
Francophone Culture: Black Paris
Explore the lives and work of African American visual artists, writers, and musicians who made Paris their home in the 20th century, and themes of diaspora, exile, négritude, race and the performance of identity.
From medieval classics to contemporary films, our undergraduate courses offer a broad range of topics to deepen your understanding of the cultures of Italy, France, and French-speaking regions of the world, both in English and in French or Italian. We look at literature and cultural production in a broad context, considering comparisons with and influences on contemporary culture in the U.S. Exploring film, literature, history, linguistic study, and cultural phenomena in French or Italian presents an immersive experience that leads you to greater fluency and language comprehension.
Explore the lives and work of African American visual artists, writers, and musicians who made Paris their home in the 20th century, and themes of diaspora, exile, négritude, race and the performance of identity.
This course will center around Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron, a collection of stories written in the wake of the plague that devastated Florence in 1348. We’ll consider the connection between storytelling and survival, whether in the wake of devastating disease or political crisis, as we move across the medieval world through Indian, Persian, and Arab traditions of storytelling
This course explores the rich cultural life and history of the south of France, with particular focus on Provence. Provence is a land known for its arid climate and rocky terrain, as well as its many rivers, natural springs, and the enviable views of the French Riviera.
This course explores how gender and sexuality have been constructed and used in films about Italian organized crime, both in Italian and Italian American contexts. In particular, students will study women’s roles and representations in mafia stories in real-life and on screen, from the time of the Italian Unification to the present.
Dans ce cours nous lirons et analyserons plusieurs œuvres, appartenant à des genres et à des époques différentes, et comprenant, en plus des textes mentionnés, une traduction de quelques contes des Mille et Une Nuits, un choix de poèmes des Orientales de Victor Hugo, et le roman de L’Étranger de Camus. L’objectif principal du cours est d’étudier le thème de l’orientalisme dans la littérature afin d’examiner l’imaginaire qu’il nourrit ainsi que les préjugés qu’il véhicule.
This course will explore the questions of identity and assimilation of first- and second-generation immigrants into Italy who contribute to the transformation and richness of the Italian culture.We will face topics such as colonization, racism, religion, laws, and the difficulties and the beauty of being Italian.
We offer beginning and intermediate language courses online.
Permission is required before you can register for the accelerated French language classes, the X490 individual readings class, or in our online language classes.
Please complete the online French Course Authorization Form for permission to register for the following:
No permission is required for the summer.
For permission to enroll in online Italian language courses, please email Dr. Karolina Serafin. You do not need permission to register for the Italian M100 online course. No permission is needed for M110, M115, or M215 Accelerated Italian courses. No permission is required for the summer.
Please download and complete the Permission for Individual Readings Form for permission to register for the following:
Online permission is required before you can register in the accelerated French language classes, in the X490 individual readings class, or in our online language classes.