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One unit. A survey of the great tradition in French literature from the sixteenth century Pleiade group through the seventeenth century dramatists, such as Voltaire and Rousseau and the nineteenth and twentieth century writers, such as Balzac, Hugo, Zola, Sartre, Beauvoir, and Camus. In order to receive French credit students must read the works and write their papers and exam answers in French. Offered as required.
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One unit. Benjamin Constant's Adolphe, Hugo's poetry, Balzac's Sarrasine, Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal, Zola's Therese Raquin, a teby Flaubert, short stories by Guy de Maupassant, and the poems of Arthur Rimbaud are read and discussed. All work is in French. Prerequisite: French 232 or permission of the instructor. Offered as required
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One unit. This companion course to French 333 focuses on a selection of novels, short stories, plays, and essays which characterize the volatile world of twentieth century French letters. Typical of the authors read are Valery, Gide, Beauvoir, Camus, Genet, Beckett, Barthes, Robbe-Grillet, Claude Simon, and Le Clezio. All work is in French. Prerequisite: French 232 or permission of the instructor. Offered as required.
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One unit. French is an offi cial language in 33 countries, and a lingua franca in many more. In this course, we will broaden our study of French to other areas of the world in which French is spoken: North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, Quebec and Indochina. In the fi rst part of the course, students will learn about the history of the imperial project that resulted in the preponderance of French in the world. We will then study each area of la Francophonie in turn, examining representative works of art, literature and fi lm that present the major themes of the colonization and post-colonization eras. Prerequisites: FR 232 or permission of instructor. Offered as required.
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One unit. This course offers a chronological survey of French literature and its cultural heritage from the Middle Ages to the present times, focusing on movements such as Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Surrealism, and Postmodernism. Authors to be studied include Christine de Pizan, Rabelais, La Fontaine, Moliére, Rousseau, Sand, Balzac, Proust, Colette, Camus, Sartre and Duras. Prerequisite: FR 251 or permission of instructor. Offered as required.
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One unit. This course explores women's writing from the unique literary and cultural perspectives of French speaking society. Readings include such authors as Madame de Sévigné, George Sand, Simone de Beauvoir, Colette,Nathalie Sarraute, and Marguerite Duras. The course also includes writings by francophone West African, Caribbean, and Canadian authors. Offered spring semester of odd-numbered years.
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One unit. This course examines the literary representations of city life in the French speaking world from the nineteenth century to the present. Using an interdisciplinary approach, topics will include the city as a physical and utopian construction, urban and non-urban landscapes, post-war reconstruction, poverty, alienation, immigration, and the ways in which cities occupy and challenge the literary imagination. Prerequisites: French 251 or equivalent. Offered as required.
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One unit. Medieval France saw a new fl owering of interest in romantic love, but also a new imposition of control over sexual behavior by the Church. As a result there was an explosion of literature both celebrating and condemning a wide variety erotic attitudes and practices, composed by churchmen, noblemen, and the few women who achieved the education and authority to write. We will read troubadour love lyrics, Arthurian romances, poems debating the merits of same-sex love, and selections from Christine de Pizan, widely considered to be Europe's fi rst feminist. All texts, whether written in French or Latin, will be read in English translation. Cross-listed w/FR 355. Prerequisite EN 212 or permission of instructor. Offered as required.
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One unit. This course introduces students to the major developments in the history of French cinema. The course aims to develop students' skills of analysis and interpretation in order to enable them to read and appreciate fi lm as an art form. The course is divided into three parts which present the three principal moments of French cinematic history; the fi lms of Poetic Realism from the 1920s and 1930s; the fi lms of the New Wave from the 1950s and 1960s and fi n-de-siècle fi lms of the 1980s and 1990s. Film-viewings are supplemented by the study of fi lm theory. The class is writing-intensive and fulfi lls the International Perspectives requirement. Taught in English. Prerequisite: none. Offered as required.
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One unit. A detailed study of an author, a period, or theme relevant to the understanding of French or Francophone literature and culture. This course also aims to build upon previous language learning, to review, refi ne, develop, and practice language skills to achieve correct and effective expression in French with emphasis on writing. An extended research project is required for all majors who wish to be considered for departmental honors. Prerequisite: Major in French Studies or permission of the instructor. Offered as required. A minimum of 6 units in German including the elementary year.
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