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Advanced French Language and Cultural Studies (H1FR007)

Dept/Division
MLC/Humanities
Description:
This cluster allows students to perfect their language skills by pursuing literary or cultural study with a primary emphasis on language, or by focusing on the history of the French language.
Note:
Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.
Courses:
COURSE
(crosslistings in other departments acceptable)		VALID
BEGINNING		VALID
THROUGH

Choose three of the following
FR_155: ADV CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH
FR_200: ADVANCED FRENCH
FR_202: INTRO TO LIT IN FRENCH
FR_204: CONTEMPORARY FRENCH CULTURE
FR_206: FR CULTURAL TRADITIONS
FR_211: ASPECTS OF FRENCH GRAMMAR
FR_240: LE ROMAN FRANCAIS





Comparative Cultural Studies (H1CLT004)

Dept/Division
MLC/Humanities
Description:
This cluster offers training in literary and cultural analysis with specific attention to national cultures. Students may choose to focus on one national tradition or they may choose a comparative framework.
Note:
Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.
Courses:
COURSE
(crosslistings in other departments acceptable)		VALID
BEGINNING		VALID
THROUGH

Required
CLT_101: INTRO TO COMPARATIVE LIT

Choose one of the following
CLT_205A/FR_204: CONTEMPORARY FRENCH CULTURE
CLT_205B/FR_205: FRANCOPHONE CULTURE
CLT_208A/JPN_210: INTRO TO TRAD JAPANESE CULT
CLT_208B/JPN_220: CULT OF URBAN JAPAN 1650-1850
CLT_208C/JPN_246: CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE CULTURE
CLT_209A/RUS_128: RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION
CLT_209B/RUS_248: POLITICS OF IDENTITY
CLT_210A/SP_248: SPAIN'S TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY
CLT_241E/FR_266: RESISTANCE & COLLABORATION
CLT_241F/FR_267: STRAINS OF MODERNIZATION

Choose one of the following
CLT_209C/RUS_247: SECRET NATION
CLT_224A/JPN_273: JAPANESE WOMEN WRITERS
CLT_226A/SP_221: WOMEN IN HISPANIC BAROQUE Spring 2006
CLT_226B/SP_258: RACE & GENDER IN AFRO-HISPANIC LIT Spring 2006
CLT_226C/SP_259: HISPANIC WOMEN & GLOBALIZATION
CLT_226D/SP_260: LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS
CLT_231A/FR_271: INTRO TO FRANCOPHONE LIT
CLT_231B/FR_272: MADNESS & POST COLONIAL LIT
CLT_231C/FR_278: AFRICAN NOVEL
CLT_236A/SP_263: TOPICS IN AFRO-HISPANIC LIT Spring 2006
CLT_241A/FR_220: 18TH C NOVEL
CLT_241B/FR_230: 19TH C NOVEL
CLT_241C/FR_231: REALISM & IDEOLOGY IN THE NOVEL
CLT_241D/FR_261: 20TH C NOVEL
CLT_241H/FR_273: FRANCOPHONE NOVEL
CLT_242A/GER_230: POE & HOFFMANN: UNCANNY STORIES
CLT_246A/SP_216: PICARESQUE NOVEL
CLT_246B/SP_261: FACING FACTS: NONFICTION IN 20TH C LAT AM
CLT_246C/SP_280: CONFESSIONAL MODES IN LIT Spring 2006
CLT_256A/RUS_289: DANGEROUS TEXTS: LIT & POLITICS IN RUSSIA
CLT_263A/IT_223: ITALIAN TRECENTO
CLT_263B/IT_245: HIS. OF ITALIAN CULTURE: OPERA FASCISM FELLINI & BEYOND
CLT_264A/JPN_233: THE CULTURE OF ZEN
CLT_264B/JPN_254: JAPANESE LIT OF 20TH C
CLT_265A/RUS_214: RUSSIAN FOLKLORE
CLT_265B/RUS_240: TOPICS IN 19TH CENT. RUSS LIT & CULTURE
CLT_265C/RUS_250: TOPICS IN 20TH CENT. RUSS LIT & CULTURE
CLT_265E/RUS_265: RUSS LIT BETWEEN THE REVS
CLT_274A/JPN_222: NOH DRAMA
CLT_274B/JPN_223: KABUKI THEATER
CLT_276A/SP_219: PARALLEL LIVES: GOLDEN AGE THEATER Spring 2006



