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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Aas-Rouxparis, DeMarte, Robinson Kelly Content: In-depth study of representative works of French poetry, short fiction, or drama from a particular historical period. Focus on a specific genre and/or theme. An examination of how literature provides aesthetic responses to political and sociocultural issues through innovative strategies of narration and interconnections between literature and the arts. Class discussion, short papers, final. Prerequisite: French 301 or consent of instructor. Taught: Alternate years, 4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
Aas-Rouxparis, DeMarte, Nadine, Robinson Kelly Content: Special topic pertaining to prominent issues of French and/or Francophone literature. The chosen topic will vary and may include the study of a genre, literary movement, historical period, or theme. Possible topics include medieval romance, the lives of saints, the Renaissance, epistolarity, theatre, gender studies, traditional oral literature, existentialism, film studies. Linguistic and literary proficiency practiced through extensive oral and written work and final examination. Prerequisite: French 301 or consent of instructor. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits. May be taken twice for credit if the topic is different.
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3.00 Credits
Aas-Rouxparis, DeMarte, Robinson Kelly Content: Major trends in French literature from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Introduction to basic techniques of literary analysis. Class discussion, oral presentations, short papers, research paper, final. Prerequisites: French 321. Senior standing. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
Aas-Rouxparis, DeMarte, Robinson Kelly Content: Possible practica include the following: 1) Independent research dealing with a French/Francophone project under faculty supervision. 2) Participation in a theatre workshop that culminates in mounting a French play for the campus community. 3) Internship at the Portland "Ecole française" French-immersion school. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Taught: Each semester, 1-4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
Aas-Rouxparis, DeMarte, Robinson Kelly Content: Special topics or issues of French/Francophone literature and culture. Emphasis on stylistics and fine points of idiomatic usage. Extensive oral and written work culminating in a research paper written and presented in French. Prerequisites: French 321. Senior standing. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
Aas-Rouxparis, DeMarte, Robinson Kelly Content: Independent research project suitable for granting departmental honors. Details determined by student in conference with supervising faculty member. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Departmental approval. Taught: Annually, 1-4 semester credits, credit-no credit.
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3.00 Credits
Brodkin, Hunter, Staff Content: The gender system in contemporary American society. Contemporary debates considering biological bases for sex differences in reproductive functions and in physical, sexual, and psychological development. Socialization into masculine and feminine identities, sexual and reproductive choices, the relationship between family and career, occupational segregation and wage differentials, housework and consumption, participation in public life. Interactions among gender, class, and race. Situations of middle-class and working-class people and members of dominant and minority racial groups. Feminist thought applied to current problems; alternative approaches to their solution. An introductory course intended for sophomores and second-semester first-year students. Prerequisite: None. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
Angst, Heath, Mechlinski Content: Gender--how maleness and femaleness are defined--as it has been socially, culturally, and historically constituted in different times and places. Theoretical developments in the anthropology of gender. Cross-cultural exploration using examples from a wide range of societies, past and present. The relationship between cultural definitions of gender and the social experience of women and men. Prerequisite: Sociology/Anthropology 100 or 110 or sophomore standing. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
Arnold, Osipovich, Williams, Zimring Content: Forms of female and male expression in the arts and humanities. Questions such as the existence of feminine and masculine forms, voices, symbolic systems; the possibility of a feminist aesthetic; theories of representation. Ways women and men have used the same forms, such as poetry, fiction, film, painting. Materials drawn from literature, the arts, religion. Prerequisites: One course in humanities or arts. Junior standing. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
Angst, Fritzman, Heath Content: Philosophical and political analysis of issues in feminist theory. Discussion of recent theoretical work (e.g., Butler, Mitchell) in relation to past feminist thinking (e.g., Wollstonecraft, Gilman, deBeauvoir). A problemoriented approach that explores feminist theorizing about such topics as sex, gender, race, power, oppression, identity, class, difference. Prerequisites: One course in gender studies. Junior standing. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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