Reading and Expression in French

FRIT F300 — A&H
TR, 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

We will analyze the reprise and transformation of these forms in the Romantic lyrics of the nineteenth century, as well as their subsequent post-Symbolist ironizations.

Reading and Expression in French

FRIT F300 — A&H
TR, 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Reading and Expression in French

FRIT F300 — A&H
TR, 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Fiction and Poetry

FRIT F306 — A&H
MWF, 11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

This course is the sequel to F300 and we build on the skills acquired there to read poems and novels by French authors from different periods of French history.

French/Francophone Studies Through Film

FRIT F311 — A&H GCC
TR, 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Taking a comparative, transnational approach, this course offers an overview of European cinema as an evolving art and as a means of tracing the evolution of European society, politics, and identity from the early twentieth century through the present, using representative films from Belgium, France, Germany, Sweden, and the Soviet Union.

La France Médiévale (jusqu'à 1500)

FRIT F361 — GCC
TR, 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

This course serves as a general introduction to the cultural history of medieval France from the Carolingian Empire to 1500.

Structure and Development of French

FRIT F401 — S&H
TR, 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

This course provides an overview of the structure of present day French, a perspective on its historical development, and an analysis of some of the current language-related issues in the French-speaking world.

Italian Language through Opera

FRIT M110
MTWR, 11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

This course is intended for people who want to study Italian and are interested in opera and operatic world.

French/Francophone Studies Through Film: History of French Cinema

FRIT-F311 — A&H GCC
11:15A-12:30P TR

Organized chronologically, this interdisciplinary course traces the development of French cinema from its origins through the present using fourteen exemplary films. We will approach film not only as a form of art and as an expression of French cultural specificity, but as an economic commodity, a tool of socio-political discourse, and a repository of collective memory.

Advanced Grammar

FRIT-F313-2162
# 2162 1:25-2:15 MWF

Intensive study of French grammar including in-depth review and exploration of advanced topics such as the passive, the causative, and indirect discourse.

Advanced Grammar

FRIT-F313-2163
# 2163 11:15-12:05 MWF

Intensive study of French grammar including in-depth review and exploration of advanced topics such as the passive, the causative, and indirect discourse.

Advanced Grammar

FRIT F313
MWF, 11:15 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

This course is designed to build upon the intermediate students existing knowledge of major French grammar points through intensive study and develop a more sophisticated mastery of advanced structures.

French Food and Style

FRIT F227 — A&H GCC
TR, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Through the lens of French food and fashion, we will explore the 17th century of Louis XIV, and meet some of the most important culinary and fashion experts throughout French history.

Italian Reading and Expression

FRIT M301
MTWRF, 10:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

These questions might seem unrelated to each other, but by the end of this course we will have explored both the history of Italian comics and the most important events of 20th century Italy.

The French Renaissance

FRIT-F413 — A&H
11:15A-12:30P TR

This course explores the literary achievements of sixteenth-century France, the Renaissance.

Nineteenth-Century Poetry

FRIT-F446 — A&H
02:30P-03:45P TR

In this course, we will examine the development of French lyric poetry, from the emergence of Romantic subjectivity at the beginning of the 19th century through the “decadent” period at the end of the century, focusing on the personality of the poets, as they figure their sentiments in verse.

La France Contemporaine: Cinéma et Culture

FRIT-F461
9:30A-10:45A TR (Film showings Mondays, 7-9 pm in LI 048)

The French-speaking world experienced immense political activity and change during the 1960s: Social Movements, Feminism; Anti-Colonial Wars; Decolonization; Collective Identity Crises and more! These political shifts also took place during movements of artistic innovation such as the nouveau roman, pop art, and cinema in particular. In this class, we will explore how Francophone cinemas in Africa, North America, and Europe addressed various issues brought up by the political and social turmoil of the decade.

Elementary Italian I

FRIT-M100

Introduction to contemporary Italian language, geography, and culture. Involves a broad variety of assignments and activities that develop grammatical competency and proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Perspectives on Italian culture

FRIT M305 — A&H GCC
TR 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

The objective of this course is to gain a better understanding of the cultural and social developments that have shaped contemporary Italian life, seen through twelve compelling films.

