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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
08F, 09W, 09S, 09F, 10W, 10S: D.F.S.P. Credit for this course is awarded students who have successfully completed the program of the Dartmouth Foreign Study Program at one of its university centers in France. Prerequisite: acceptance into the Foreign Study Program. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. The staff.
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3.00 Credits
08F, 09W, 09S, 09F, 10W, 10S: D.F.S.P. Credit for this course is awarded students who have successfully completed the program of the Dartmouth Foreign Study Program at one of its university centers in France. Prerequisite: acceptance into the Foreign Study Program. WCult: W. The staff.
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3.00 Credits
Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S This course will explore the French language by means of the linguistic analysis of texts. Its purpose is a) to familiarize the student with the constraints and freedoms of the French language as these are revealed by linguistic analysis, and b) to develop the student's spontaneity of expression. The course will include the study of structural linguistics and recent rhetorical systems such as those of Genette or Riffaterre. Prerequisite: French 8 or 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
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3.00 Credits
08F: 10 09S: 11 10S: 2 This course will be devoted to significant examples of a particular literary genre. Genres may be defined historically: thus epic is recognized in its medieval form; tragedy receives its normative definition during classicism. Genres may also be defined formally so that narrative may be studied as it evolves across several centuries. Issues to be considered may include the way genre shapes the production and reception of literary texts and the relationship between historical and generic determinants of a given work. Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. In 08F, A Literature of Migration. In the aftermath of two world wars, France has attracted immigrants from Europe and the former French colonies, particularly Africa and the Caribbean. As they have changed the definition of what it means to be "French," these recent immigrants and their children have enriched French culture. We will discuss fiction, essays, and films by Sembène, Ben Jelloun, Robin, Kassovitz, Beyala, Sebbar, Begag, Diome, Mabanckou, Benguigui, and Allouache. GreenIn 09S, Jules Verne, Novel Adventures. This course intends to prove the modernity of Verne's extraordinary voyages. While it anticipates Borges' literary utopia, Verne's fictional world map closely resembles the bourgeois French society of the second half of the nineteenth century driven by domination, conquest and the transformation and control of nature. The course will discuss Verne's novels and theoretical works on travel, gothic, and science fiction by Barthes, Macherey, Martin, and Serres among others. VeronIn 10S, French Theater goes Greek: Major Greek Myths on the Contemporary French Stage. Theory and Performance: From Page to Stage. The transition of selected works from page to stage will be examined, as well as the concepts, insights and techniques from which actors create and sustain theatric illusion. Dramatic productions by students will be presented at the end of the course. Authors may include Sartre, Cocteau. Anouilh, Kihm, Gide, Giraudoux. Rassias.
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1.00 Credits
09S: 12 09X: 10A French literature has traditionally been divided into chronological blocks that receive descriptive names: classicism for the seventeenth century; Enlightenment for the eighteenth century; etc. In this course, one or more periods will be selected for intensive study in the light of fundamental questions about the historical process. Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. In 09S, Heads or Tails Chance and Culture in Early Modern France. Why do things happen Is the world ruled by providence, nature, free will, or random chance In Old Régime France, such questions stimulated passionate debate, intensified by Pascal's demonstration that chance itself obeys the laws of probability. This course examines how chance shaped discussions of social inequality, religion, sociability, esthetics and gambling. Readings from Montaigne, Pascal, Scudéry, Lafayette, Racine, Prévost, and Diderot. WinIn 09X, to be announced.
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3.00 Credits
09W, 09S, 10W, 10S: D.L.S.A. A course in French civilization taught in the context of the Language Study Abroad pro gram. Lectures by local faculty concentrate on French political, social, economic, and religious institutions, and their historical development. Independent or accompanied visits to sites are an integral part of the course. Assigned work may include short readings, oral presentations and papers, and a final examination. Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dartmouth Language Study Abroad Program. WCult: W. The staff.
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3.00 Credits
08F, 09F: 10A This course will be devoted to the study of a single author or to a group of authors who have exercised a decisive influence on French, European or world literature or who are deserving of concentrated attention because of the quality or originality of their literary production. Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. In 08F, Simone de Beauvoir at 100. Philosopher, novelist, autobiographer and essayist, the life-long companion of Sartre and vice versa, Beauvoir is considered the founding mother of feminism. The course will examine Beauvoir's role as a prominent intellectual figure for radical political and philosophical debate, particularly concerning women. Discussion of topics such as existentialism and ethics, gender and politics, and attitudes to aging. Kritzman. In 09F, Montaigne and Proust. Montaigne and Proust represent distinct historical periods in which subjectivity is a major intellectual concern. Using first person narratives as emblematic of their times, we will examine how self-portraiture is manifested in time and space and reflects upon broader notions of character, sensation, sexuality, memory. Selections include representative Essais of Montaigne, Proust's Du c te de chez Swann and Le temps retrouvé , short essays of Bergson, Blanchot, Derrida, Freud, Kristeva. Kritzman.
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3.00 Credits
09F: 2A This course will study texts which have shaped influential views of human nature, scientific knowledge, social and moral values. Its focus may be on the philosophers and moralists of the classical period (such as Pascal and La Rochefoucauld), the social and political thinkers of the Enlightenment (Diderot and Rousseau) or contemporary thinkers (Beauvoir, Foucault, Lévi-Strauss). Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist: TMV; WCult: W. In 09F, French Theory. French writers played a crucial role in the development of contemporary literary and critical theory. French theorists have analyzed subjects ranging from perception, to sexuality, gender, the unconscious, popular culture, fashion, cinema, mythology, kinship, and even the Paris Mètro. This course will examine some of the major trends and monuments in this explosion of theoretical activity in France. Works by Lèvi-Strauss, Lacan, Foucault, Kristeva, Irigaray, Cixous, Derrida, Deleuze, Baudrillard, and others. LaGuardia.
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3.00 Credits
10S: 2A This course will study the broad field of French civilization with a variety of approaches. Literary texts may be studied for their political influence; literature may be seen as a way of changing history or a reflection of history. Writings on cultural or political issues, by such figures as Montaigne, Diderot or de Sta l, may also be included as may more current works from the field of cultural criticism. Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. In 10S, Les Identités de la France. What do we mean when we remark that something is "so typically French " We will examine the concept of French collective identity focusing on characteristics such as conversation, cafés, gastronomy, cathedrals, and the Eiffel Tower. Readings will be drawn from the works of historians and cultural theorists such as Nora, Elias, and Barthes, as well as literary texts by authors such as Molière, Michelet, Hugo, Voltaire, Baudelaire, and Sta l. Beasl
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3.00 Credits
09W, 09S, 10W, 10S: D.L.S.A. An introductory course, offered in the context of the Language Study Abroad program, dealing with major figures, themes, or genres of French literature. Some areas of concern are critical reading and analysis, style, and historical and social perspectives. Assigned work may include independent reading and analysis, frequent short papers, and examinations. Taught by Dartmouth faculty. Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dartmouth Language Study Abroad Program. Dist: LIT; WCult: W. The staff.
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