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French and Francophone Studies (Bi-Co) 1
FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE 6. Analyze French and Francophone literatures as
sources of human experience.
STUDIES (BI-CO) 7. Prepare for and pursue graduate studies, if they
wish, in a variety of fields.
Department Website: Haverford’s Institutional Learning Goals are
https://www.haverford.edu/french available on the President’s website, at http://hav.to/
The Bi-College (Bi-Co) French and Francophone learninggoals.
Studies program at Haverford and Bryn Mawr is
recognized as one of the top undergraduate French Curriculum
programs in the country. The major in French Unless they have not previously studied French, all
lays the foundation for an understanding and entering students (first-year and transfers) who
appreciation of French language and of French and wish to pursue their study of French must take a
Francophone cultures through their literatures and placement examination upon entrance to Haverford.
the history of their arts, thought, and institutions. Those students who begin French have two options.
They may study the language:
Course offerings serve those with interest in French
and Francophone literature, literary theory, and • In the intensive sections (the sequence FREN
criticism, as well as those with interest in studying 001IN–002IN of Intensive Elementary French, only
France and French-speaking countries from an at Bryn Mawr); or
interdisciplinary perspective. As the faculty teaches • In the non-intensive sections (the sequence
exclusively in French, a thorough knowledge of the FREN H001–FREN H002 of Non-Intensive
language is required. Our courses adopt a variety Elementary French, on both campuses).
of approaches, including literary studies, film and
media studies, social history of ideas, and the study At the intermediate level students also have the
of politics and popular culture. choice to study the language non-intensively (the
sequence FREN H003–FREN H004), or intensively
Our program is known for its rigor. Unlike at (FREN 005):
universities and Ivy League institutions, faculty
rather than graduate students teach our • FREN H003–FREN H004 (Non-Intensive
undergraduates in French. Study abroad in France or Intermediate French) is a year-long course,
in another Francophone country is an integral part of requiring both semesters for credit. It is open to
our students’ training. Virtually all majors spend one students who have taken FREN H001–FREN H002
semester abroad (see below). or been placed by departmental examination.
• FREN 005 (Intensive Intermediate French):
Often our graduates have chosen to double • Is open only to students who have been
major, in political science, economics, anthropology, specially placed by the departmental
comparative literature, or in the natural sciences; placement exam or to students who have taken
some opt to minor or concentrate in a related the year-long Intensive Elementary course (at
field, such as art history or international economic Bryn Mawr only).
relations.
• Requires its graduates to take FREN H102
Learning Goals (Introduction à l’analyse littéraire et culturelle
We wish to empower our students to: II), or FREN H105 (Directions de la France
contemporaine) in semester II for credit.
1. Speak, read, and write in French with near-native
proficiency. • FREN H003 and FREN 005 are only offered in the
2. Engage the French and Francophone world and fall semester.
achieve cultural literacy. Although it is possible to minor or major in French
3. Become aware of cultural and linguistic diversity using either of the two sequences, we encourage
as global citizens who may someday work in the students placed at the 001 level who are considering
Francophone world. doing so to take the intensive option.
4. Communicate, with logic and empathy, among
different perspectives and values especially in The 100-level courses introduce students to the
cross-cultural contexts. study of French and Francophone literatures and
cultures, and give special attention to the speaking
5. Think critically about texts, films, music, and fine
and writing of French.
arts as objects of inquiry.2 French and Francophone Studies (Bi-Co)
Courses at the 200-level are devoted to advanced thesis with a faculty advisor. The second choice
language training (FREN H212 and FREN 260; you allows students, often double majors with another
may not take both) and French and Francophone thesis, the opportunity to produce a substantial, but
literatures and civilizations from the beginning to the shorter, piece of work within the structure of their
present day. 300-level course in semester II.
Advanced (300-level) courses offer detailed study Ideally, students willing to write a Senior Thesis
either of individual authors, genres, and movements define their subject, identify their advisors and start
or of particular periods, themes, and problems in discussing the project with them by the end of the
French and Francophone cultures. For both options, Junior Seminar. Discussion continues in the fall of
the departments admit students to advanced senior year with the expectation that the student
courses after satisfactory completion of two submit a thesis proposal in the context of the Senior
semesters of 200-level courses in French. Seminar. Depending on the transdisciplinary nature
of the subject, the student may be advised to select
The Department of French and Francophone a second reader in another department. The choice
Studies also cooperates with the departments of the language (French or English) is made in
of Italian (only at Bryn Mawr) and Spanish in the consultation with the primary thesis advisor.
Romance Languages Major at Bryn Mawr.
Senior Project Assessment
Major Requirements Both Senior Thesis and Senior Essay include a final
Starting with the class of 2023 oral defense lasting thirty minutes. At this time, the
Majors must acquire fluency in the French language, student is expected to speak with authority about
both written and oral. Taking 212 or 260, or their the research, the writing process, and some of the
equivalent when studying abroad, could help them to intellectual ramifications of the work accomplished.
do so.
