A history of the French cinema from the early twentieth century to the present. Emphasis on the primary aesthetic movements of French cinematic expression in social and historical context. Attention given to the formal elements specific to film, techniques of film analysis, and the nature of visual culture. Viewing of films outside of class required. Taught in English, with no knowledge of French necessary.
An interdisciplinary discussion of the centrality of the visual in French and Francophone society and culture. representative examples of the kinds of visual media encourntered might include medieval tapestries as well as twenty-first-century websites.
Advanced corrective pronounciation drill on an individual basis.
An introductin to the study of language structure. Explores various aspects, levels, and components of verbal communication.
An introduction to the major trends of the french literary tradition, with emphasis on textual analysis and critical approraches. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours with a different subtitle.
An introduction to the anlysis of film and to the major movements in the history of French cinema. May be repeated up to 6 hours with different subtitles.
Study of selected French writers, literary, intellectual and cultural practices of the time. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitle.
Study of the practices and theories of the major intellectual, literary and social movements of the century, such as modernism, existentialism, the new novel, poststructural and postmodern writing. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitle.
This course provides a broad overview of the processes that have shaped the climate in which we live, and of consequences of changes to this climate. The principal functions of climate in relation to the hydrosphere and biosphere are introduced, and climate change over geological time is described. The basic data used by climate science to identify and explain historical climate change, paleoclimate change, and more recent climate trends are examined.
This course addresses environmental questions of global importance, including population growth, resource consumption, environmental degradation, biodiversity conservation, toxic contamination and environmental justice.