Comparative Film Traditions (H1CLT003)

Dept/Division
MLC/Humanities
Description:
This cluster is designed to encourage cross-cultural exploration of national film traditions. In consultation with the undergraduate advisor, students will select courses that treat similar or related issues within a relatively restricted historical scope.
Note:
Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.
Courses:
COURSE
(crosslistings in other departments acceptable)		VALID
BEGINNING		VALID
THROUGH

Choose two courses from any one group and one course from any othergroup. Or, choose one course from each of three groups.

German Group
CLT_212B/GER_213: VISIONS OF HORROR
CLT_212D/GER_289: GERMAN DIRECTORS: FASSBINDER
CLT_212E/GER_285: NEW GERMAN CINEMA
CLT_230/GER_207: FILM AS OBJECT

Japanese Group
CLT_214A/JPN_283: HIST OF JAPANESE FILM
CLT_214B/JPN_284: GENRE FILM IN JAPAN
CLT_214C/JPN_285: AKIRA KUROSAWA
CLT_214D/JPN_290: WOMEN IN JAPANESE FILM
CLT_214E/JPN_292: JAPANESE ANIMATION (ANIME)
CLT_214F/JPN_293: NEW JAPANESE DIRECTORS

Spanish Group
CLT_216A/SP_287: LATIN AMERICAN FILM
CLT_216B/SP_288: SPANISH FILM
CLT_216C/SP_289: WOMEN IN HISPANIC FILM

Russian Group
CLT_215A/RUS_267: RUSSIA GOES TO THE MOVIES

French Group
CLT_211/FR_254: FILM HIST: SURVEY IN PARIS
CLT_211B/FR_280: FRENCH FILM: THE NEW WAVE
CLT_211C/FR_281: HISTORY OF FRENCH FILM
CLT_211D/FR_283: CONTEMPORARY FRENCH FILM

French Cinema (H1FR003)

Note: This cluster is not available to new students after Spring 2008

If you have already completed or are enrolled in at least one course for this cluster, click here to see its requirements and be sure to see the undergraduate advisor in the department to insure your successful completion of this cluster.

If you have not begun this cluster, please see the undergraduate advisor in the department for alternatives.


Intermediate French Language and Culture (H1FR006)

Dept/Division
MLC/Humanities
Description:
This cluster includes two intermediate courses in French, which will address all skills but will do more reading of cultural materials than FR 101: ELEMENTARY FRENCH I and FR 102: ELEMENTARY FRENCH II. It is followed by a third course, either a survey of one period of literature/culture of focused on a particular author, type of literature, or on another specialized topic.
Note:
Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.
Courses:
COURSE
(crosslistings in other departments acceptable)		VALID
BEGINNING		VALID
THROUGH

Required
FR_151: INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I
FR_152: INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II

Also either choose one of the following
FR_155: FRENCH CONVERSATION & COMPOSITION
FR_200: ADVANCED FRENCH
FR_207: ADV FRENCH IN FRANCE
FR_208: ADV FRANCOPHONE STUDIES/SUMMER
FR_212: A COURSE IN FRENCH TRANSLATION
FR_264: CONTEMPORARY FRENCH THOUGHT

Or take the following two-credit course twice
FR_114: CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH



Introduction to Comparative Literature (H1CLT001)

Dept/Division
MLC/Humanities
Description:
This cluster is designed to provide considerable flexibility for the student who wishes to explore the relations among literature, culture, and literary and cultural theory.
Note:
Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.
Courses:
COURSE
(crosslistings in other departments acceptable)		VALID
BEGINNING		VALID
THROUGH