Senior Project Learning Goals
• FREN 005–102 or 005–105; or FREN 101–102 or At the end of their career at Haverford, we expect
101–105 (2 credits) our students to have achieved an extensive
• 200-level sequence: three courses, two of appreciation of French and Francophone literatures
which (maximum) may be taken outside the and cultures as well as an advanced level of
department, and the Junior Seminar (JSEM). linguistic and cultural fluency in French. We also
Courses taken outside the department should require that they demonstrate the capacity to
contribute to your independent program of study analyze a text and critically engage it in a sustained
and have to be preapproved by your major fashion, formulate an argument and present it
advisor and entered in your major work plan. JSEM intelligibly in both oral and written form. Whether
is offered each semester (4 credits) writing a thesis or a senior paper they must show
• 300-level sequence: two courses, one of which that they can conduct research efficiently.
may be taken outside the department, pending
pre-approval of your major advisor (2 credits) Requirements for Honors
• Senior Experience: it consists of a thesis Students with a GPA of 3.7 or above are usually
development workshop (Senior Seminar = recommended for departmental honors.
FREN H398) in the fall semester and either a
Senior Thesis (FREN H399) or a third 300-level Minor Requirements
course culminating in the Senior Essay during the • FREN 005–102 or 005–105; or FREN 101–102
spring semester. In either case, the work of the or 101–105 (2 credits).
spring semester is capped by an oral defense (for • Four courses at the 200 and 300 levels. At least
details see The Senior Project section; 2 credits). one course must be at the 300 level (4 credits).
Senior Project Related Programs
After taking Senior Conference in semester I of the French Teacher Certification
senior year, students have the choice in semester
The Department of French and Francophone Studies
II of writing a thesis in French (40-50 pp.) under
offers a certification program in secondary teacher
the direction of a faculty member or taking a 300-
education. For more information, see the description
level course in which they write a Senior Essay
of the Education Program.
in French (15-25 pp.) The first choice offers self-
selected students who already have developed a
clearly defined subject in semester I the opportunity
to pursue independent research and writing of theFrench and Francophone Studies (Bi-Co) 3
French A.B./M.A. Program Assistant Professor of French and Francophone
Particularly well-qualified students may undertake Studies
work toward the joint A.B./M.A. degree in French. Emmanuelle Delpech
Students may complete such a program in four or Instructor
five years and undertake it with the approval of
the department and of the dean of Bryn Mawr’s Rudy Le Menthéour
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Associate Professor and Chair of French and
Francophone Studies
Study Abroad
Brigitte Mahuzier
Study abroad in France is an integral part of our
Professor Emeritus of French
departmental training. We expect, among other
things, students majoring or minoring in our Agnès Peysson-Zeiss
department to achieve an advanced linguistic and Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies
cultural fluency in French. Therefore, we highly
recommend that they participate in a study abroad Corine Ragueneau Wells
program in France, preferably for one semester Visiting Instructor
during the junior year with one of the programs
Julien Suaudeau
recommended by the College. Other valuable options
Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies
do exist, including the Institut d’Avignon program
offered by Bryn Mawr College during the summer
intersession. Courses at Haverford
Before going abroad for a semester-long program FREN H001 ELEMENTARY FRENCH (1.0 Credit)
during junior year, students must have: Kathryne Corbin
Division: Humanities
• declared their major or minor by the end of Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
sophomore year; The speaking and understanding of French are
• completed the 100-level series of French courses emphasized particularly during the first semester.
or one course at the 200-level during the The work includes regular use of the Language
semester prior to departure. Learning Center and is supplemented by intensive
oral practice sessions. The course meets in intensive
Faculty (nine hours each week) and non-intensive (five hours
Koffi Anyinefa each week) sections. This is a year-long course; both
Professor and Chair of French and Francophone semesters (001 and 002) are required for credit.
Studies (Offered: Fall 2021; typically offered: Every Fall)
Kathryne Corbin FREN H002 ELEMENTARY FRENCH NON
Assistant Professor of French and Francophone INTENSIVE (1.0 Credit)
Studies Christophe Corbin
Division: Humanities
Christophe Corbin Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
Visiting Assistant Professor of French and The speaking and understanding of French are
Francophone Studies emphasized particularly during the first semester.
David Sedley The work includes regular use of the Language
Professor of French and Francophone Studies Learning Center and is supplemented by intensive
oral practice sessions. The course meets in intensive
(nine hours each week) and non-intensive (five hours
Faculty at Bryn Mawr each week) sections. This is a year-long course; both
Grace Armstrong semesters (001 and 002) are required for credit.
Eunice M. Schenck 1907 Professor and Acting Chair (Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Every
of French and Francophone Studies and Director of Spring)
Middle Eastern Languages
FREN H003 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH NON
Christophe Corbin INTENSIVE (1.0 Credit)
Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Christophe Corbin, Koffi Anyinefa
Francophone Studies Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
Edwige Crucifix4 French and Francophone Studies (Bi-Co)
The emphasis on speaking and understanding French of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and
is continued, texts from French literature and cultural build to increasingly complex nouvelles, poetry, and
media are read, and short papers are written in novels of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
French. Students use the Language Learning Center Participation in guided discussion and practice in
regularly and attend supplementary oral practice oral/written expression continue to be emphasized,
sessions. The course meets in non-intensive (three as are grammar review and laboratory exercises.
hours each week) sections which are supplemented Offered in second semester. Prerequisite(s): FREN
by an extra hour per week with an assistant. This is 005 or 101
a year-long course; both semesters (003 and 004) (Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Every
are required for credit. Prerequisite(s): FREN 001 and Spring)
002, or French placement exam.
