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3.00 Credits
History & Tradition Sector. All classes. An introduction to the social, political and historical institutions of France from the earliest times until the Revolution of 1789. Required for majors in French and also of particular interest to majors in history, international relations, Wharton students, etc.
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3.00 Credits
Humanities & Social Science Sector. Class of 2010 & beyond. French political, cultural and social history from the Revolution of 1789 to the liberation of Paris in 1944. Readings in secondary and primary sources, including political documents and speeches or letters as well as significant short stories, etc.; a weekly audio-visual component concerning each period. Required for majors, also of particular interest to majors in history, international relations, Wharton students, etc.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution III. May be counted as a Distributional course in Arts & Letters. The course focuses on the history of the French language within France. The first part will look at the development of French as a national language and examine the question of linguistic diversity in France today with a focus on the status of regional languages and dialects. The course will consider the current changing nature of the French language and will conclude with a look to the future and the role of French as a world language, particularly in the context of the European Union. Emphasis will be put on the role of language in cultural and social identity as well as in political power and conflict.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Le Francais Dans Le Monde II. An introduction to the role of the French language around the world. The course will explore the historical reasons for which French is spoken in many countries outside of France (including Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and the Far East), and examine its current status in those regions. Emphasis will be put on the role of language in cultural and social identity as well as in political power and conflict. Of interest not only to majors but to students in international relations, Wharton, etc.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Arts & Letters. Class of 2009 & prior only. This course will introduce students to key films of the French film canon, selected over a period ranging from the origins of French cinema to the present. Students will also be introduced to the key critical concepts (such as the notion of the "auteur," film genre) informing the discussion of films in France. The films will be studied in both a historical and theoretical context, related to their period styles (e.g. "le realisme poetique," "la Nouvelle Vague," etc.), their "auteurs," the nature of the French star system, the role of the other arts, as well to the critical debates they have sparked among critics and historians. Students will acquire the analytical tools in French to discuss films as artistic and as cultural texts.
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to recent films by major directors from Francophone Africa. While attention will be given to aesthetic aspects and individual creativity, the viewing and discussions will be mostly organized around a variety of (overlapping) themes: History; Tradition/Modernity; Urban Life; Gender and Sexuality; Politics. Class conducted in French.
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3.00 Credits
The French Short Story
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. The purpose of this course will be to explore the following issues: What is the specificity of women in French society-what distinguishes the "education" --both familial and institutional--which contributes to the formation of a distinctly feminine sense and self How has this specificity contributed to the roles and functions played by women over the course of the century And finally, how have women--individually and collectively--become aware of these forces, and sought to modify them in order to devise introduction to French culture and society. Authors include: de Beauvoir, Carles, Djebar, Duras, Ernaux, Kofman, Weil.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): FREN 211 or permission of instructor. This content course has four components: (1) Using a video method, based on interviews with 30 businessmen and women at seven French companies, students will have the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of authentic business situations by using the professional language acquired in French 211; (2) As culture and commerce overlap, students will explore the following topics and their impact on the French business world: communication styles (French notion of time and space); individualism and hierarchical structures; attitudes towards money and business; intellectual elitism and formality; educational system and training of managers; women in the workplace -- the new law on sexual harassment; study of a socio-professional category: the cadres; (3) The French model of socio-market economy will be analyzed, emphasizing the present debate on state-industry relationship and social protection (health care debate). Some key industrial sectors, such as the high-tech industry and French investments in the U.S., will also be discussed; (4) Finally, the role of France in the European integration (from Common Market to European Community and European Union) will be explored. Students will have access to the instructor's research library. Students taking both courses 211 and 313 are advised to take the CCIP exam on completion of the second course.
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3.00 Credits
After a brief history of European integration and a description of the Community's institutions, common programs, and single market, a series of debates on the following topics will be addressed: Federal Europe vs. Europe of Nations; A wider vs. a deeper Community; From an economic and monetary community to a political community Relations between France, Europe, and NATO (Eurocentrism vs. Atlantism); The cultural and social European Model and its future vs. American liberalism (the unemployment problem); Is there a European citizen (education and training); Europe and its relations with the rest of the world (Euro vs. dollar and yen). After a video presentation of each topic, two students will lead the discussion. The rest of the students will contribute to the debate by preparing question and comments.
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