural Theory

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Busch / 14

Winn

May 10 2017 3:30PM - 5:30PM

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Busch / 14

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L34 French 419

This course is intended to acquaint students with basic ideas and issues raised by a diversity of voices in contemporary feminist literary and cultural theory. Readings will cover a wide range of approaches and tendencies within feminism, among them: French feminism, Foucauldian analyses of gender and sexuality, LGBTQ theories, feminism and disability studies, Third World/postcolonial feminism, and feminism of women of color in a global context." Given that feminist theories developed in response to and in dialogue with wider sociopolitical, cultural, and philosophical currents, the course will explore feminist literary and cultural theory in an interdisciplinary context. NOTE: This course is in the core curriculum for the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies graduate certificate. Prereq: Advanced course work in WGSS or in literary theory (300-level and above) or permission of the instructor required.

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Cupples II / 200

Tsuchiya

May 9 2017 10:30AM - 12:30PM

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Dark Humor: Francophone Literature from West Africa

L34 French 4192

In 1960, most of the French colonies in Africa gained independence in a largely peaceful transfer of power. Since then, this development has been viewed alternatively as the triumph of self-determination, and as a hollow act undermined by neo-colonial French ministries, multinational companies, and corrupt governments. Media today commonly adopt a highly pessimistic tone when speaking of these phenomena, but literature from West Africa provides alternative ways of looking at the region. Reading authors such as Kourouma, Kane, Tansi, Tchicaya, and Lopes, we will consider the ways that literature enters into dialogue with political discourses represented both as tragedy and as farce. The main seminar sessions are taught in English, with additional required weekly undergraduate discussions (section A) in French. Prerequisites: for undergraduates, French 325 or French 326 or French 383 or the equivalent WU transfer literature course from Toulouse or Paris; for graduates not in French, reading knowledge of the language.

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French Literature of the Middle Ages I: Transgressing Gender and Species in Medieval French Literatu

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Cupples I / 111

Graebner

May 10 2017 3:30PM - 5:30PM

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Cupples I / 111

Graebner

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L34 French 451

In medieval romances, theatre, supernatural tales, and saints' Lives, the boundaries between genders and species were far from fixed. This course examines the medieval poets who used their literary works to explore the nature of femininity, masculinity, and species, and, by extension, the borders between these entities. By analyzing the boundaries transgressed or respected by literary characters and their medieval poets, we may evaluate the assertion that medieval identitary categories were both fluid and contingent. Gender studies, queer theory, posthuman critique, and cyborg theory will advance this objective, as will close readings of medieval texts and extensive in-class discussion. In particular, we will examine human-animal hybrids, courtly werewolves, Amazon warrior maidens who slay their male foes, and cross-dressing female saints in such texts as the Lais of Marie de France, Chrétien de Troyes' Lancelot, selected fabliaux (or bawdy tales), and Heldris de Cornüalle's Roman de Silence, among others. These texts show attempts by medieval authors to respond to their dynamic world, one whose violence, disease, and social upheaval catalyzed change in concepts of gender, species, and by extension identity and environment. Texts will be read in modern French; no prior study of Old French language is necessary. Prereq: Fr 325 or Fr 326 or French 383 or the equivalent WU transfer literature course from Toulouse or Paris. One-hour preceptorial required for undergraduates.

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Eads / 204

Leet

May 8 2017 3:30PM - 5:30PM

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Second Language Acquisition

L34 French 466

There are many ways in which a second language can be learned: from infancy as the child of bilingual parents, or later through formal instruction, immersion in a new culture, or in a particular work or social situation. This class is an inquiry into the processes by which acquisition occurs. Topics include the nature of language learning within the scope of other types of human learning; the relationship between first and second language acquisition; the role of linguistic, cognitive, and sociocultural factors; insights gained from analyzing learners' errors; key concepts such as interlanguage and communicative competence; bilingualism; the optimal age for second language acquisition; and a critical appraisal of different theories of second language acquisition. Both theoretical and instructional implications of second language acquisition research are considered. This course can be used towards certification in TESOL and is a required course for the Graduate Certificate in Language Instruction. Prerequisite: Ling 170D or equivalent is recommended, especially for undergraduates, but is not required.

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L44 466 L38 466 L64 466 U08 4661 U91 466

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Eads / 116

Barcroft

May 5 2017 6:00PM - 8:00PM

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This is a course for both undergraduate and graduate students. All students enrolled will attend from 4:00p to 6:00p. A preceptorial for undergraduate students only will meet from 6:00p to 7:00p.

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To be considered for graduation with Honors, students must: (1) participate satisfactorily in at least one 400-level course (not 411, 412, 413), and (2) enroll in Fr 495 and submit an Honors Thesis approved by the Department at least two months before graduation. Prereq: 3.0 grade point average. Qualified students should consult the Department.

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MASTER'S CONTINUING STUDENT STATUS

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DOCTORAL CONTINUING STUDENT STATUS

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