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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: FREN 273 or equivalent and permission of the instructor. An analysis of styles, genres, and themes in relation to particular cultural contexts, as represented in literary works written in French by authors from countries other than France. Of particular interest is French language literature from Africa, the Caribbean, and Canada. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Senior status and three courses at the 300 level or permission of the instructor. The in-depth study of a topic in French literature and/or civilization. Recent offerings include: La Littérature francophone du Maghreb; La littérature Beure; La France sous l’occupation; Les femmes et l’écriture au XVIIe siècle; Les écrivains du XXe siècle et la diversité culturelle; L’affaire Dreyfus. Students are encouraged to use this course for the development of a personal project. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and when the topics are different.
Topic for Winter 2011:
Fren 397: Littérature maghrébine (3). Prerequisites: Three 300-level French courses. This course features a selection of contemporary novels in French written by North Africans including Driss Chraibi, Rachid Mimouni, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Assia Djebar, Albert Memmi, Malika Mokkadem, and Yasmina Khadra. Students read about contemporary North African society and watch several feature films made by North African filmmakers. Class discussion focuses on the complex problems of post-colonial North Africa and how these novelists frame the problems of corruption, violence, immigration, exile, and freedom. Students write about the novels and give oral presentations in class. The class is conducted in French and the papers are written in French. Considerable attention is given to developing writing skills and analytical skills. (HL) Lambeth.
Topic for Fall 2010:
FREN 397: Séminaire avancé: femmes écrivains francophones (3). Prerequisite: Senior standing and three courses at the 300 level or permission of the instructor. A thorough introduction to women writers from Francophone sub-Saharan Africa. While providing an overview of the trajectory of women’s writing from its beginnings in the 1960s, the course focuses more heavily on the literary endeavors of women from the late ‘70s to the end of the 20th century. Through representative works from this period, we examine how women address such issues as patriarchy, tradition, modernity, the self in society, etc. (HL) Kamara
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: At least nine credits of 300-level French and permission of the department head. Taught In French. Nature and content of course to be determined by students’ needs and by instructors acquainted with their earlier preparation and performance. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: At least nine credits of 300-level French and permission of the department head. Taught In French. Nature and content of course to be determined by students’ needs and by instructors acquainted with their earlier preparation and performance. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: At least nine credits of 300-level French and permission of the department head. Taught In French. Nature and content of course to be determined by students’ needs and by instructors acquainted with their earlier preparation and performance. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Interested students should see a member of the French faculty by winter term of their junior year.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Same as GEOL 101 with special emphasis on field study in the region near Lexington. Offered on occasion as a First-Year Seminar. Contact the instructor for additional information. No credit for students who have completed GEOL 101. Laboratory course. Staff.
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4.00 Credits
The study of our physical environment and the processes shaping it. The materials and structure of the Earth’s crust, the origin of the landforms, the concept of geologic time, and the nature of the Earth’s interior are considered. No credit for students who have completed GEOL 100. Laboratory course. Connors.
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3.00 Credits
Large-scale geological features of the Earth are examined and compared with surface features visible on images of other planets and planetary satellites of the solar system. Features examined include those resulting from volcanism, impact cratering, and structure; eolian, fluvial, glacial and periglacial processes; and mass movement. The composition of terrestrial and lunar rocks and extraterrestrial objects is examined. Models of the origin and evolution of planets and their satellites are discussed. Connors.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: First-year or sophomore standing and three credits in geology. The emphasis and location of the study area differs from year to year. Most course activity involves outside field work with a series of multi-day to multi-week field trips. The primary goal of this course is an in-depth introduction to a particular region or field of geological study for introductory level science students. Information about the course is made available prior to the end of the fall term.
Topics in Spring 2011:
GEOL 105A: Earth Lab: Resources and Consequences (4). Prerequisite: First-year or sophomore standing and three credits in geology. Since the Paleolithic Age, humans have used geologic materials on a daily basis in order to sustain both our lifestyles and our lives. The extraction, refinement, trade, and consumption of these resource materials creates a variety of negative externalities that must be considered when making informed, responsible decisions as consumers and citizens. This course introduces students to geologic resources through the field investigation of issues related to coal, shale gas, hydroelectric facilities, aggregate mining, sulfide deposits, and pegmatite deposits. Students discuss issues related to our use of other conventional hydrocarbons (oil, gas), other unconventional hydrocarbons (tar sands, oil shale), mineral resources from ophiolites and large igneous complexes, and mining and international trade of diamonds. Some of the specific topics investigated include mountain-top removal and valley fill coal mining in Appalachia, the recent BP oil spill, and shale-gas extraction from the Marcellus formation. A large portion of the course involves an original research project of water quality comparing undisturbed areas and areas of intensive, recent, and historical mining activity wherein students collect water samples, analyze them, interpret the results, and communicate those results to a general (lay) audience. (SL) Low.
GEOL 105B: Earth Lab: Volcanology (4). First-year or sophomore standing and three credits in geology. This course serves as an introduction to the formation and development of volcanoes, the processes that take place at active volcanoes, and methods and instrumentation used to study volcanism. In addition, we study volcanic hazards as related to eruptive style, and the complex challenges of scientists involved in the response to a volcanic crisis or eruption. Includes a five-day field trip to investigate volcanic structures in the San Francisco Mountains of Arizona. (SL) Meyer.
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