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FREN 1220
Course Description
FREN 1210-1220 is a two-semester sequence. This is the second half of the sequence designed to provide a thorough grounding in French language and an introduction to intercultural competence. French is ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- M Morrill Hall 106
Instructors
Glidja, F
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 1210, or SAT II 410-480, or LPF 37-44. At the end of FREN 1220, students who score lower than 56 on the LPF take 1230, those with 56 or higher may enter the 2000-level sequence.
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- M Morrill Hall 106
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Glidja, F
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 1210, or SAT II 410-480, or LPF 37-44. At the end of FREN 1220, students who score lower than 56 on the LPF take 1230, those with 56 or higher may enter the 2000-level sequence.
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- TWRF White Hall 114
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Schoene, A
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- TWRF White Hall B04
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Pasquer Brochard, R
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- TWRF Rockefeller Hall 183
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Greer, B
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- TWRF White Hall B06
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Sieffert, A
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- TWRF Uris Hall 312
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Menard, C
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- TWRF Goldwin Smith Hall 164
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Glidja, F
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- TWRF Goldwin Smith Hall 164
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Glidja, F
FREN 1230
Course Description
FREN 1230 is an all-skills course designed to improve pronunciation, oral communication, and reading ability; to establish a groundwork for correct writing; and to provide a substantial grammar review. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWRF White Hall B06
Instructors
Torea, T
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after Fren 1230: FREN 2060 or 2090.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWRF White Hall B06
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Torea, T
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after Fren 1230: FREN 2060 or 2090.
FREN 2090
Course Description
This intermediate-level course is designed for students who want to focus on their speaking and writing skills. Emphasis is placed on strengthening of grammar skills, expansion of vocabulary and discourse ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall 348
Instructors
Rosenstock-Murav, P
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2060 for credit.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF Uris Hall 302
Instructors
Menard, C
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2060 for credit.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF White Hall B02
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Tabeling, B
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2060 for credit.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF White Hall B02
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Tabeling, B
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Prerequisites: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2060 for credit.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF Uris Hall 394
Instructors
Lenoble, A
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2060 for credit.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF White Hall B04
Instructors
Hughes, H
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2100, 2190, or 2210. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2060 for credit.
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FREN 2091
Course Description
This one-credit course is focused on oral communication in French; to take this course students must be concurrently enrolled in FREN 2090. Because the course is designed especially to encourage students ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- F Goldwin Smith Hall 156
Instructors
Finielz, E
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Additional Information
Must be concurrently enrolled in FREN 2090.
FREN 2095
Course Description
This course emphasizes conversation based on short stories, poems, a play, a novel, cartoons, newspaper articles, short videos, and oral presentations by students. The goals of improving grammatical accuracy ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF Uris Hall 498
Instructors
Tissot, D
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 2060 or 2090, or CASE Q+. Recommended course after FREN 2095: FREN 2310.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF Uris Hall 260
Instructors
Finielz, E
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 2060 or 2090, or CASE Q+. Recommended course after FREN 2095: FREN 2310.
FREN 2180
Course Description
In this course, furthering oral communication skills and writing skills is emphasized. A comprehensive review of fundamental and advanced grammatical structures is integrated with short stories, literary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF Uris Hall 260
Instructors
Torea, T
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++. FREN 2310 may also be taken concurrently with FREN 2180. Students who have taken FREN 2181 are not eligible to take FREN 2180 for credit.
FREN 2310
Course Description
This course, designed to follow FREN 2095, introduces students to an array of literary and visual material from the French and Francophone world. It aims to develop students' proficiency in critical writing ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Klarman Hall KG42
Instructors
Vallois, M
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF White Hall 104
Instructors
Jeudy, M
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++.
FREN 3020
Course Description
This 1-credit optional course aims to expand the students' vocabulary, and advance their speaking and reading skills as well as enhance their knowledge and deepen their cultural understanding by supplementing ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 3160
Course Description
In this course, both seminar and workshop, students discuss writing about translation, mostly in French, and practice translating from French to English. The theoretical texts studied represent a variety ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF McGraw Hall 145
Instructors
Alkire, T
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 2310
FREN 3400
Course Description
This course is conceived as a critical introduction to a cultural and political debate that appeared in the years of Mitterrand's France and reached its climax in the last decade. It will focus on a French ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall G26
Instructors
Molinie, M
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.
FREN 3485
Course Description
Beginning in the early days of silent cinema, a rich tradition of what are called "city films," combines technological innovation with the exploration of specific urban spaces. Students in this class ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3485, ITAL 3485, SPAN 3485
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Morrill Hall 106
Instructors
Keller, P
Lawless, C
FREN 3520
Course Description
This course will offer an historical overview of responses to bodily and cognitive difference. What was the status of the monster, the freak, the abnormal, the (dis)abled, and how are all of these concepts ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FGSS 3520
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 110
Instructors
Long, K
FREN 3840
Course Description
The Second World War and the Occupation of France by German forces had a traumatic impact on the nation's identity. We will examine the way France has tried to deal with this conflicted period through ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3891
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Klarman Hall KG42
Instructors
Greenberg, M
Vallois, M
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Additional Information
There will be bi-weekly film viewings.
FREN 4200
Course Description
Guided independent study of special topics. view course details
FREN 4300
Course Description
Consult director of undergraduate studies for more information. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Dubreuil, L
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Additional Information
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- TBA
Instructors
Greenberg, M
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Additional Information
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- TBA
Instructors
Howie, C
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Additional Information
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Long, K
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Additional Information
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Molinie, M
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Additional Information
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Vallois, M
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Additional Information
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
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FREN 4375
Course Description
In the last decades, "Holocaust Studies" witnessed an extraordinary expansion, covering different fields of scholarship, from history to literature, from philosophy to aesthetics. This seminar will retrace ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FREN 6375, GERST 4375, GERST 6375, HIST 4237, HIST 6237, ROMS 4370, ROMS 6370
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 365
Instructors
Traverso, E
FREN 4690
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to Romanticism, as it develops in France and beyond, from the late 18th century to the early 1860s. While the focus will be on literature, we will also consider other ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G19
Instructors
Dubreuil, L
FREN 4730
Course Description
This seminar will explore, by means of literary texts and other documents, representations of religious violence in Western Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era, with particular focus on France. ... view course details
FREN 4780
Course Description
This seminar aims at studying the relationship between madness, alienation, creativity, and emancipation, by analyzing autobiographical narratives coming from both madmen and madwomen as well as writers. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M McGraw Hall 215
Instructors
Molinie, M
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Additional Information
Prerequisites: FREN 2310, or CASE placement, or permission of instructor.
FREN 6190
Course Description
This research seminar offers an overall reassessment of literary reading, at the crossroads of philosophy and literary theory, with an additional interest in (cognitive) psychology. The emphasis being ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall G20
Instructors
Dubreuil, L
FREN 6300
Course Description
Designed for those with little or no background in French. Aims primarily to develop skill in reading French. Covers grammar basics, extensive vocabulary, and strategies for reading in a foreign language. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF McGraw Hall 145
Instructors
Alkire, T
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Additional Information
Course limited to graduate students only.
FREN 6375
Course Description
In the last decades, "Holocaust Studies" witnessed an extraordinary expansion, covering different fields of scholarship, from history to literature, from philosophy to aesthetics. This seminar will retrace ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FREN 4375, GERST 4375, GERST 6375, HIST 4237, HIST 6237, ROMS 4370, ROMS 6370
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 365
Instructors
Traverso, E
FREN 6400
Course Description
Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details