Required
CLT_101: INTRO TO COMP LIT

Choose one of the following
CLT_201: INTRO TO CRITICAL LIT
CLT_202:INTRO TO CULTURAL STUDIES
CLT_281A/FR_264: CONTEMP FR THOUGHT
CLT_281B/FR_275: FREUD & LACAN
CLT_282A/GER_204: MARX & MARXISM Fall 2007
CLT_282B/GER_205: NIETZSCHE & THE NIETZSCHEANS Spring 2008
CLT_282C/GER_206: FREUD: AN INTRODUCTION Fall 2008
CLT_285A/RUS_245: RUSS CRITICAL & CULT THEORY

Choose one of the following
CLT_205A/FR_204: CONTEMPORARY FRENCH CULTURE
CLT_205B/FR_205: FRANCOPHONE CULTURES
CLT_208C/JPN_246:CONTEMP JAPANESE CULTURE
CLT_209A/RUS_128: RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION
CLT_209B/RUS_248: POLITICS OF IDENTITY
CLT_226E/SP_281: OTHER BODIES
CLT_231C/FR_278: AFRICAN NOVEL: THEORY & CONTEXT
CLT_236A/SP_263: TOPICS IN AFRO-HISPANIC LIT
CLT_241C/FR_231: REALISM & IDEOLOGY IN THE NOVEL
CLT_242A/GER_230: POE & HOFFMAN: UNCANNY STORIES
CLT_242B/GER_212: MONSTERS GHOSTS & ALIENS Spring 2009
CLT_246C/SP_280: CONFESSIONAL MODES IN LIT Spring 2006
CLT_252A/GER_229: KLEIST & KAFKA
CLT_253A/IT_219: DANTE'S DIVINE COMEDY
CLT_253B/IT_222: BOCCACCIO'S DECAMERON
CLT_254A/JPN_263: THE TALE OF GENJI
CLT_254B/JPN_252: RECENT JAPANESE FICTION
CLT_254C/JPN_253: YUKIO MISHIMA & JAPANESE FICT
CLT_254D/JPN_217: THE TALE OF GENJI Spring 2006
CLT_254D/JPN_255: NOVELS OF MURAKAMI HARUKI
CLT_255A/RUS_231: RUSS LIT: CLASSICS TO MODERNS
CLT_255B/RUS_239:TOLSTOY & DOSTOEVSKY
CLT_255C/RUS_243: CHEKHOV & THE MODERN SHORT STORY
CLT_256A/SP_218: CERVANTES & EUROPEAN NOVEL Spring 2006
CLT_263B/IT_245:POETRY & THOUGHT IN 20TH C ITALY
CLT_265D/RUS_265: RUSSIAN LIT BETWEEN THE REVS
CLT_265E/RUS_289: DANGEROUS TEXTS: LIT & POL IN RUS



Introduction to European Studies (H1MLC001)

Dept/Division
Modern Languages and Cultures/Humanities
Description:
An exploration of Europe as a newly unified continent, combined with an emphasis on one or more of the still strong European national cultures.
Note:
Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.
Courses:
COURSE
(crosslistings in other departments acceptable)		VALID
BEGINNING		VALID
THROUGH

Required
CLT_160: The New Europe: Formations and Transformations

Choose one or two of the following
CLT_162: Europe Today
FR_155: French Conversation and Composition
FR_157: French in France/Summer
FR_158: Intermediate Francophone Studies/Summer
FR_204: Contemporary French Culture
FR_207: French in France/Summer
FR_208: Advanced Francophone Studies/Summer
FR_260: The Twentieth Century
FR_261: 20th Century Novel
FR_264: Contemporary French Thought
FR_277: Post-Structuralism to Post-Modernism
FR_281: History of French Cinema
FR_283: Contemporary French Film
GER_157: German in Germany/Summer
GER_202: Introduction to German Studies
GER_204: Marx & Marxism
GER_205: Nietzsche and the Nietzscheans
GER_206: Freud
GER_245: The Weimar Republic
GER_287: Nazi Culture
GER_288: New German Cinema
IT_157: Italian in Italy/Summer
IT_220: Dante's Divine Comedy
IT_228: Modern Italy
IT_245: Poetry & Thought - 20th Century Italy
IT_276: In Arezzo - Italy
RUS_124: Background Studies in Russian Culture
RUS_128: Russian Civilization
RUS_157: Russian in Russia/Summer
RUS_207: Russian in Russia/Summer
RUS_247: Secret Nation
RUS_248: Politics of Identity
RUS_250: Topics in 20th Century Russian Literature & Culture
RUS_265: Russian Literature Between the Revolutions
RUS_267: Russia Goes to the Movies
SP_202: Introduction to Modern Spanish Literature
SP_205: Spanish Culture
SP_245: 20th Centure Spanish Theater
SP_246: Modern Spanish Prose
SP_248: Spain's Transition to Democracy
SP_272: Vision of the Millennium
SP_288: Spanish Film
SP_289: Women in Hispanic Film

