FREN425A
Studies in French Autobiography This autobiography course is designed for advanced students/majors in French, preferably, but not necessarily, who are engaged with contemporary literary studies. We will examine issues related to a literary genre and its manifold transformations in late 20th century, starting with the construction of the self. What are the interconnections between narrative […]
FREN470A
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 […]
ITAL325
This course introduces you to various theoretical approaches and techniques that facilitate the transplantation of texts from one language to another as well as from one culture to another. Designed to enhance bilingual competence and cross-cultural communication skills, this course will expand your glossary of professional terminology and will help you gain practical skills for […]
SPAN505
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.
FREN329
French Literature Survey Ce cours propose un survol du roman français contemporain (après 1945), avec notamment un choix d’oeuvres représentant une évolution littéraire, à travers les voix masculine et féminine. Nous découvrirons aussi les transformations narratives de ce qui constitue le roman contemporain français. Les textes seront abordés à la lumière de leur contexte culturel […]
FREN334
Exploring French Society after 1945 Engaging with history, culture, politics and intellectual life in contemporary France, this course crafts visions to understand key aspects of French society. We seek out to examine radical transformations through three specific cultural clusters. The first one addresses the Algerian War and the massive political, institutional and cultural upheavals that […]
PORT405
Amazonia (in English) Amazonia is a vast and complex region in South America—the most bio-diverse on Earth—stretching over nine countries and it is home to 400 indigenous groups. This course will explore pressing environmental and cultural issues of our time through the study of the Amazon rainforest as it is represented in literature, films and […]
ITAL409
The Strongman, the Latin Lover, and other Italian Masculinities Cross-listed with RMST459 This course offers an overview of diverse Italian masculinities as they are represented in Italian literature and culture. What does it mean to be a man in Italy? How do diverse concepts of Italian manhood come into being? How are they constructed and […]
ITST413
[Cross-listed with Italian 403] Dante and His World: The Divine Comedy in Translation Undoubtedly the best-known among all poems written in the Italian language during the last seven hundred years, Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy takes us on a most unusual journey. We begin our travels quivering with the wayfarer at the outskirts of a ghastly […]
ITAL403
Within the Universe/The Universe Within — Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy: A Visionary Journey into Medieval Eco-Cosmology Cross-listed with RMST453 Undoubtedly the best-known of all poems written in the Italian language during the last seven hundred years, Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy takes us on a most unusual journey. We begin our travels quivering with the wayfarer […]