12051

FREN 106      Basic Intensive French

Odile Chilton Eric Trudel

M T W Th F  8:50 am-9:50 am M T W Th F  10:10 am-11:10 am

OLINLC 210

FL

FLLC

(8 Credits) This course is designed for students with no prior knowledge of French who wish to acquire a strong grasp of the  language and culture in the shortest time possible. Students will complete the equivalent of three semesters of college‑level French. The semester course meets ten hours a week (with an extra hour of tutorial with the French assistant), using a variety of pedagogical methods, and will be followed by a four‑week stay at the Institut de Touraine (Tours, France). There, the students will continue daily intensive study of the French language and culture while living with French families (successful completion of the course in France carries 4 additional credits). Students must consult with Prof. Odile Chilton before on-line registration.

Class size: 22

 

12050

FREN 203      Intermediate French III

Odile Chilton

M         10:10 am-11:10 am  T  Th 10:10 am-11:10 am

OLINLC 206 OLINLC 208

FL

FLLC

 In this continuation of the study of French civilization and culture, students will be able to reinforce their skills in grammar, composition and spoken proficiency, through the use of short texts, newspaper and magazine articles, as well as video. Students will meet the French tutor for one extra hour during the week for workshops. 

Class size: 20

 

12049

FREN 270      Advanced Composition/Conversation

Matthew Amos

T  Th  3:10 pm-4:30 pm

OLINLC 120

FL

FLLC

 This course is primarily intended to help students fine-tune their command of spoken and written French. It focuses on a wide and diverse selection of writings (short works of fiction, poems, philosophical essays, political analysis, newspaper editorials or magazine articles, etc.) loosely organized around a single theme. The readings provide a rich ground for cultural investigation, intellectual exchange, in-class debates, in-depth examination of stylistics and, of course, vocabulary acquisition. Students are encouraged to write on a regular basis and expected to participate fully in class discussion and debates. A general review of grammar is also conducted throughout the course. 

Class size: 20

 

12473

FREN 342      Theorizing the French Novel

Marina van Zuylen

W       1:30 pm-3:50 pm

OLIN 305

FL D+J

Cross-listed: Literature; Philosophy; Sociology

 It is impossible to separate contemporary French fiction and film from recent theoretical developments about race, gender, class relations, and national identity. This seminar is structured around a series of dialogues between literary and philosophical texts. The aftermath of colonialism (Glissant/Fanon); reproductive politics (Foucault/Ernaux); memory studies (Lanzmann/Modiano); social and cultural issues of secularism and identity (Houellebecq/Badinter); the clash between Paris and the banlieues (Balibar/Mathieu); the worker’s rights (Weil/the Dardennes Brothers); the transclasse (Bourdieu/Eribon/Louis); the veil and anti-Muslim sentiment (Satrapi/Sebbar); the ethico-aesthetics of the factory (Rancière/Bon); the ethics of care (Laugier/de Fontenay); citizenship and migration (Chamoiseau/Daoud/Slimani)). Taught in French.

Class size: 15

 

 

12236

ARTH 120      Romanesque/Gothic Art & Architecture

Katherine Boivin

M  W    1:30 pm-2:50 pm

OLIN 102

AA

AART

Cross-listed: French Studies; Medieval Studies Class size: 22

 

12360

HIST 2134      Comparative Atlantic Slavery

Christian Crouch

M  W   10:10 am-11:30 am

OLIN 204

HA

HIST

Cross-listed: Africana Studies; American Studies; French Studies; Environmental & Urban Studies; Human Rights; Latin American & Iberian Studies

 

12366

HIST 314      Violent Culture /Material Pleasure

Christian Crouch

M          1:30 pm-3:50 pm

New Annandale House

HA

HIST

Cross-listed: Africana Studies; American Studies; Experimental Humanities; French Studies; Human Rights; Latin American & Iberian Studies Class size: 15

 

12484

LIT 212      Succession: Kings and Queens in European History and Literature

Karen Sullivan

T  Th 10:10 am-11:30 am

OLIN 101

LA

Cross-listed: French Studies; Historical Studies; Medieval Studies Class size: 20

 

12496

LIT 348      Black Skin, White Masks: Decolonization through Fanon

Alys Moody

T         1:30 pm-3:50 pm

RKC 200

LA D+J

Cross-listed: Africana Studies; French Studies; Human Rights Class size: 15