(Offered: Fall 2021; typically offered: Every Fall) FREN H105 DIRECTIONS DE LA FRANCE
CONTEMPORAINE (1.0 Credit)
FREN H004 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (1.0 Christophe Corbin
Credit) Division: Humanities
Christophe Corbin, David Sedley Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
Division: Humanities An examination of contemporary society in France
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) and Francophone cultures as portrayed in recent
The emphasis on speaking and understanding French documents and film. Emphasizing the tension in
is continued, texts from French literature and cultural contemporary French-speaking societies between
media are read, and short papers are written in tradition and change, the course focuses on subjects
French. Students use the Language Learning Center such as family structures and the changing role
regularly and attend supplementary oral practice of women, cultural and linguistic identity, an
sessions. The course meets in non-intensive (three increasingly multiracial society, the individual and
hours each week) sections which are supplemented institutions (religious, political, educational), and
by an extra hour per week with an assistant. This is les loisirs. In addition to the basic text and review
a year-long course; both semesters (003 and 004) of grammar, readings are chosen from newspapers,
are required for credit. Prerequisite(s): FREN 001 and contemporary literary texts, magazines, and they
002, or French placement exam are complemented by video materials. Offered in the
(Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Every second semester. Prerequisite(s): FREN 005 or 101
Spring) (Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Every
Spring)
FREN H101 INTRODUCTION À L'ANALYSE
LITTÉRAIRE ET CULTURELLE I (1.0 Credit) FREN H202 RÊVES D'EMPIRE ET RENAISSANCE
Kathryne Corbin, Koffi Anyinefa FRANÇAISE (1.0 Credit)
Division: Humanities David Sedley
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) Division: Humanities
Presentation of essential problems in literary and Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
cultural analysis by close reading of works selected Pendant sa Renaissance (d'environ 1500 à 1600)
from various periods and genres and by analysis la France n'avait pas l'empire qu'elle aurait plus
of voice and image in French writing and film. tard. Néanmoins, cette période représente un
Participation in discussion and practice in written point tournant dans l'histoire de la vision impériale
and oral expression are emphasized, as are grammar française—ainsi que de la critique de cette vision.
review and laboratory exercises. Prerequisite(s): Ce cours juxtapose le rêve de fonder un empire
FREN 003 and 004, or French placement exam géo-politique et le programme culturel de la
(Offered: Fall 2021; typically offered: Every Fall) Renaissance. Nous verrons deux ambitions comme
étroitement liées: 1) celle de transformer la France
FREN H102 INTRODUCTION A L'ANALYSE d'une ancienne colonie (de l'Empire romain) en
LITTERAIRE ET CULTURELLE II (1.0 Credit) le centre de son propre empire; et 2) celle de
Koffi Anyinefa transmettre la Renaissance d'Italie en France.
Division: Humanities Nous étudierons une série de projets littéraires,
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) artistiques et architecturaux qui manifestent non
Continued development of students’ expertise seulement cette fusion de culture et d'impérialisme,
in literary and cultural analysis by emphasizing mais aussi sa mise en question. (Les auteurs de
close reading as well as oral and written analyses ces projets sont François Rabelais, Geoffroy Tory,
of works chosen from various genres and periods Joachim Du Bellay, Marguerite de Navarre, Michel
of French/Francophone works in their written and de Montaigne, et Léonard da Vinci, entre autres).
visual modes. Readings begin with comic theatre Cette expérience nous permettra de mettre enFrench and Francophone Studies (Bi-Co) 5
perspective historique la pratique du colonialisme French and francophone culture. Prerequisite(s):
et post-colonialisme français des siècles suivants. In FREN 101 and 102/105, or 005 and 102/105
French. Prerequisite(s): FREN 101 and 102/105, or
005 and 102/105 FREN H213 APPROCHES CRITIQUES ET
THÉORIQUES (1.0 Credit)
FREN H203 THÉÂTRE ET RAISON D'ÉTAT EN Division: Humanities
FRANCE AU GRAND SIÈCLE (1.0 Credit) Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
David Sedley This course provides exposure to influential
Division: Humanities Twentieth-Century French theorists while bringing
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) these thinkers to bear on appropriate literary texts.
