The Institut's curriculum
includes general and advanced courses in French language, literature,
history and economics. The plan of study is designed to accomplish two
main purposes. The first is to provide work in French language of such
a nature that each student will make appreciable progress in fluency,
comprehension and writing. The second is to provide courses covering
material pertinent to
the understanding of modern France and the appreciation of French culture.
Students also attend a series of lectures given by visiting speakers
and are expected to participate in supplementary discussions. Individual
drill in French phonetics is available for students who need to do remedial
work in French pronunciation. Students are encouraged to take advantage
of the listening and recording equipment available at the Palais du
Roure.
COURSES
OFFERED IN 2008
Undergraduate
Courses
French S 201
COURS AVANCÉ DE LANGUE FRANÇAISE
A general review of grammar and language problems with the goal of improving written and oral skills in French. (M. Giraud)
French
S 207
TERREUR, VIOLENCE ET LITTÉRATURE AU VINGTIÈME
SIÈCLE
According
to Jean Paulhan, much of 20th century literature was devoted to the
experience of "Terror," while other writers
declared that beauty needed to be "convulsive" or that all
writing was nothing but "cochonnerie." How did such
a "terroristic" imperative become central to literature? What
is the relationship between literary and other forms of terror in a
century marked by violence? With these questions in mind we will
read works by authors such as Artaud, Bataille, Blanchot, Breton, Camus,
Céline, Paulhan, Sartre. (E.
Trudel)
French
S 208
LE
THÉÂTRE MODERNE: COURS ET ATELIER DE JEU THÉÂTRAL
A study
of dominant visions and techniques in modern theater (Artaud's théâtre
de la cruauté, theater of the absurd, etc.), and a workshop
with training in the projection of voice, diction, memorization,
staging and acting. Excerpts from plays by authors such as Ionesco,
Beckett, Genet, Minyana, Durringer will be staged and presented to
the public. (P.
Osmalin)
French
S 215
LA PROVENCE: PAYSAGES LITTÉRAIRES
A study
of the diversity of landscapes of Provence (Camargue, Comtat Venaissin,
Haute Provence, etc.) through major literary works anchored in specific
locations. We will analyze
the ways in which, for authors such as Giono, Bosco and Char, Provence
is not simply a decor but an enigmatic and dangerous character. (G.
Tellène)
Economics
S 201
L'ÉCONOMIE ET LA CIVILASATION DE L'EUROPES
A study
of contemporary French economic policies in the context of the political
institutions of the European Union, with particular emphasis on the
anthropological and philosophical motivations at work in the development
of these policies. The
course will include a number of field trips to businesses in the
region so that students may observe the practical results of what
we will have studied in terms of the adaptation of local commerce
to increasingly globalized markets. (J.-R.
Alcaras)
French
S 325
THÉÂTRE
NOIR À AVIGNON
A critical
analysis of modern and contemporary drama written by Carribean and
African playwrights from the Francophone world(Guadeloupe, Martinique,
Benin, Ivory Coast), focusing on the evolving status of Black Theater
in the history of the Avignon Festival. Readings include Aimé Césaire,
Ina Césaire, Maryse Condé, Simone Schwartz-Bart, Koffi
Kwahulé, José Pliya. (S. Bérard)
Graduate
Courses
French
S 502
STYLISTIQUE
A graduate
workshop in close reading and analytical skills. We
will concentrate on how meaning is produced at the level of the text. Using
the tools of rhetoric and stylistic analysis, we will look closely
at texts from a number of genres (poetry, fiction, theater). (G.
Prince)
French
S 504
QUERELLE
LITTéRAIRE ET DRAME SOCIAL SOUS L'ANCIEN RéGIME
This course
will study literary quarrels and the politics of theater in the Ancien
Régime, with emphasis on the relation
between public social performance and literary polemics in the seventeenth
and eighteenth century (Querelle du Cid, Critique de L'Ecole
des femmes, Anciens vs. Modernes). (M. Chihaia)
French
S 525
THÉÂTRE NOIR À AVIGNON
A critical
analysis of modern and contemporary drama written by Carribean and
African playwrights from the Francophone world(Guadeloupe, Martinique,
Benin, Ivory Coast), focusing on the evolving status of Black Theater
in the history of the Avignon Festival. Readings include Aimé Césaire,
Ina Césaire, Maryse Condé, Simone Schwartz-Bart, Koffi
Kwahulé, José Pliya. (S. Bérard)
French
S 540
HISTORIOGRAPHIE,
POLITIQUE ET ÉMOTIONS
Drawing
from specific examples of historical writing around such issues as
war and memory, this course will concentrate on the ways history
has been written over the last century, with emphasis on the political,
social and also emotional factors that have influenced historiography
in the 20th century. (C.
Prochasson)
NOTE:
Courses on the 500-level carry graduate credit. Qualified undergraduates
may be admitted to these courses with the consent of the Director.
Each student must enroll in two courses, for a total of two units of
academic credit. Attendance at all class meetings is required. Courses
are so organized as to include student participation in classroom discussion.
The student who wishes transfer credits should make the necessary arrangements
with the appropriate officer of his/her own college or university.
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