FREN419A
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 […]
FREN346
French at Work Topic: French for Healthcare Numerous studies have shown the health benefits for patients when they are able to communicate in their native language. Gain the practical tools to communicate effectively in French clinical settings. This course is designed for students in the Health Sciences who wish to develop the language skills needed […]
FREN328B
Mémoires d’avenir Ce cours se veut une étude de la tension entre le contexte historique de la modernité postcoloniale et la représentation fictive d’un avenir radicalement différent, souvent imprévisible et potentiellement libérateur. Nous lirons ensemble trois ouvrages d’auteurs de la Martinique, de la Côte d’Ivoire et du Cameroun. Nous discuterons de problèmes sociaux, politiques, économiques […]
FREN418K
Francophonie or Postcolonial Studies? Francophonie hides more than it reveals, is this why we need to approach the subject via the Postcolonial Studies framework? This course develops around a conceptual toolkit (universalism, hybridity, feminisms, diglossia, transnationalism, etc.) to get a better understanding of vision and division around language, identity, memory, national imaginary, and so forth. […]
SPAN550B
Porn Lit: Critical Approaches to Erotic Literature in Latin America and Spain How do we approach a literary work that basks in an excess of erotic, even perverse, imagery? How do we think critically about bestiality, pedophilia, or chronicles of sexual escapades that, in a non‐academic setting, may be deemed gratuitous or obscene? What makes […]
FREN520
Écrire l’utopie en France (18e-19e siècles) Instructor: Joël Castonguay-Bélanger Language of instruction: French Construction imaginaire d’une alternative face aux limites et aux vices du présent, description d’un espace idéal qui se serait développé dans les marges de l’histoire, l’utopie participe à la fois de la quête d’un monde meilleur et de la critique de l’ordre existant. Parce […]
ITST333
In Search of “Italianness” through Novellas (in English) Like a feature film, the “novella” (longer than a short story but shorter than a novel) can be enjoyed in just one sitting. Hence, the never-ending interest for a literary genre that dates back to Boccaccio and the Italian Renaissance. Thanks to its brevity, concrete symbolism and […]
FREN280
Québec’s Quiet Revolution: Cultural and Political Legacies Often used to describe the period of political and social change that took place in the province of Québec during the 1960s and the 1970s, the expression “Quiet Revolution” has become a category of mythological proportions in the Canadian collective memory. This historical period is understood as a […]
FREN380
What is Frenchness? “Boy, those French, they have a different word for everything!” Steve Martin From baguettes and red wine to the Eiffel Tower, we all carry around an idea of what defines « Frenchness ». In this course, we will explore the idea of Frenchness from the point of view of three key concepts […]
SPAN309
Business Spanish of International Trade in the Hispanic World Numerosas economías emergentes en Latino América (v.gr., Chile, México, Perú) han logrado establecer un importante rol internacional gracias a la comercialización de sus productos. Dicha situación le ofrece a quienes dominan el español como idioma materno o lengua adicional, explorar interesantes oportunidades de desarrollo profesional y […]