What makes a culture "great"? A good place to It hones students’ critical skills while expanding
explore this question is 17th-century France. It is their knowledge of French intellectual history. The
often thought that during this century, French culture explicitly critical aspect of the course will also serve
became great—hence the century's nickname, le students throughout their coursework, regardless of
grand siècle. In this course we will consider the field. Prerequisite(s): FREN 101 and 102/105, or 005
hypothesis of French grandeur, but not to assess and 102/105
it as true or false. Rather, we will approach it
as a notion that gets constructed, applied, and FREN H225 POLITIQUE ET POÉTIQUE:
interrogated in the 1600s through a series of LA FEMME ET LA PRESSE QUOTIDIENNE
theatrical, political, architectural, theological, and (1836-1918) (1.0 Credit)
scientific œuvres. These works—mainly by Molière, Kathryne Corbin
Madame de Lafayette, Racine, La Bruyère, Corneille, Division: Humanities
Descartes, Elisabeth de Bohême, and André Le Nôtre Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
—differ radically in their ideas, forms, perspectives, In this course, we consider pivotal moments in
and effects. Nevertheless, they are all regarded French culture, society, and history from the
in France as "classics" in that they serve in the perspectives of women witnesses. The first
classroom as essential ingredients of an education. generation of women journalists modernized the
The significance of this class, therefore, extends image of the woman and gave new representation
beyond the specific period it covers to include French to women in the press. Cross Listed: Gender and
culture in general and the values that it may (or may Sexuality Studies, Visual Studies Prerequisite(s):
not) have today. We will pay particular attention French 101-102 or French 101-105; or instructor
to theatrical plays as objects of individual passion permission
and political appropriation, to the place of women (Typically offered: Occasionally)
with respect to ideologies of state and reason, to the
establishment of a centralized––i.e., modern––state, FREN H312A ADV TOPICS FRENCH
as represented through the palace of Versailles and LITERATURE: LE CINÉMA MILITANT DE RAOUL
its gardens. In French. Prerequisite(s): FREN 101 and PECK (1.0 Credit)
102/105, or 005 and 102/105 Koffi Anyinefa
(Offered: Fall 2021) Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
FREN H212 GRAMMAIRE AVANCÉE: In the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, Raoul
COMPOSITION ET CONVERSATION (1.0 Credit) Peck’s I am not Your Negro was widely watched
Christophe Corbin on campuses across the country. This biopic of
Division: Humanities James Baldwin and reflection on anti-Black racism
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) in the US is only one of many films the Haitian-
The principal objective of this course is to allow its born filmmaker has released in the past twenty
participants to master the techniques of composition years taking on both historical and contemporary
and to write with a growing ease in order to express societal issues, from neo-colonialism (Lumumba) and
themselves with pertinent and original ideas. genocide (Sometimes in April) in Africa, to the failure
Students will contribute to the creation of an online of international aid to developing countries (Fatal
news blog and will experiment with writing different Assistance), capitalism (Profit and Nothing But!)
genres of journalism, as well as editing a televised and, most recently, historical racism and colonialism
news segment. Assigned readings on current news (Exterminate all the Brutes ). In this seminar we
and films will be the subject of discussion. The will discuss the wide-ranging questions that Peck
course will allow students to improve their written addresses in his oeuvre, paying special attention to
and oral French, to revise certain important aspects his radical aesthetics. Crosslisted: FREN and COML
of French grammar, to develop their analytical and (Offered: Fall 2021)
critical senses, and to develop their knowledge of6 French and Francophone Studies (Bi-Co)
FREN H312B ADV TOPICS FRENCH LIT: FREN B001IN INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY
DISCOURS SUR LA TRAITE DES ESCLAVES, FRENCH (1.5 Credits)
L’ESCLAVAGE ET LEURS ABOLITIONS (1.0 Agnès Peysson-Zeiss
Credit) Division: Humanities
David Sedley French 001 Intensive Elementary is the first half of
Division: Humanities a two-semester beginning sequence designed to
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) help students attain a level of proficiency to function
In this course we will study the transatlantic slave comfortably in a French-speaking environment.
trade, slavery and their abolitions. Starting with It is both speaking-intensive (through pair work,
the Code noir – a series of laws regulating slavery group work and drills) and writing-intensive (through
in the French colonies, originally passed in 1685 blogs and essays). In drill sessions, students develop
under Louis XIV and reinforced during the ‘Siècle the ability to speak and understand increasingly
des Lumières’ – we will read our way through the well through songs, skits, debates, and a variety of
centuries, mixing different media (literary, filmic, activities. The course meets nine hours per week.
museological) by both French and Francophone (Offered: Fall 2021; typically offered: Every Fall)
writers, artists and institutions. Crosslisted: FREN and
COML Prerequisite(s): At least one 200-level course FREN B002 ELEMENTARY FRENCH (1.0 Credit)
(Offered: Spring 2022) Corine Ragueneau Wells, Julien Suaudeau
Division: Humanities
FREN H398 SENIOR CONFERENCE (1.0 Credit) Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
David Sedley The speaking and understanding of French are
Division: Humanities emphasized particularly during the first semester,
A weekly seminar examining representative and written competence is stressed as well in
French and Francophone literary texts and cultural semester II. The work includes intensive oral practice
documents from all periods, and the interpretive sessions. The course meets in non-intensive (five
problems they raise. Close reading and dissection hours a week) sections. This is a year-long course.
of texts, complemented by extensive secondary (Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Every
readings from different schools of interpretation, Spring)
prepare students to analyze others critical stances
and to develop their own. In addition to short FREN B002IN INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY
essays and oral presentations, students write a long FRENCH (1.5 Credits)
paper each semester and end the year with Senior Agnès Peysson-Zeiss
Comprehensives, which consist of an oral explication Division: Humanities
of a French literary text or cultural document and a The second half of a two-semester beginning
four-hour written examination. sequence designed to help students attain a level
(Offered: Fall 2021) of proficiency to function comfortably in a French-
speaking environment. It is both speaking-intensive
FREN H399 SENIOR THESIS (1.0 Credit) (through pair work, group work and drills) and
Division: Humanities writing-intensive (through blogs and essays). In drill
(Offered: Spring 2022) sessions, students develop the ability to speak and
understand increasingly well through songs, skits,
Courses at Bryn Mawr debates, and a variety of activities. Class meets nine
hours per week.
