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FREN 1210
Elementary French

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:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3338 FREN 1210   SEM 101

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    • TWRF White Hall B02
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Valdez, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3339 FREN 1210   SEM 102

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    • TWRF White Hall B02
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Agbessi, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3340 FREN 1210   SEM 103

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    • TWRF White Hall B06
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Li, Z

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3341 FREN 1210   SEM 104

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    • TWRF Uris Hall 331
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Epperson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3342 FREN 1210   SEM 105

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    • TWRF White Hall B02
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Dupont, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3343 FREN 1210   SEM 106

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    • TWRF White Hall B04
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Epperson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Primarily for: students with no experience in French. Students who have previously studied French must have a Language Placement French (LPF) score lower than 37, or SAT II lower than 410 to be eligible.

FREN 1230
Continuing French

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: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3344 FREN 1230   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or a Language Placement French (LPF) score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3345 FREN 1230   SEM 102

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or a Language Placement French (LPF) score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3346 FREN 1230   SEM 103

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or a Language Placement French (LPF) score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3347 FREN 1230   SEM 104

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: French 1220 or a Language Placement French (LPF) score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590.

FREN 2070
Medical French

This course is specifically designed for premed students and students at large with an interest in medical related topics who wish to be better equipped with language skills that will enable them to convey ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20124 FREN 2070   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230; Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64; or SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4; or CASE Q.

FREN 2090
French Intermediate Composition and Conversation I

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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3620 FREN 2090   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3621 FREN 2090   SEM 102

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3622 FREN 2090   SEM 103

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3623 FREN 2090   SEM 104

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    • MWF Uris Hall G88
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3624 FREN 2090   SEM 105

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    • MWF Uris Hall G28
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Ruyer, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18636 FREN 2090   SEM 106

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    • MWF Uris Hall G88
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Matthews, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 1230, a Language Placement French (LPF) score 56-64, or SAT II 600-680, or AP French language 4, or CASE Q.

FREN 2095
French Intermediate Composition and Conversation II

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. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5097 FREN 2095   SEM 101

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    • MWF Uris Hall 369
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 2070, FREN 2080 or FREN 2090, or CASE Q+.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5098 FREN 2095   SEM 102

  •  
    • MWF Uris Hall 369
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 2070, FREN 2080 or FREN 2090, or CASE Q+.

FREN 2270
Versions of Versailles

The palace of Versailles has been an object of fascination for over three hundred years.  A place of splendor and squalor Versailles has been identified with French culture as the epitome of elegance and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19166 FREN 2270   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW Lincoln Hall 107
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 2310
Introduction to French and Francophone Literature and Culture

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:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4872 FREN 2310   SEM 101

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    • TR Upson Hall 152
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.

FREN 2692
Thinking Difference in the 21st Century

This course adopts an interdisciplinary lens to reflect on how we can think difference productively in our current global condition, through examining some of the challenges that traditionally normative ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19679 FREN 2692   SEM 101

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 2095 or permission of instructor.

FREN 3120
French Stylistics

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. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 10622 FREN 3120   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 2180 or Cornell Advanced Standing Exam (CASE) Q++ or permission of instructor.

FREN 3460
Intellectuals: A French History

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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18685 FREN 3460   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR Uris Hall 498
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Traverso, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 3525
Bodies in Medicine

Literature offers valuable perspectives on medicine and the human body that help us focus on the humanity of the individual who is the object of medical interventions. This focus often occurs as a result ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18638 FREN 3525   SEM 101

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 3560
Freud and Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis considers the human being not as an object of treatment, but as a subject who is called upon to elaborate an unconscious knowledge about what is disrupting her life, through analysis of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 18639 FREN 3560   LEC 001

    • MW McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

FREN 3685
Feminism and Islam in North Africa

The course is a survey of Feminist Islamic thinkers from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt, and their diaspora, featuring both French and Arabic texts in English translation. The purpose of the course ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3685, FGSS 3686, NES 3686

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10832 FREN 3685   SEM 101

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Conducted in English.

FREN 3750
Ecofeminisms and Wonder Stories in the Francophone World

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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18647 FREN 3750   SEM 101

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: FREN 2180 or permission of instructor.

FREN 3840
Occupied France Through Film

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18649 FREN 3840   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW Morrill Hall 110
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 4140
Thinking With Montaigne: The Essays in The History of Philosophy and Theory

Western modernity and humanism have been the target of decisive critique over the past decades in philosophy and theory.  But these trends are not contemporary in any simple sense; they have strange affinities ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 6140

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 19680 FREN 4140   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

FREN 4190
Special Topics in French Literature

Guided independent study of special topics. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3673 FREN 4190   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3674 FREN 4190   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4475 FREN 4190   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5675 FREN 4190   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5676 FREN 4190   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5821 FREN 4190   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10104 FREN 4190   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19532 FREN 4190   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

FREN 4290
Honors Work in French

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3630 FREN 4290   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5358 FREN 4290   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5359 FREN 4290   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5677 FREN 4290   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5678 FREN 4290   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5822 FREN 4290   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 10185 FREN 4290   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 19533 FREN 4290   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

FREN 4368
Reading Édouard Glissant

This seminar will focus on the writings of the polymorphous Martinican poet and thinker, Édouard Glissant (1928-2011).  We will attend to the historical context of French colonialism, particularly in the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 17950 FREN 4368   SEM 101

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 4745
Romantic Quests, Imperial Conquests

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. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19589 FREN 4745   SEM 101

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 6140
Thinking With Montaigne: The Essays in The History of Philosophy and Theory

Western modernity and humanism have been the target of decisive critique over the past decades in philosophy and theory.  But these trends are not contemporary in any simple sense; they have strange affinities ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FREN 4140

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 19990 FREN 6140   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Department Consent Required (Add)

FREN 6368
Reading Édouard Glissant

This seminar will focus on the writings of the polymorphous Martinican poet and thinker, Édouard Glissant (1928-2011).  We will attend to the historical context of French colonialism, particularly in the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 17953 FREN 6368   SEM 101

  •  

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

FREN 6390
Special Topics in French Literature

Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3675 FREN 6390   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Dubreuil, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3676 FREN 6390   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Greenberg, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4476 FREN 6390   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Howie, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5679 FREN 6390   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Long, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5680 FREN 6390   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5823 FREN 6390   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Terhmina, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10189 FREN 6390   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Vallois, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19534 FREN 6390   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Cordova, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

FREN 6424
Beauty, Grief

This course is for anyone drawn to beauty-and anyone who, within the beautiful, finds the trace of a loss. What do we grieve, what do we miss, when we find ourselves in the presence of beauty? And what, ... view course details

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Syllabi:

  • 20104 FREN 6424   SEM 101

  •  
    • W Klarman Hall KG42
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Howie, C

      Keller, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person