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FREN311

FREN311

Introduction à la littérature en français The course topic differs each term, depending on the instructor. Language of instruction: French Prerequisite: One of FREN 123, FREN 302.

FREN331

FREN331

Art, culture et société du Moyen Âge à la Révolution française Ce cours explore la culture et la littérature françaises du Moyen Âge jusqu’à la Révolution française. Il a pour objectif de familiariser les étudiants avec les différents aspects de la vie littéraire (courants esthétiques, formes et genres, acteurs et institutions de la vie littéraire) […]

SPAN409

Revolutionary Stages Much of today’s modern drama, from Broadway musicals to intellectual farces, descends from an extremely rich Hispanic theatrical and performance tradition. In this course students will study the trajectory of Hispanic dramatic literature and performance from indigenous rituals and dances, medieval mystery plays, Golden Age comedias, and revolutionary dramas denouncing colonial, dictatorial violence […]

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FREN414

The French Novel: 19th Century to Today The novel does not exist—or more specifically, there is no universal, applicable model. This is a bastardized literary genre that has survived many cultural, historical and political upheavals. From the French 19th century to today, the novel’s reincarnations are plentiful as they challenge aesthetic and ideological expectations. Topics […]

SPAN505B

Literatura de viaje y la invención discursiva de América Latina

Este curso se propone examinar el variado corpus de relatos de viaje sobre América Latina producidos desde la llegada de los exploradores europeos hasta la actualidad, con un enfoque particular en la época contemporánea.

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

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 […]

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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

RMST301

Speculative Fiction: Afrofuturism, Gothic Horror, and the Weird In this course, students will study major works of speculative fiction from France, Argentina, Italy, Mexico and Brazil (in English translation). The course starts with a French example of what has been dubbed “weird fiction”, namely Guy de Maupassant’s short story “The Horla” (1886) in which fact […]