College of Letters & Science
WELCOME! The GAFIS Graduate Student Symposium, now in its 28th year, provides a forum for intellectual and scholarly exchange in a positive collegial atmosphere. Interdisciplinary in nature, this national event gives future colleagues the chance to meet each other and to hear about current issues in upcoming research. Excellence and pertinence are assured through an …
Early Modern Studies Conference This conference will touch on several interrelated questions : how can enemies reconcile ? How can we imagine peaceful coexistence ? How can nations and individuals get along ? The early modern period was witness to wars and civil strife of unheard-of dimensions, fueled not only by traditional political ambitions …
The Italian Ambassador to the United States, Claudio Bisogniero, will talk about the importance of Italian Studies and Italy’s cultural heritage. As Italy currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Ambassador will comment on the connections between Italy, the United States and Europe. The talk and Q&A will be followed …
On October 29, 2014 Professor Simon Gaunt of King’s College London gave a Germaine Brée Lecture on an alternative history of medieval literature in French. He also participated in the Department Colloquia: French outside France on October 30. He ended his visit with and informal Question & Answer session with our graduate students followed by …
On October 29, 2014 Professor Simon Gaunt from King’s College London gave a Germaine Brée Lecture on an alternative history of Medieval literature in France. The following evening Professor Gaunt also participated in the department’s colloquium “French Outside France” alongside Professor Ullrich Langer, Professor Névine El-Nossery, Professor Vlad Dima, and Professor Jennifer Gipson.
Professional communication for advanced speakers of French, with a particular focus on intercultural analysis, nonverbal communication, and public speaking. Required for students in the Professional French Masters Program.
Sexualité et genre sexuel dans la littérature du XXème siècle Ce cours étudie à la fois la création et la représentation de l’identité sexuelle à travers des œuvres littéraires et cinématographiques françaises. Essentiellement fondé sur l’analyse d’auteurs gays et lesbiens, ce cours propose également une approche de la littérature française (et de son cinéma) du …
This course will explore the ways in which various French philosophers and literary authors have grappled with the often unruly aspects of the human mind. Topics to be discussed include the mind-body relation, the thought experiment as a literary and philosophical exercise, “free thinking” and libertinism, dreaming/ rêverie, and altered mental states like ecstasy, melancholy, …
An introduction to political, social, intellectual, artistic and literary developments in French and Francophone culture, within the time period from the French Revolution to the current era. Prerequisite: French 271.