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2.00 Credits
Covers the intermediate French language curriculum (French 63, 76) in one semester. Increased attention to grammatical variety and accuracy; guided writing practice; development of second language reading skill with increasing emphasis on critical analysis of cultural and literary texts. Resources include audiotapes, computer tutorials, videotapes, and French language websites. Six class hours a week. Prerequisite: French 1-2 or 14 at Duke, or SAT II score of 490-580, or AP Language Test score of 3 in French, or consent of director of language program. Instructors: Tufts and staff
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1.00 Credits
Novels published in France during the past decade. Fashions, fads, new trends, succ<130>s de scandale, and prize winners. Instructor: Staff
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1.00 Credits
Topics may include: Alfred Jarry (1896) and "Theater of the Absurd" of 1950's, French stage and WW II, post-May 1968 political theater; regional theater; francophone theater; women writers; directors and actors. Instructor: Tufts or staff
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Historical overview of French cinema from the beginning of the sound period (1930). Films by directors such as Clair, Renoir, Carn<130>, Godard, Truffaut, and Varda. Readings in the theory of cinema by French theorists. Analysis of the position of French cinema within European and American cinema traditions. Instructor: Bell
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Film scripts, memoirs, novels, political and social history, and cinematic technique that inform the viewing of French films on World War II. Possible films to be viewed: Cl<130>ment's Jeux interdits, Malle's Au revoir les enfants and Lacombe Lucien, Miller's L'accompagnatrice, Yanne's Boulevard des hirondelles, and Lanzmann's Shoah. Instructor: Staff
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An investigation of the French comic strip over the last century from a historical, sociological, and technical perspective. Topics include political satire, Nazi propaganda, regional and national stereotypes, the role of women, and the influence of cinema and television. Readings include original works, interviews, critical articles, and related historical cultural, and technical studies. Instructor: Tufts
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Films on the French classical era, readings of related texts, and film reviews. Analysis of themes/preoccupations from seventeenth century to today. The nature of classicism and its role in shaping of a French mentalité. Instructor: Longino
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Fiction, film, and essays that deal with the problems in French and immigrant culture: integration, religion and international relations. Instructor: Staff
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Differences redefined and questioned in terms of the relationship between sexual identity, social ethos, and ethical conventions. Works may be by women or men writers, critics, sociologists, and thinkers from France and francophone countries and including historical points of view. Instructor: Staff
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1.00 Credits
Modern literature in French from French-speaking Africa and the French Caribbean. Topics include tradition and modernity; colonization, cultural assimilation, and the search for identity; and women in changing contexts. Instructor: Staff
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