FREN B001 ELEMENTARY FRENCH (1.0 Credit) (Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Every
Christophe Corbin, Corine Ragueneau Wells Spring)
Division: Humanities
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) FREN B003 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (1.0
The speaking and understanding of French are Credit)
emphasized particularly during the first semester, Corine Ragueneau Wells, Julien Suaudeau
and written competence is stressed as well in Division: Humanities
semester II. The work includes intensive oral practice Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
sessions. The course meets five hours a week in non- The emphasis on speaking, understanding, and
intensive sections. This is a year-long course and writing French is continued; texts from French
students must register for both semesters. literature and cultural media are read; and short
(Offered: Fall 2021; typically offered: Every Fall) papers are written in French. Students regularly
attend supplementary oral practice sessions. The
course meets in non-intensive (three hours a week)
sections that are supplemented by an extra hour perFrench and Francophone Studies (Bi-Co) 7
week with an assistant. This is a year-long course. and exercises. This is a writing intensive course.
Prerequisite: FREN B002 or placement required. Prerequisites: FREN B004, placement, or permission
(Offered: Fall 2021; typically offered: Every Fall) of instructor.
(Offered: Fall 2021; typically offered: Every Fall)
FREN B004 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH (1.0
Credit) FREN B102 INTRODUCTION À L’ANALYSE
Corine Ragueneau Wells, Edwige Crucifix LITTÉRAIRE ET CULTURELLE II (1.0 Credit)
Division: Humanities Grace Armstrong
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) Division: Humanities
The emphasis on speaking, understanding, and Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
writing French is continued; texts from French Continued development of students’ expertise in
literature and cultural media are read; and short literary and cultural analysis by emphasizing close
papers are written in French. Students regularly reading as well as oral and written analyses of
attend supplementary oral practice sessions. The increasingly complex works chosen from various
course meets in non-intensive (three hours a week) genres and periods of French and Francophone
sections that are supplemented by an extra hour per works in their written and visual modes. Readings
week with an assistant. This is a year-long course. include theater of the 17th or 18th centuries and
(Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Every build to increasingly complex nouvelles, poetry and
Spring) novels of the 19th and 20th centuries. Participation
in guided discussion and practice in oral/written
FREN B005 INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE expression continue to be emphasized, as is
FRENCH (1.5 Credits) grammar review. Prerequisite: FREN 005 or 101.
Agnès Peysson-Zeiss, Corine Ragueneau Wells (Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Every
Division: Humanities Spring)
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
The emphasis on speaking and understanding FREN B105 DIRECTIONS DE LA FRANCE
French is continued; literary and cultural texts are CONTEMPORAINE (1.0 Credit)
read and increasingly longer papers are written Edwige Crucifix, Rudy Le Menthéour
in French. In addition to three class meetings a Division: Humanities
week, students develop their skills in group sessions Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
with the professors and in oral practice hours Ce cours a pour objet les dynamiques et les
with assistants. Students use internet resources tensions qui structurent ou déstructurent la
regularly. This course prepares students to take 102 France contemporaine. Dans quelle mesure la
or 105 in semester II. Open only to graduates of France a-t-elle profité de la colonisation et de
Intensive Elementary French or to students placed l'esclavage pour devenir la France ? Le modèle
by the department. Students who did not complete républicain est-il mis à mal par ce qu'on appelle les
Intensive Elementary French must take either 102 "communautarismes", ou n'est-il lui même qu'un
or 105 to receive language credit. Two additional déguisement du communautarisme de la majorité ?
hours of instruction outside class time required. Quel est ce "séparatisme" qui menacerait la cohésion
Additional meeting hours on Tuesday and Thursday nationale et les valeurs universalistes de la France ?
will be scheduled according to students availability. Pourquoi la laïcité est-elle en crise aujourd'hui ?
Prerequisite: FREN B002IN (intensive) or Placement L'État de droit peut-il demeurer un État de droit
exam. Approach: Course does not meet an Approach face au djihadisme ? L'arbitrage impossible entre
(Offered: Fall 2021; typically offered: Every Fall) priorité sanitaire et priorité économique montre-t-
il que le pouvoir politique est devenu impuissant ?
FREN B101 INTRODUCTION À L’ANALYSE Les travaux à rendre vous permettront de vous
LITTÉRAIRE ET CULTURELLE I (1.0 Credit) exprimer dans des formats innovants (podcast,
Edwige Crucifix présentation vidéo, réalisation de pages Internet) et
Division: Humanities de perfectionner vos compétences à l’oral aussi bien
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) qu’à l’écrit. Prerequisite: FREN 005 or 101.
Presentation of essential problems in literary and (Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Every
cultural analysis by close reading of works selected Spring)
from various periods and genres and by analysis
of voice and image in French writing and film from FREN B201 LE CHEVALIER, LA DAME ET LE
female and male authors in Metropolitan France, PRÊTRE: AMOUR ET VIOLENCE AU MOYEN
Africa, and other Francophone regions. Participation AGE (1.0 Credit)
in discussion and practice in written and oral Grace Armstrong
expression are emphasized, as are grammar review Division: Humanities8 French and Francophone Studies (Bi-Co)
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) from Kechiche to Benyamina and Jean-Baptiste,
Using literary texts, historical documents and letters this course will map out the visual fault lines of the
as a mirror of the social classes that they address, French self and examine the prospects for a post-
this interdisciplinary course studies the principal republican sense of community. This course will be
preoccupations of secular and religious female and taught in French. Open to non-majors. There will be a
male authors in France and Norman England from weekly screening on Sunday, 7:00pm-9:00pm.
