French (FREN)Arts and Sciences

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FREN 1108

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19810 FREN 1108   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

FREN 1210

FREN 1210-FREN 1220 is a two-semester sequence.  FREN 1210 is the first half of the sequence designed to provide a thorough grounding in French language and an introduction to intercultural competence.  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4414 FREN 1210   LEC 001

    • M Morrill Hall 106
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Students must enroll in one lecture and one discussion. This course is a beginner French course intended for students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have an LPF score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410.

  •  4415 FREN 1210   LEC 002

    • M Morrill Hall 106
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Torea, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Students must enroll in one lecture and one discussion. This course is a beginner French course intended for students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have an LPF score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410.

  •  4416 FREN 1210   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4417 FREN 1210   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4418 FREN 1210   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4419 FREN 1210   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4420 FREN 1210   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4421 FREN 1210   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4422 FREN 1210   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 1230

FREN 1230 is an all-skills course designed to improve oral communication, listening comprehension, and reading ability, to establish a groundwork for correct writing, and to provide a substantial grammar ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4423 FREN 1230   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4424 FREN 1230   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4425 FREN 1230   SEM 103

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2080 or 2090.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4426 FREN 1230   SEM 104

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after French 1230: French 2080 or 2090.

FREN 2090

This intermediate-level course is designed for students who want to focus on their speaking and writing skills. Emphasis is placed on strengthening of grammar skills, expansion of vocabulary and discourse ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4820 FREN 2090   SEM 101

    • MWF Ives Hall 107
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Matthews, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2092, FREN 2095, or FREN 2310. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or FREN 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4821 FREN 2090   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2092, FREN 2095, or FREN 2310. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or FREN 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4822 FREN 2090   SEM 103

    • MWF Ives Hall 107
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2092, FREN 2095, or FREN 2310. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or FREN 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4823 FREN 2090   SEM 104

    • MWF Ives Hall 107
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2092, FREN 2095, or FREN 2310. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or FREN 2080 for credit.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4824 FREN 2090   SEM 105

    • MWF Ives Hall 107
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Glidja, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, LPF Score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Recommended courses after FREN 2090: FREN 2092, FREN 2095, or FREN 2310. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2070 or FREN 2080 for credit.

FREN 2095

This advanced-intermediate course is highly recommended for students planning to study abroad as it aims to develop the writing and speaking skills needed to function in a French speaking university ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6708 FREN 2095   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2070, FREN 2080 or FREN 2090, or CASE Q+. Recommended courses after FREN 2095:FREN 2180, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6709 FREN 2095   SEM 102

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2070, FREN 2080 or FREN 2090, or CASE Q+. Recommended courses after FREN 2095:FREN 2180, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320

FREN 2310

This course, designed to follow FREN 2095, introduces students to an array of literary and visual material from the French and Francophone world.  It aims to develop students' proficiency in critical writing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6452 FREN 2310   SEM 101

    • MWF McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor. Recommended courses after FREN 2310; any 3000- level literature, or cultural courses.

FREN 2860

In the turbulent and violent years from 1789 to 1815, France experienced virtually every form of government known to the modern world. This course explores the rapidly changing political landscape of this ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2860

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8001 FREN 2860   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8002 FREN 2860   DIS 201

    • W McGraw Hall 365
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8003 FREN 2860   DIS 202

    • R Uris Hall 498
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8004 FREN 2860   DIS 203

    • W Uris Hall 498
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8005 FREN 2860   DIS 204

    • R McGraw Hall 365
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 3120

Part theory, part textual analysis, and part creative writing, this course aims to help students develop a richer, more nuanced understanding and command of both the spoken and written language. As students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7793 FREN 3120   SEM 101

    • MWF McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Alkire, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2180 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.

FREN 3220

This course is designed to familiarize students with works from the Renaissance, the Classical period, and the Enlightenment, as well as the cultural and historical context in which these texts are created, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18998 FREN 3220   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2180, FREN 2310, or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.

FREN 3295

Modern capitalism is intimately connected to the ethics of play.  Through French and Francophone literature, this course explores a host of capitalist players and the vexed moral questions they raise from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17895 FREN 3295   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or permission of instructor.

FREN 3460

The concept of "intellectual" - the writer or scholar who takes a political commitment - was born in France at the end of the nineteenth century.  From the Dreyfus Affaire to the recent polemics on French ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17133 FREN 3460   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++ or permission of instructor

FREN 3520

This course will offer an overview of theoretical and historical responses to bodily and cognitive difference.  What was the status of people with (dis)abilities in the past, when they were called monsters, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 3520SHUM 3520

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17134 FREN 3520   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 3540

In the age of smartphones and Facebook, the competing claims made on our attention only seem to be multiplying. This course is an opportunity to think about and to enact certain practices of attentiveness ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 3540

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17137 FREN 3540   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Feel free to contact the instructor for more information.

FREN 3655

For dozens of millennia before COVID 19, humans lived with epidemics and contagious diseases.  Plagues occurred throughout history, and, as we all know too well, viruses do exist.  But, until very recently, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3655

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17896 FREN 3655   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Conducted in English.

FREN 3750

This course will introduce students to the contemporary ecofeminist theories which are being developed in the francophone world today in parallel with the analysis of different case studies, using literary, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17897 FREN 3750   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++ placement or permission of instructor.

FREN 3840

The Second World War and the Occupation of France by German forces had a traumatic impact on the nation's identity. We will examine the way France has tried to deal with this conflicted period through ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3891

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17139 FREN 3840   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Course conducted in English. There will be weekly film viewings.

FREN 4190

Guided independent study of special topics. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4876 FREN 4190   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4877 FREN 4190   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5944 FREN 4190   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8210 FREN 4190   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8211 FREN 4190   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17141 FREN 4190   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17142 FREN 4190   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17143 FREN 4190   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

FREN 4290

Consult director of undergraduate studies for more information. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4830 FREN 4290   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research
    Year-long course. R grade given at end of the semester and final letter grade at end of the spring. Open to juniors and seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7106 FREN 4290   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7107 FREN 4290   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8213 FREN 4290   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8214 FREN 4290   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 17146 FREN 4290   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 17147 FREN 4290   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 17148 FREN 4290   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

FREN 4745

The course will propose a parallel reading of some of the most famous texts of romantic literature with texts less known in order to develop and challenge both the canon of literary history but also to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 6745

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7850 FREN 4745   SEM 101

    • MW Uris Hall 312
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Conducted in French.

FREN 6015

Confined to the figure of the "care-giver," the concept of care has long been seen as apolitical.  This course explores African aesthetic works in the light of recent debates that have taken "care" seriously ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 6015

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17898 FREN 6015   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Conducted in French.

FREN 6212

This course will explore the ways in which Michel Foucault's oeuvre transitions from a concern with sovereignty to a preoccupation with biopolitics. Foucault's early work (one understands that there is ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17468 FREN 6212   SEM 101

    • M Africana Ctr B07
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Farred, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 6240

This seminar will study the problem of transmission in psychoanalysis, with an emphasis on its stakes for political history and theory. Freud's Moses and Monotheism addresses the unconscious and intersubjective ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6778GOVT 6246

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17152 FREN 6240   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 6390

Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4878 FREN 6390   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4879 FREN 6390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5945 FREN 6390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8217 FREN 6390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8218 FREN 6390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17156 FREN 6390   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17157 FREN 6390   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17158 FREN 6390   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

FREN 6745

This course will propose a parallel reading of some of the most famous texts of romantic literature with the field of romance studies beyond purely literary concerns and geographies.  Taking as a starting ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 4745

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18761 FREN 6745   SEM 101

    • MW Uris Hall 312
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person