Examines the crime thriller and the "noir" style in French cinema during the 1940s and 50s. Emphasis on the aesthetic, philosophical, and historical origins of the crime film in France, the impact of French cinema on Hollywood film noir, and the role of noir in French visual culture. Viewing of films outside of class required. Taught in English, with no knowledge of French necessary.

This course examines the strategies used by French writers and filmmakers to translate the experience and memory of World war I and World War II into literary and cinematic form. Topics treated will include eyewitness testimony, uses of irony and humor, the representation of disfigurement, the question of documentary, collaboration with the enemy, and practices of commemoration. Taught in english, with no knowledge of Frech necessary.

An exploration of the concepts of text and textuality in relation to the notions of authorship, form and formal experiemnt, theme and other questions at the heart of literary studies. May be repeated up to 6 hours with a different subtitle.

Advanced work on a specific topic, concept, or problem in the field of French and Francophone Studies. Emphasis on advanced critical skills and research methods,. Recent topics include: War, Literature, Film; Comedy in the Age of Enlightenment; Le nouveau roman; Literature and Film of Subsaharan African; The Eighteenth-Century Novel; Ghosts, Vampires, and the Fantastic; Love and Madness in the Nineteenth Century; Le poeme ivre; The Early Modern Self. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits under different subtitle.

Special topics in French literature from the period 1050-1500. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits.

Study of the intellectual, literary and social practices and theories of the major movements of the century, including Romanticism, Realism, and Symbolism. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitle.

Study of Francophone writing, currents of thought, and cross-cultural movements in Africa, the Caribbean, Quebec and elsewhere. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitle.

An introduction to reading and interpreting maps. Special attention given to the study of physical and cultural geography as portrayed on large scale topographic maps. Emphasis on the relationship between the environmental setting and human activities, surveys and boundaries, transportation, urban and rural settlement and land use, and place names.

This course focuses on the development of applied GIS skills and follows with a participatory workshop model with intensive, hands-on collaboration with community partners. The course covers a full range of collaborative GIS: working with team members and project partners to identify project goals, acquiring and preparing spatial data for GIS analyses, communicating with clients to assess progress, managing spatial data, and producing necessary maps and analyses.

This course explores the topics of war, peace, and terror in the context of Germany, Central Europe, and beyond: in the desire for peace and for war; from depictions of battle to reflections on policy and strategy; and from the logic of terror to its horrifying effects.