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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the field of Cultural Studies, this course transcends distinct disciplines to study the shift in focus in French and Francophone Studies toward a broader range of cultural forms. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine France and the French-speaking world through different types of cultural production: ideas, images, and narratives. Examples of topics studied might include cinema, television, journalism, contemporary fiction, recent French politics, comic books, etc. Prerequisite: FR 250
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3.00 Credits
The course provides students with a thorough understanding of the way French sounds are produced and how they behave according to general linguistic principles. It also presents a comprehensive examination of the word and sentence structures of the French language. Prerequisite: FR 250
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an introduction to French cinema from its historical beginnings through its mid-century crises and the New Wave innovations to the diversity of its present- day perspective; cinematic techniques and innovations, diverse schools, the va-et-vient between American and French cinema. A secondary aim is to offer a cultural study of the films' contexts-the cultural, political, andphilosophical upheavals of twentieth-century France, the two World Wars, the Fifth Republic, the end of colonialism, and a shifting relation to other European countries and to the United States. Class discussion in English with additional discussion section in French; majors do work in French. Prerequisite: FR 250, or COMM 234, or ENG 229 or permission of the chairperson
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3.00 Credits
Consideration of the development of Francophone cinema, its relation to French and American cinemas, and its major concerns. Discussion of cinematographic innovations. Class discussion in English with additional discussion section in French; majors do work in French. Prerequisite: FR 250, or COMM 234, or ENG 229 or permission of the chairperson Languages and Cultures 209
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3.00 Credits
In conjunction with a trip to Paris, students study a particular period or movement relevant for an understanding of Parisian culture. Examples include nineteenth-century fin de siècle architecture, politics, and art; the French monarchy; Arab cultures in France; and surrealism. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor 1-3 credits
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
A topic not covered by an existing course is offered as recommended by the department and approved by the dean. Prerequisite: Permission of the department chairperson. 1-6 credits
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3.00 Credits
Topic varies. An examination of a significant period or theme in French or Francophone society (revolution, World War II, Algerian Revolution, Surrealism, colonialism, religion, etc.) and its impact on political, literary, media, artistic, social concerns, or productions. May be repeated for credit if a different topic offered. Prerequisite: FR 250
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3.00 Credits
The course provides a survey of major texts of narrative prose through close reading of novels and short stories. The course sketches a general picture of nineteenth-century France: historical events, artistic and cultural themes, and major literary movements. Special attention is given to fictional techniques and to innovation of literary form in the work of Hugo, Balzac, Mérimée, Stendhal, Flaubert,Nerval, Maupassant, Zola, and Barbey d'Aurevilly. Prerequisite: FR 250
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3.00 Credits
This course is in the art and practice of translating from English to French and from French to English, with primary emphasis on the latter. Includes some theoretical readings. Practice in translating diverse texts (literary, business, media), structural comparison, analysis of different translations of a given text, comparative stylistic study. Prerequisite: FR 250
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3.00 Credits
Includes an in-depth study of a selected author or theme or of a particular topic in French and Francophone Studies. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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