the eleventh century through the fifteenth. Selected (Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Every
works from epic, lais, roman courtois, fabliaux, Spring)
theater, letters, and contemporary biography are
read in modern French translation. Prerequisite: FREN B213 THEORY IN PRACTICE:CRITICAL
FREN 102 or 105. DISCOURSES IN THE HUMANITIES (1.0 Credit)
(Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Edwige Crucifix
Occasionally) Division: Humanities
By bringing together the study of major theoretical
FREN B207 OUVRIR LA VOIX: INTRODUCTION currents of the 20th century and the practice of
AUX ÉTUDES FRANCOPHONES (1.0 Credit) analyzing literary works in the light of theory, this
Edwige Crucifix course aims at providing students with skills to use
Division: Humanities literary theory in their own scholarship. The selection
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) of theoretical readings reflects the history of theory
This course provides students with an overview of (psychoanalysis, structuralism, narratology), as well
foundational concepts, methods and texts relevant as the currents most relevant to the contemporary
to Francophone Studies. We will engage with past academic field: Post-structuralism, Post-colonialism,
and present debates relating to identity, diversity, Gender Studies, and Ecocriticism. They are paired
nation and empire in the colonial and postcolonial with a diverse range of short stories (Poe, Kafka,
contexts and explore the specificity of Francophone Camus, Borges, Calvino, Morrison, Djebar, Ngozi
Studies with regards to the field of postcolonial Adichie) that we discuss along with our study of
studies. While focused on literature, the course theoretical texts. The class will be conducted in
will also explore other forms of cultural production English with an additional hour in French for students
(movies, graphic novels, political speeches, etc.) wishing to take it for French credit.
from sub-Saharan Africa, the Maghreb, the Caribbean (Typically offered: Occasionally)
and Vietnam. The course will train students in
literary analysis and develop their ability to speak FREN B214 FRENCH THEATER WORKSHOP (1.0
and write critically in French. Prerequisites: FREN 102 Credit)
or 105. Emmanuelle Delpech
(Offered: Fall 2021; typically offered: Every How do we best learn a language? By speaking it
Spring) and by being completely immersed in it. We also
learn best when we play. When we have fun and are
FREN B208 LA DIVERSITÉ DANS LE CINÉMA creative. This workshop will immerse the students in
FRANÇAIS CONTEMPORAIN (1.0 Credit) a French only speaking class and they will practice
Julien Suaudeau French on their feet. Students will be invited to
Until the closing years of the 20th century, ethnic improvise in French, to create little scenes in French
diversity was virtually absent from French cinema. and finally to work on a scene or a monologue
While Francophone directors from Northern and from the French repertoire. The class will start with
Sub-Saharan Africa debunked colonialism and teaching very specific theatrical skills to push the
neocolonialism in their films, minorities hardly students not only in their ability to speak French
appeared on French screens. Movies were made by but also to act! This will enhance their confidence in
white filmmakers for a white audience. Since the speaking, thinking and performing in French, which
1980's and the 1990's, minorities have become more will lead them to a better mastery of the language.
visible in French films. Are French Blacks and Arabs (Typically offered: Occasionally)
portrayed in French cinema beyond stereotypes, or
are they still objects of a euro-centric gaze? Have FREN B219 DIASPORIC VOICES: VOYAGES AND
minorities gained agency in storytelling, not just IDENTITY NARRATIVES (1.0 Credit)
as actors, but as directors? What is the national Agnès Peysson-Zeiss
narrative at play in the recent French films that focus Erin Mouré’s quote “once you cross a border, the
on diversity? Is it still "us against them", or has the border is not the same any longer” raises the
new generation of French filmmakers found a way to question of identity and interrogates territorial
include the different components of French identity integrity, wondering how people and communities
into a collective subject? From Bouchareb to Gomis, morph after such life changing events. In thisFrench and Francophone Studies (Bi-Co) 9
course, students will question the very notion of sides of the Atlantic. Setting aside chronology and
experience and being through travel; as well as its conventional delimitations, we will go back and
meaning in terms of identity, locus, and language. forth across genres (war film, thriller, ghost story,
Through the works offered, we invite students to social realism, drama…) between contemporary
approach icons, visual and written texts with new and older avatars of cinematic resistance, between
theories and fresh eyes to interrogate the ethics documentary and fiction, and between France,
of travel writing, filming and documenting, looking the U.S., West Africa and Latin America. We will
for ways to empower readers about history and investigate a series of films that focus on non-
migrations. Students will reflect on the types of compliance and individual resilience in the face
travels: temporary or voluntary travels, migration of systemic adversity, while sharing a common
under various forms of duress (violence, war, oppositional ethos applied to different forms of
economic penury, persecution for reasons of religion, domination/violence: anticolonialism, anti-capitalism,
politics or sexual identity). The works read and antiracism, as well as ecology, pacifism and a
seen will encourage discussions about reasons for critique of carceral institutions. For each of them,
leaving home and invite a scrutiny about how travel we will study how the style of cinematography
writers and filmmakers gaze and inscribe it on the is designed not just to support a narrative, but
page or the screen. We will then examine narratives as a counter-language aimed at subverting the
dealing with the relationship of former colonies with conservative grammar codes of the mainstream. This
its “métropole,” reading texts from various regions course will be taught in English. Prerequisites: FREN
including France, raising the question of identity. 102 or 105 only for students taking this for French
There will be an extra hour for students taking credit with additional hour.