Accelerated Elementary Italian through opera

FRIT-M110
9:05-9:15AM MTWR

** M110 has been canceled for Fall 2019**This intensive beginning course covers the material of two semesters in one (M100 and M150). The course meets four times a week and also involves independent work by students, a portion of which will be performed online. During the semester students are involved in a variety of tasks practicing speaking, writing, listening and reading in a cultural context.  M110 uses opera libretti to learn all the basic language skills.

Italian film and culture

FRIT M311 — A&H GCC
TR 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Despite the anti-political and conservative trends that have infiltrated Italian society in recent years, Italian cinema has renewed its longstanding engagement with issues pertaining to work, criminality, immigration, racism, gender, violence, eco sustainability and national identity.

Great Authors, Composers and Artists

HON H-233 — A&H
TR, 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

At times a single expression like Mamma mia! can be a metaphor for its whole culture of origin.

Hutton Honors Study Abroad

HON H-251
TR, 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., meets 2nd 8 Weeks only

The course is designed around literary, philosophical, and sociological approaches to urban space, and readings will challenge students to understand those approaches as well as sample some of their realizations in longer writings about the City of Light from French authors in translation.

French Literature of the Middle Ages

FRIT F410 — A&H
TR, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

What is a text? What is a book? What is an author? How have these notions changed since the twelfth century and how do they influence the ways we read? While exploring the origins and development of the medieval legend of King Arthur, this course asks such questions about the nature of medieval French literature.

Voltaire, Diderot, Rousseau

FRIT F436 — A&H
TR, 1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Topics in Italian Culture

FRIT M222 — A&H GCC
TR, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

This course will center on Francesco Petrarchs groundbreaking 14th-century collection of lyric poetry, theRerum vulgarium fragmenta(Fragments of vernacular things).

Thèmes Littéraires et Culturels

FRIT F375 — A&H GCC
TR, 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

This course will explore the strategies with which certain women writers mount powerful sociopolitical critiques of their respective cultures through their fictions.

Theatre Workshop

FRIT M435 — A&H
TR 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Love the Italian language but feel self-conscious when you speak? Love Italian culture and feel ready to dive in more deeply?

Elementary French I

FRIT-F100
Online meetings twice a week on MW, either 9:30A-10:45A or 6:00P-7:15P

Introduction to French language and selected aspects of French civilization and culture.  Permission is required for the online class

Second-Year French I: Language and Culture

FRIT-F200
11:00A-12:15P D

Grammar, composition, conversation coordinated with the study of cultural texts.

Intermediate Italian I

FRIT-M200
Online meetings twice a week on TR, either 9:30A-10:45A or 6:00P-7:15P

This course is a continuation of Elementary Italian II.

Individual Readings in French

FRIT-X490
ARR

Independent study on a specific topic not taught in one of this semester's regular courses.

Masterpieces of Italian Literature II

FRIT-M308 — A&H GCC
1:00P-2:15P TR

In this course we will explore texts of various genres by Italian authors and artists from the 1800s through our current decades. Students will gain an understanding of the social, historical, and political contexts depicted in the works and during which they were written or made. Students will able to describe continuity and change in concepts such as nation and unity; cultural values, such as religion and family; ideological goals such as economic stability and civil liberties; and socio-political themes such as gender and sexuality.

Individual Readings in Italian Literature

FRIT-X493
ARR

Independent study on a specific topic not taught in one of this semester's regular courses.

Elementary French II: Language and Culture

FRIT-F150
Online meetings twice a week on MW, either 9:30A-10:45A or 6:00P-7:15P

Basic structures of the French language and selected topics of French civilization and culture. Permission is required for the online class.

Second-Year French II: Language and Culture

FRIT-F250
12:45P-2:00P D

Grammar, composition, conversation coordinated with the study of cultural texts.

Elementary Italian II

FRIT-M150
Online meetings twice a week on MW, either 9:30A-10:45A or 6:00P-7:15P

Continued introduction to contemporary Italian language, geography, and culture. Involves a broad variety of assignments and activities that build grammatical competency and proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Intermediate Italian II

FRIT-M250
Online meetings twice a week on TR, either 9:30A-10:45A or 6:00P-7:15P

This second-year Italian course meets three times a week and builds upon the first three semesters of beginning and intermediate Italian (or equivalent).

Individual Readings in French

FRIT-X490
ARR

Independent study on a specific topic not taught in one of this semester's regular courses.

Individual Readings in Italian Literature

FRIT-X493
ARR

Independent study on a specific topic not taught in one of this semester's regular courses.