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Classes
FREN 1220
Course Description
FREN 1210-1220 is a two-semester sequence. This is the second half of the sequence designed to provide a thorough grounding in French language and an introduction to intercultural competence. French is ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Menard, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisites: FREN 1210, or SAT II 410-480, or LPF 37-44. At the end of FREN 1220, students who score lower than 56 on the LPF take 1230, those with 56 or higher may enter the 2000-level sequence.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Menard, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisites: FREN 1210, or SAT II 410-480, or LPF 37-44. At the end of FREN 1220, students who score lower than 56 on the LPF take 1230, those with 56 or higher may enter the 2000-level sequence.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Menard, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Bal, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Matthews, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Rosenstock-Murav, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Shearer, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TWRF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Jeudy, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
FREN 1230
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWRF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Torea, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisites: FREN 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after Fren 1230: FREN 2080 or 2090.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWRF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Torea, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisites: FREN 1220 or an LPF score 45-55 or SAT II 490-590. Recommended courses after Fren 1230: FREN 2080 or 2090.
FREN 2070
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Torea, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisites: FREN 1230; LPF score 56-64; SAT II 600-680; or AP French language 4, or CASE Q. Students who have taken FREN 2070 are ineligible to take FREN 2090 for credits.
FREN 2080
Course Description
This intermediate conversation and composition French course is designed for students interested in business fields such as Hospitality, Business Management, and Marketing, those looking for an internship ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Morrill Hall 106
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Glidja, F
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisites: FREN 1230, LPF score 56-64; SAT II 600-680; AP French language 4 or CASE Q. Students who have taken FREN 2080 are not eligible to take FREN 2090 for credit.
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
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FREN 2090
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Tien, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisites: 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 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2080 for credit.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Huelster, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisites: 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 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2080 for credit.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Clark Hall 701
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Glidja, F
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisites: 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 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2080 for credit.
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Clark Hall 701
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Glidja, F
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisites: 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 2095. Students who have taken FREN 2090 are not eligible to take FREN 2080 for credit.
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
FREN 2095
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Finielz, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisites: FREN 2080 or 2090, or CASE Q+. Recommended course after FREN 2095: FREN 2180, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320.
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Olin Hall 165
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Pasquer Brochard, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisites: FREN 2080 or 2090, or CASE Q+. Recommended course after FREN 2095: FREN 2180, FREN 2310 or FREN 2320.
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
FREN 2310
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Howie, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisites: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++. Recommended courses after FREN 2310: any 3000 level literature or culture course
FREN 2320
Course Description
This course designed to follow FREN 2095, introduces students to key cinematic techniques used in analysis of films and to major movements in the twentieth century French cinema. Students will view a ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Willard Straight Hall 414
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Menard, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
Hybrid: rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor. Prerequisites: FREN 2095 or CASE Q++ or permission of instructor. Recommended courses after FREN 2320: any 3000 level literature or culture course
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
FREN 3020
Course Description
This 1-credit optional course aims to expand the students' vocabulary, and advance their speaking and reading skills as well as enhance their knowledge and deepen their cultural understanding by supplementing ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 3210
Course Description
This course is designed to teach ways of reading and understanding works created from the Romantic period to the present day, in their cultural context. A range of texts from various genres is presented, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Statler Hall 396
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Terhmina, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++ placement.
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
FREN 3400
Course Description
This course is conceived as a critical introduction to a cultural and political debate that appeared in the years of Mitterrand's France and reached its climax in the last decade. It will focus on a French ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Molinie, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or CASE Q++, or permission of instructor.
FREN 3560
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3781, COML 6783, FGSS 3651, FREN 6561, GERST 3561, ROMS 3560, STS 3651
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Bill and Melinda Gates Hll G01
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
McNulty, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3781, FGSS 3651, GERST 3561, ROMS 3560, STS 3651
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
McNulty, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
FREN 3580
Course Description
This survey course will trace narratives of sea crossings in Francophone literature from Africa and its diaspora across the three bodies of water that surround the continent: the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Warren Hall 175
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Terhmina, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisites: FREN 2310 or Q++ or permission of instructor.
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
FREN 3921
Course Description
Without literary theory, there is no idea of literature, of criticism, of culture. While exciting theoretical paradigms emerged in the late 20th century, including structuralism and poststructuralism, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3021, COML 6159, ENGL 3021, ENGL 6021, PMA 3421
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Caruth, C
Lorenz, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
FREN 3975
Course Description
This course examines how African writers, filmmakers, and internet media content creators engage with and revise public images of bodies—specifically pleasure, gender, queerness, genital surgeries, sex ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3977, COML 3977, ENGL 3977, FGSS 3977, SHUM 3977
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Diabate, N
- R Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3330
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Diabate, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
This course has two required meeting days.
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
FREN 4070
Course Description
Madness fascinates, mental illness frightens. They are realms of scholarship as well as objects of practical knowledge and representation for the arts and the social actors themselves. This seminar aims ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Molinie, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
FREN 4200
Course Description
Guided independent study of special topics. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 4300
Course Description
Consult director of undergraduate studies for more information. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Dubreuil, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Directed Research
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Howie, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Directed Research
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Long, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Directed Research
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
McNulty, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Directed Research
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Molinie, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Directed Research
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Terhmina, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Directed Research
Year-long course. R grade given at end of the fall semester and final letter grade at end of the spring semester. Open to juniors and seniors. Consult the director of honors program for more information.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
FREN 4375
Course Description
In the last decades, "Holocaust Studies" witnessed an extraordinary expansion, covering different fields of scholarship, from history to literature, from philosophy to aesthetics. This seminar will retrace ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FREN 6375, GERST 4375, GERST 6375, HIST 4237, HIST 6237, JWST 6370, ROMS 4370, ROMS 6370
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Traverso, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
FREN 4540
Course Description
How might philosophy respond to catastrophe? The Wars of Religion in France and throughout Europe offered continual violence, trauma, and social upheaval. The Essais of Michel de Montaigne responded to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Long, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
FREN 4715
Course Description
This course, offered entirely in English, is open to advanced undergraduates and graduates who want to learn more about the relations of politics to art in general and the cultural politic of "autonomia" ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4798, COML 6798, ITAL 4710, ITAL 6710, ROMS 4715, SPAN 4710
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Pinkus, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
FREN 6300
Course Description
Designed for those with little or no background in French. Aims primarily to develop skill in reading French. Covers grammar basics, extensive vocabulary, and strategies for reading in a foreign language. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Alkire, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Course limited to graduate students only.
FREN 6375
Course Description
In the last decades, "Holocaust Studies" witnessed an extraordinary expansion, covering different fields of scholarship, from history to literature, from philosophy to aesthetics. This seminar will retrace ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FREN 4375, GERST 4375, GERST 6375, HIST 4237, HIST 6237, JWST 6370, ROMS 4370, ROMS 6370
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Traverso, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
FREN 6400
Course Description
Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
FREN 6535
Course Description
This seminar provides an opportunity to study aspects of the philosophical oeuvre of Gilles Deleuze. Our point of departure will be Deleuze's 1968 book Difference and Repetition. We'll later consider ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Dubreuil, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
FREN 6561
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3781, COML 6783, FGSS 3651, FREN 3560, GERST 3561, ROMS 3560, STS 3651
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Bill and Melinda Gates Hll G01
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
McNulty, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
FREN 6730
Course Description
What does the term "normal" mean? It is a modern invention, but one based on millennia of theories on what is natural or unnatural, regular or irregular, orderly or monstrous. All of these terms are ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Online Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Long, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online