it for credit towards French minor. Prerequisite: (Typically offered: Occasionally)
FREN B102 or B105 if counting towards French major
or minor. FREN B224 RACISME ET ANTIRACISME EN
(Typically offered: Only Once) FRANCE (1.0 Credit)
Julien Suaudeau
FREN B221 FEMME SUJET/FEMME OBJET (1.0 Co-constructed with students, this course considers
Credit) the genealogy of French racism as a socio-political
Grace Armstrong construct and as a system of domination. We will
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) analyze how racism "made in France" was designed,
An in-depth examination of how women authors theorized, and deployed, but we will also study
from selected periods conceive of their art, construct how its legacy is deconstructed and questioned by
authority for themselves, and, where appropriate, contemporary artists whose work focuses on the
distinguish themselves from male colleagues, French colonial history. Art will be examined as a
of whom several who have assumed female response to the violence of racism and discrimination
voices/perspective will be examined as points of - a process by which creators find their agency, their
comparison. It introduces students to the techniques voice, and their strength, emancipating the person
and topics of selected women writers (as well as from the victimization framework. The class will be
theoretical approaches to them) from the most taught in French and will include interactions with
recent (Djebar and M. Duras) to late Medieval the artists.
authors. This course is taught in French. Prerequisite: (Offered: Fall 2021; typically offered:
FREN 102 or 105 Occasionally)
(Typically offered: Occasionally)
FREN B260 ATELIER D'ÉCRITURE (1.0 Credit)
FREN B223 THE FIRE EVERY TIME: CINEMATIC Julien Suaudeau
REBELS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC (1.0 Credit) Division: Humanities
Julien Suaudeau Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
Cinema, as an art form, can be seen as a rebellion Intensive practice in speaking and writing.
against reality. Then again, cinema as mass Conversation, discussion, advanced training in
entertainment with uber-industrial might can grammar and stylistics.Ce cours est une nouvelle
yield the most contagious legitimization of power version de l’atelier d’écriture. Il a pour objet d’étude
and social norms. Can filmmakers be genuine la musique française et francophone contemporaine.
agents of change and social justice? Do their Pour les étudiants ayant déjà suivi le FRENB260 à
creations have the power to disrupt the status Bryn Mawr ou dans le cadre de l’Institut d’Avignon,
quo? If so, how are some films designed to subvert ce nouveau cours comptera dans le calcul des
systemic normalization and disseminated forms crédits en vue de la spécialisation ou de la sous-
of domination? In this course, we will map out spécialisation. L’objectif est de donner un panorama
rebellious modern (post WW2) cinema from both de la musique en français depuis les années10 French and Francophone Studies (Bi-Co)
1940, en explorant la diversité et la complexité Enlightenment, a subdiscipline of Medicine (namely
organique des genres qui la composent : chanson Hygiene) was redefined, expanded its scope, and
française, variété, rap, slam, rock alternatif, électro, eventually became hegemonic both in the medical
reggae. Ces mouvements seront étudiés dans une field and in civil society. We will also explore how
perspective comparative et globale où la thématique and why a philanthropic ideal led to the quest for
primera sur la chronologie et la géographie. the improvement of the human species. We will
Chaque semaine, deux morceaux d’artistes, de compare the French situation with that of other
genres et d’époques différents seront analysés à la countries (mainly UK and the USA). This course is
lumière du sujet qui est leur point commun: Paris, taught in English. Students who wish to get credit in
l’homosexualité, l’influence de la culture américaine, French will meet one extra hour. Approach: Critical
la fluidité du genre, la domination masculine, le Interpretation (CI); Inquiry into the Past (IP)
colonialisme, l’esclavage, le consentement et le (Typically offered: Every other Year)
harcèlement, la violence parentale, la dépression,
la mise en scène des origines, la révolte féminine. FREN B298 JUNIOR SEMINAR (1.0 Credit)
Dans cette perspective transmusicale, chaque Rudy Le Menthéour
chanson formera le contrepoint de l’autre. Sur le Division: Humanities
plan linguistique, la déconstruction des paroles Junior Seminar is designed to introduce the
(syntaxe, vocabulaire, style, références, utilisation knowledge and skill-set expected of our rising
de l’argot, etc.) sera au centre de notre travail, seniors: a certain familiarity with the more broadly
tandis que nous étudierons les vidéos-clips avec used critical references of our discipline; a capacity
les outils de l’analyse culturelle. Centré sur l’écrit to read and interpret critically a “text” (whether
(writing-intensive), le cours proposera des formats literary, cinematographic, historical, social, etc.) in
innovants pour les devoirs (écriture créative et detail and in a sustained fashion; knowing how to
analyse littéraire). Une rencontre/performance en formulate an argument and present it coherently to
visioconférence avec l’un des artistes au programme peers and professors (whether orally or in written
sera organisée. Prérequis: 102 ou 105 form); knowing how to conduct research efficiently in
(Typically offered: Every Year) a pre-determined amount of time; and knowing how
to cite this research effectively in an argument and
FREN B262 DÉBAT, DISCUSSION, in a manner that follows the rules of the discipline.
DIALOGUE (1.0 Credit) Prerequisites:: 2 (200-level) courses, with exceptions
Agnès Peysson-Zeiss for students who have had fewer courses.
