FREN592

Graduate Proseminar II: Literary and Cultural Theory

Cross-listed with SPAN592

The second part of the Graduate Proseminar will build on the skills, practices, and reflections you have developed in the fall. It will be structured around two principal goals. The first is to support an interdisciplinary discussion on the roles and uses of theory at the graduate level, in both literary and cultural studies. In order to widen our perspectives, a variety of guest scholars will offer lectures and workshops centered on practical questions. The second is to develop a research project that will reproduce the processes and expectations of the academic world. As such, scaffolded assignments will lead to the end-of-semester presentation of a conference essay.

This course course is mandatory for all Ph.D. students and for students considering a MA with Thesis. It must be complemented by Proseminar I.

Language of instruction: English

Instructor: Vincent Gélinas-Lemaire