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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
HU Staff Intensive oral practice intended to bring non-native French speakers to the highest level of proficiency through the development of debating and discussion skills. Prerequisite: French 212 or 260. Not offered in 2008-09.
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dial B.Mahuzier A study of the language and political, social, and ethical messages of literary texts whose authors were "engagés" in the conflicts, wars, and revolutions that shook French society from the advent of t he 17 89 Revolution to the first World War. Counts for either the literary or interdisciplinary trac k. Not offered in 2008-09
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3.00 Credits
ts HU (Cross-listed in Comparative Literatu re B3 02 and Gender and Sexuality G.Armstrong This study of selected women authors from the French Middle Ages, Renaissance and Classical period-among them Marie de France, the trobairitz, Christine de Pisan, Marguerite de Navarre and Madame de Lafayette-examines the way in which they appropriate and transform the male writing tradition and define themselves as self-conscious artists within or outside it. Particular attention will be paid to identifying recurring concerns and structures in their works, and to assessing their importance to female writing; among them, the poetics of silence, reproduction as a metaphor for artistic creation, and sociopolitical engagement.
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3.00 Credits
HU Staff A discovery of the French Eighteenth-century through major works of the libertine genre. Diderot, Crebillon fils, Retif de la Bretonne, Sade, and Denon Among others, will illuminate the philosophical unrest which set the stage for the French Revolution. Students will also get an opportunity to work with original illustrated books in our collections and see the Enlightenment through the lens of its clandestine cultures. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
HU (Cross-listed in Comparative Literature and Africana and African Studies) K.Anyinefa A study of the Haitian Revolution as it is represented in literature.
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3.00 Credits
HU (Cross-listed in Comparative Literature) D.Sedley
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3.00 Credits
HU (Cross-listed in Comparative Literature B326) B.Mahuzier An in-depth study of a particular topic, event, or historical figure in French civilization. The seminar topic rotates among many subjects.
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3.00 Credits
es HU (Cross-listed in Comparative Literature B350 G.Armstrong A study of selected 19th- and 20th-century works inspired by medieval subjects, such as the Grail and Arthurian legends, and by medieval genres, such as the roman, saints lives, or the miracle play. Included are works by Hugo, Flaubert, Claudel, Anouilh, Bonnefoy, Genevoix, Gracq, and Yourcenar.
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3.00 Credits
HU D.Sedley A weekly seminar examining two major French and Francophone literary texts and the interpretive problems they raise. A third theoretical text, which occupies a central, illuminating position vis-Ã -vis one or both literary works, will encourage students to think beyond traditional literary categories to interrogate for example issues of cultural memory, political engagement, gendered space, etc. This course prepares students for the second semester of their senior experience, during which seniors not writing a thesis are expected to chose a 300-level course and write a long research paper, related to their senior experience, which they will defend during an oral examination. Senior writing a thesis in Semester II will defend it during their final oral examination.
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5.00 Credits
HU D.Kight The speaking and understanding of French are emphasized particularly during the first semester. The work includes regular use of the Language Learning Center and is supplemented by intensive oral practice sessions. The course meets five hours each week. This is a year-long course; both semesters ( 001 and 002) are required for credit.
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