FRENCH 305 - Readings:Contemporary French Thought

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Bard College

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This course introduces the major schools of 20thcentury French thought through a selection of texts that have had particular significance for philosophy, psychoanalysis, linguistics, literary theory, and sociology. Close reading focuses on Saussure, Barthes, Breton, Lacan, Merleau-Ponty, Derrida, Deleuze, Lyotard, and Bourdieu. Students less proficient in French may work on excerpts of larger works such as Derrida's Grammatologie, Deleuze's Anti-Oedipe, or Lacan's écri ts.Advancestudents may concentrate on authors of their choice. The course is conducted in French. Prerequisite: French 202 or the equivalent.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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