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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the cinema of Africa. This course is a study of major cultural and socio-political issues as well as of techniques, and the crucial question of "language(s)" in African cinema, from the colonial to the post-colonial era. African filmmakers include Raoul Peck, Ngangura Mweze, Ousmane Sembene, Assia Djebar, Amadou Saalum Seck, Raymond Rajaonarivelo, Kwaw Ansah, Djibril Diop Mambety, as well as some non-African director such as Thierry Michel and Tristan Boulard. Taught in French. Prerequisite, One 200-level course or above, or consent of the instructor. Mwantuali.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of comic perspectives on society, language and literature from Old French farce through the early modern period. Works and authors include Aucassin et Nicolette, selected fabliaux, the Farce de Maistre Pathelin, Marguerite de Navarre, Rabelais, Molière and Le Mariage de Figaro. Taught in the original French or in modern French translation when appropriate. Prerequisite, 211 or above, or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 16. Krueger.
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After an introduction by way of Montaigne's essay on the subject in the late Renaissance, this course examines works by Molière, La Bruyère, Mlle de Scudéry and the chevalier de Méré in the 17th century and other works by Marivaux, Crébillon fils, Diderot, Rousseau and the abbé Morellet in the 18th century. Discussions will elicit both the enormous pleasures of polite or intimate conversation as well as the possible ways society sometimes overly refines this art or turns it into a hypocritical game. Prerequisite, One of the following: 211, 212, or a 300-level course or consent of instructor. Maximum enrollment, 16. O'Neal.
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Based on three chapters of recent French history (the Occupation and the Holocaust; relationship with Algeria; May 1968 and social unrest), investigates how filmmakers mediate individual and national memories through moving images. The films will be considered in the context of recent historiographical material, theoretical discourse on cinema, and very specific cultural policies in France, as well as popular events around cinema. Includes about 10 movies. Some Friday afternoons will be reserved for film screenings. Prerequisite, one course at the 300-level or above. Maximum enrollment, 16. Guyot-Bender.
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3.00 Credits
Critical examination of the novel's evolution from the colonial period through independence and on to post-colonial writing. The search for authenticity and answers to problems of narrative technique, oral and written traditions, audience, African feminism, politics and the role of the writer. Authors include Lomani Tshibamba, Sembene Ousmane, Nafissatou Diallo, Andrée Blouin, Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, Ahmadou Kourouma, Henri Lopes, Calixthe Beyala, Aminata Sow Fall and Mariama Ba. Taught in French. (Oral Presentations.) Prerequisite, one 200-level course in French or consent of instructor. Open to senior concentrators. Maximum enrollment, 16. Mwantuali.
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3.00 Credits
Independent study program consisting of the preparation and oral defense of a paper in French. Only students having an average of A- or better in courses counting toward the concentration at the end of the first semester of the senior year may qualify. In order to earn honors, the candidate must receive A- or better on both the required paper and the oral defense. The Department.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the development and application of dating techniques that are appropriate over the last five million years, including dendrochronology, 210Pb, radiocarbon, Uranium-series, paleomagnetic, thermoluminescence and cosmogenic surface exposure dating. Examples drawn from geologic and archaeological contexts that are important to climate change and hominid evolution. Field trips. Prerequisite, Geosciences 211, 222 or consent of instructor. One-half credit.
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The history and development of the emerging disciplines of forensic and medical geology. Emphasis on understanding the properties of Earth materials (rocks, minerals, soils, fluids, etc.) and learning what happens when humans interact with these materials. Students will examine real case studies in forensic geology and will learn some of the analytical techniques used in these investigations. Also examines public health issues related to human exposure to materials in the natural environment (e.g. asbestos, lead, radon). (Three hours of class and two hours of laboratory). (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) (Oral Presentations.) Not open to students who have taken any other course in Principles of Geoscience. Maximum enrollment, 24.
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3.00 Credits
An investigation into the evolution of our oceans highlighting tectonic and climatic controls on global and local sea levels; topics include time frames of change, sea-level proxies and geologic dating methods. Not open to students who have taken any other course in Principles of Geoscience. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) Maximum enrollment, 24.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the range of physical processes responsible for generating environmental hazards (earthquakes, volcanoes, severe weather, etc.), investigating controls on their occurrence and the degree to which human-landscape interactions influence their environmental impact. Not open to students who have taken any other course in Principles of Geoscience. Maximum enrollment, 24. Mattheus. (Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning.) Maximum enrollment, 24.
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