Or choose one or two of the following for a total of 4 credits
CLT_161: Europe Today - 2 credits
RST_126: Russia Now - 4 credits
RST_127: Russia Now - 2 credits



Introduction to French Language and Culture (H1FR005)

Dept/Division
MLC/Humanities
Description:
This cluster introduces students to basic language skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) as well as the cultural context for French. The third element is a related course in Comparative Literature which will open up the study of this linguistic-cultural area by looking at the evolution of its civilization, the dynamics of contemporary life, or in some other way add depth to the study of this area.
Note:
Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.
Courses:
COURSE
(crosslistings in other departments acceptable)		VALID
BEGINNING		VALID
THROUGH

Required
FR_101: ELEMENTARY FRENCH I
FR_102: ELEMENTARY FRENCH II

Also either choose one of the following
CLT_102: TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE LIT
FR_111: ELEMENTARY FRENCH IN PARIS
FR_151: INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I
FR_152: INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II
FR_155: FRENCH CONVERSATION & COMPOSITION
FR_157: INTERMED FRENCH IN FRANCE/SUMMER
FR_158: INTERMED FRANCOPHONE STUDIES/SUMMER
FR_158: TOPICS IN FRANCOPHONE CULTURE
FR_207: FRENCH IN FRANCE/SUMMER
FR_208: FRANCOPHONE STUDIES/SUMMER

Or take the following two-credit course twice
FR_114: CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH



Studies in Francophone Cultures (H1FR004)

Dept/Division
MLC/Humanities
Description:
This cluster allows students to focus on the analysis of literature and culture of French expression in Africa and the Americas in the light of contemporary critical theory.
Note:
Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.
Courses:
COURSE
(crosslistings in other departments acceptable)		VALID
BEGINNING		VALID
THROUGH

Choose one of the following
FR_204: CONTEMPORARY FRENCH CULTURE
FR_264: CONTEMPORARY FRENCH THOUGHT

Choose two of the following
FR_205: FRANCOPHONE CULTURES
FR_271: INTRO TO FRANCOPHONE LIT
FR_272: MADNESS AND POSTCOLONIAL LIT
FR_273: THE FRANCOPHONE NOVEL
FR_274: CARIBBEAN NOVEL & THEORY
FR_278: AFRICAN NOVEL: THEORY & CRITICISM




Textual Analysis of Literature in French (H1FR002)

Dept/Division
MLC/Humanities
Description:
This cluster allows students to develop their skills in textual analysis through close readings of related literary works across the French and Francophone traditions.
Note:
Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.
Courses:
COURSE
(crosslistings in other departments acceptable)		VALID
BEGINNING		VALID
THROUGH

Required
FR_202: Intro to Lit in French

Choose one or two of the following
FR_220: 18TH C. NOVEL
FR_230: 19TH C. NOVEL
FR_231: 19TH C. FRENCH NOVEL - BALZAC STENDHAL FLAUBERT ZOLA
FR_261: THE 20TH CENTURY NOVEL
FR_262: THE BANQUET YEARS

You may also choose one of the following
FR_273: FRANCOPHONE NOVEL
FR_274: CARIBBEAN NOVEL & THEORY
FR_278: AFRICAN NOVEL: THEORY & CONTEXT