Division: Humanities (Offered: Fall 2021; typically offered: Every
This advanced study of oral communication develops Semester)
students' linguistic skills in narration, hypothesizing,
persuasion or counseling, debate, negotiation, etc. FREN B302 LE PRINTEMPS DE LA PAROLE
Such skills will be nurtured through enrichment FÉMININE: FEMMES ÉCRIVAINS DES
of vocabulary, reinforcement of accuracy in DÉBUTS (1.0 Credit)
manipulation of complex grammatical structures, Grace Armstrong
and enhancement of discursive strategies. The Division: Humanities
authentic material (both print and film) which serves This study of selected women authors from Latin
as the basis of analytical discussion will reflect issues CE-Carolingian period through the Middle Ages,
of contemporary importance; for example, France Renaissance and 17th century—among them,
and Third World Francophone countries. Prerequisite: Perpetua, Hrotswitha, Marie de France, the trobairitz,
FREN B212 or B260. Christine de Pisan, Louise Labé, Marguerite de
(Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered: Navarre, and Madame de Lafayette—examines the
Occasionally) way in which they appropriate and transform the
male writing tradition and define themselves as
FREN B275 IMPROVING MANKIND: self-conscious artists within or outside it. Particular
ENLIGHTENED HYGIENE AND EUGENICS (1.0 attention will be paid to identifying recurring
Credit) concerns and structures in their works, and to
Rudy Le Menthéour assessing their importance to women’s writing
At first sight, hygiene and eugenics have nothing in general: among them, the poetics of silence,
in common: the former is usually conceived as a reproduction as a metaphor for artistic creation, and
good management of our everyday conditions of life, sociopolitical engagement. Prerequisite: two 200-
whereas the latter is commonly reviled for having level courses or permission of instructor.
inspired discriminatory practices (in Nazi Germany, (Offered: Spring 2022; typically offered:
but also in the US, Sweden, and Switzerland). Our Occasionally)
inquiry will explore how, in the context of the FrenchFrench and Francophone Studies (Bi-Co) 11
FREN B306 LIBERTINAGE ET SUBVERSION (1.0 FREN B350 VOIX MÉDIÉVALES ET ÉCHOS
Credit) MODERNES (1.0 Credit)
Rudy Le Menthéour Grace Armstrong
Division: Humanities Division: Humanities
The libertine movement of the 18th century A study of selected 19th- and 20th-century works
has long been condemned for moral reasons or inspired by medieval subjects, such as the Grail and
considered of minor importance when compared Arthurian legends and the Tristan and Yseut stories,
to the Enlightenment. Yet, the right to happiness and by medieval genres, such as the roman, saints’
(‘droit au bonheur’) celebrated by the so-called lives, or the miracle play. Among the texts and films
‘Philosophes’ implies a duty to experience pleasure studied are works by Bonnefoy, Cocteau, Flaubert,
(‘devoir de jouir’). This is what the libertine writers Genevoix, Giono, and Gracq.
promoted. The libertine movement thus does (Typically offered: Occasionally)
not confine itself to literature, but also involves
a dimension of social subversion. This course will FREN B398 SENIOR CONFERENCE (1.0 Credit)
allow you to understand Charles Baudelaire’s Grace Armstrong
enigmatic comment: “the Revolution was made by Division: Humanities
voluptuaries.” Prerequisite: two 200-level courses or This weekly thesis development workshop examines
permission of instructor. French and Francophone literary texts and cultural
(Typically offered: Every Year) documents from all periods, and the interpretive
problems they raise. Close reading, complemented
FREN B312 ADVANCED TOPICS IN by extensive secondary readings from different
LITERATURE (1.0 Credit) schools of interpretation, prepare students to
Edwige Crucifix analyze other critical stances and to develop their
Division: Humanities own.
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (Typically offered: Every Fall)
This is a topics course. Course content varies.
Prerequisites: two 200-level courses. FREN B400 THESIS ADVISING (1.0 Credit)
(Offered: Fall 2021) Agnès Peysson-Zeiss, Edwige Crucifix, Grace
Armstrong, Julien Suaudeau
FREN B325 TOPICS: ETUDES AVANCÉES (1.0 Division: Humanities
Credit) Weekly or bi-weekly meetings with your thesis
Division: Humanities advisor will allow you to write your senior thesis
An in-depth study of a particular topic, event efficiently and to prepare for a successful defense.
or historical figure in French civilization. This (Typically offered: Every Spring)
is a topics course. Course content varies. The
seminar topic rotates among many subjects: La FREN B403 SUPERVISED WORK (1.0 Credit)
Révolution française: Histoire, littérature et culture; Agnès Peysson-Zeiss, Grace Armstrong, Julien
L’environnement naturel dans la culture française; Suaudeau, Staff
Mal et valeurs éthiques; Le Cinéma et la politique, Division: Humanities
1940-1968; Le Nationalisme en France et dans les (Typically offered: Every Semester)
pays francophones; Étude socio-culturelle des arts du
manger en France du Moyen Age à nos jours; Crimes FREN B425 TRANSLATION PRAXIS (0.5 Credit)
et criminalité; Ecrire la Grande Guerre: 1914-10; Le Agnès Peysson-Zeiss
"Rentrée Littéraire”; Proust/Baudelaire; L’Humain et This Praxis course partners with advocacy
l’environnement. organizations to help translate documents from
(Typically offered: Occasionally) French into English. Topics and projects varies.
FREN B326 ETUDES AVANCÉES (1.0 Credit) FREN B701 SUPERVISED WORK (1.0 Credit)
Rudy Le Menthéour Agnès Peysson-Zeiss, Grace Armstrong, Julien
Division: Humanities Suaudeau
Domain(s): A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts)
An in-depth study of a particular topic, event or
historical figure in French civilization. This is a topics
course. Course content varies.
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