FREN556A
Traductologie Ce séminaire offre une initiation aux principales théories de la traduction. Il s’intéresse à l’étude de divers écrits théoriques historiques et contemporains, ainsi qu’à la discussion critique de ces théories et de leurs répercussions. Il trace également l’émergence de la discipline autonome de la traductologie en tenant compte de ses liens actuels avec d’autres […]
FREN416
Shades of Truth and Fiction in Contemporary French Literature One notion that has come to define our times is that of truth. We are tasked, urgently, to seize what it may be and how it can be ascertained. Paradoxically, literature may contribute some of the most crucial reflections on the boundaries of truth. Indeed, writers […]
FREN419
Écrits de femmes (Studies in Women’s Writing) Dans ce cours, nous examinerons un éventail de textes écrits par des femmes à travers les siècles (des récits allégoriques du Moyen Âge jusqu’au théâtre du dix-neuvième siècle) en nous penchant particulièrement sur la représentation des femmes et de l’écriture, ainsi que la réception de ces textes par […]
FREN476
French Language and Societies This course is an introduction to sociolinguistics, with a focus on French-speaking societies. Throughout the semester, we will discuss basic concepts in sociolinguistics and address main topics in the field, including language variation, language contact and its possible outcomes, standardization, multilingualism, identity questions, and language attitudes and ideologies. This course aims […]
RMST301
Pinocchio & Everything Else In this course, the term «Pinocchio» designates the original educational story for children – the would-be Bildungsroman, if one will – authored in Italian by the Florentine Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio (first part: Florence, 1881; second part: 1882-83). «Everything else» designates the field of applicability of the pedagogical concepts implied in said […]
RMST321
A World of Marvels Cross-listed with MDVL 301 Course topics, content, and assessments will vary from term to term; this description is for the 2024W2 version. Marvellousness (mirabilis, merveille, merveillos) suffuses French and global premodern literatures, crossing borders of time, place (and modern nation-state boundaries), form (literary genre, type of artefact), audience (social class, occupation, […]
FREN321
Critical Writing The course topic differs each term, depending on the instructor. Language of instruction: French Prerequisite: One of FREN 123, FREN 302
ITST380
Italian Food Cultures Italy is world-renowned for its food cultures and Italians put great care into food preparation, consumption, and appreciation. It’s no wonder that Italian food-related themes permeate the country’s cultural life and beyond. This course will examine representations of Italian or Italian-derived foodways and the role they play in articulating larger issues concerning […]
FREN352
French Grammar This hands-on class provides students with a complete overview of the fundamentals of French Grammar. They will acquire the basics of analyse logique (parsing), a tool aimed at increasing students’ comprehension and production of complex sentences, and gain confidence in their reading of challenging French authors as well as in their own written […]
FREN427
Cinéma français Ce cours a pour objectif d’initier les étudiant(e)s à l’histoire du cinéma français, du début du siècle dernier jusqu’à nos jours, en fonction de ses grandes lignes d’évolution esthétique et idéologique. En guise d’introduction, nous aborderons les principales étapes qui ont marqué le cinéma français avant 1945: l’âge d’or du cinéma muet, la […]