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3.00 Credits
Taught in Spanish. This course will explore the fundamental aspects of Latin- America culture from the formation of independent states through the present—in light of the social, political, and economic histories of the region. The course will offer a general survey of history of Latin- America, and will discuss texts, movies, songs, pictures, and paintings, in relation to their social, political, and cultural contexts. May not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the culture and civilization of Brazil emphasizing influences of African, Asian, European, and indigenous cultures over four centuries. Using a multimedia approach, it examines art, music, popular culture, history, theater, literature, and cinema. Course taught in English, but ONE extra credit will be given to students who wish to do the course work in Portuguese. The sections will be taught simultaneously. Section 01 – work done in English Section 02 – work done in Portuguese; Permission Required for sec. 02 only
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: 210.302 or supplementary test or 210.301 and Perm. Req'd. (Contact Prof. Cook-Gailloud: kacg@mac.com). This course offers a thematic analysis of contemporary France with an emphasis on its representations in movies and literature. This course will focus more closely on the impact of the socio-economic crisis in the ways the French approach issues such as familial and intimate relationships, working conditions, social exclusion, immigration and métissage. This module will propose a wide range fo perspectives on contemporary France by giving an insight into different socio-cultural backgrounds from the provincial bourgeoisie to the Parisian "banlieues". It will recourse to sources as varied as narratives by Michel Houellebecq, Hervé Guibert, and François Bon, a play by Marie NDiaye, documentaries by Agnés Varda, and films by Laurent Cantet, Claude Chabrol, Christophe Honoré, and Abdellatif Kechiche.
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3.00 Credits
This course will be taught in French. Laughter and thought in Molière’s comedies. Through a close reading of Moliere's most famous plays, “ Le Misanthrope,” “Dom Juan,” “Le malade imaginaire” and “Tartuffe,” this course will study how laughter can make us think deeply about questions such as passion, morality, religious belief and medicine. What is the link between comedy and philosophy? And how do Moliere's plays reflect the evolution of philosophical thought in France in the seventeenth century? To answer these questions we will have a thematic reading of the plays. The themes will be reason and passion, morality, medicine and religious belief. By watching some stagings or some movies based on Moliere's plays we will study how performing can be a philosophical interpretation of the play. Prerequisites: 210.301 and 210.302
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3.00 Credits
This highly interactive, writing intensive course places emphasis on : 1) providing students with linguistic tools that will help them reach a high level of written proficiency (advanced lexical, stylistic and idiomatic expressions, linking words used to develop and enrich complex sentences, stylistic and grammatical differences between French and English) 2) enhancing students’ analytical skills by introducing them to the French method of Explication de textes 3) teaching students to develop an academic style of writing by studying the different components of the dissertation française (introduction, problématique, argumentation, conclusion, utilisation de sources) 4) teaching students to develop their own style of writing. To that effect, we will study excerpts of French literary texts that deal with themes likely to enhance their own creative writing (lieux imaginaires, mémoire et autobiographie, création d’un personnage de roman, for example) THIS COURSE CAN COUNT AS A 211 (CULTURE) COURSE ONLY FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ALREADY HAVE DECLARED THEIR FRENCH MAJOR AND MINORS BEFORE FALL 2010.
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3.00 Credits
Taught in English. This introductory course will explore the main features of Italian society, culture, politics from 1945 to the present. Our discussions will be based upon a critical analysis of both visual and literary sources (in translation): excerpts of movies, videos, pictures, novels, short stories, etc. By the end of this journey through the past you will have better understanding of today’s Italy. Topics include: the Cold War and the division between Catholics and Communists, the economic miracle, the ’68 student revolt, political terrorism in the 70s, the second Republic and Berlusconi. Attention will be paid to issues such as the condition of women and the youth, organized crime, political corruption, migration, the Southern question.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: Both semesters of 210.301-302, or at least one semester of 210.301-302 with a grade of “A” and written permission of the instructor. Readings and discussion of texts of various genres from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The two semesters may be taken in either order. This sequence is a prerequisite to all further literature courses. Students may co-register with an upper-level course during their second semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course will be taught in French. Laughter and thought in Molière’s comedies. Through a close reading of Moliere's most famous plays, “ Le Misanthrope,” “Dom Juan,” “Le malade imaginaire” and “Tartuffe,” this course will study how laughter can make us think deeply about questions such as passion, morality, religious belief and medicine. What is the link between comedy and philosophy? And how do Moliere's plays reflect the evolution of philosophical thought in France in the seventeenth century? To answer these questions we will have a thematic reading of the plays. The themes will be reason and passion, morality, medicine and religious belief. By watching some stagings or some movies based on Moliere's plays we will study how performing can be a philosophical interpretation of the play. Prerequisites: 210.301 and 210.302. THIS COURSE CAN COUNT EITHER AS A 212 (LITERATURE) OR AS A 211 (CULTURE--AS.211.422) COURSE FOR THE FRENCH MAJOR AND MINORS.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: Grade of C or better in both semesters of 210.301-302, or at least one semester of 210.301-302 with a grade of “A” and written permission of the instructor. Readings and discussion of texts of various genres from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The two semesters may be taken in either order. This sequence is a prerequisite to all further literature courses. Students may co-register with an upper-level course during their second semester.
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3.00 Credits
Taught in English. In this course, we will survey the themes and techniques that marked the theory and practice of theater in France in the 20th century. As we make our way from the early century avant-garde movements such as Futurism and Surrealism to Antonin Artaud’s Theater of Cruelty, from the Theater of the Absurd and mid-century existentialists to the post-1968 turn to collective authorship, our goal will be twofold: First, we will examine the prominent plays of the era as literary products, generated from within specific socio-political contexts. Second, we will attempt to re-construct their three-dimensional lives in performance, how they looked, sounded and felt to those watching. In addition, we will examine how French theater went from being a playwright-centered institution to a director-centered one, and how acting styles transitioned from psychological realism to a focus on the human body. Course materials will include plays, theoretical texts on the theater, as well as directors’ manifestos, rehearsal notes, set and costume designs and filmed recordings of theatrical events. Cross-listed with Theatre Arts and Studies. THIS COURSE CAN COUNT EITHER AS A 212 (LITERATURE--AS.212.346) OR AS A 211 (CULTURE) COURSE FOR THE FRENCH MAJOR AND MINORS.
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