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Chair: Lynn A. Higgins
Professors K. Conley, M. J. Green, L. A. Higgins, K. J. Jewell, L. D.
Kritzman, G. Parati, J. A. Rassias, V. E. Swain, K. L. Walker; Associate
Professors F. E. Beasley, N. L. Canepa, I. Chitoran, V. Kogan, D. P. LaGuardia,
A. Tarnowski, R. M. Verona, J. K. Wine; Assistant Professors M. A. J. Burland,
M. A. Fodor; Visiting Professor R. Hollander; Research Assistant Professor G.
Cavatorta; Senior Lecturers A. C. Cone, D.-M. Decharme, F. Fabricant, A.
Minardi, B. D. Mosenthal, S. Stark; Lecturers G. Bevagna, J. Essex Linehan, T.
Hinman, A. Kilbane, J. Viazmenski.
MAJORS
Five types of major are available to the student. All programs are designed
individually by the student with the help of a faculty adviser of his or her
choosing within the Department. Major programs may be organized historically,
around a genre (like poetry, drama, or prose fiction), or around a period
concept or movement (such as the Enlightenment, baroque, classicism and
romanticism, or existentialism). Major programs normally include at least one
term of study in France or Italy (two of the L.S.A.+ and/or F.S.P. courses
count towards the major; for more information, see section titled 'Foreign
Study,' pages XXX.) Whether students have an individual advisor or not, all
major plans and subsequent changes must be approved by the French Major Adviser
or the Director of Italian.
1. Major in French. Prerequisite for the major: French 8.
Major programs consist of ten (minimum) or more courses above the level of
French 8. Each major must include French 10 (prerequisite for all upper-level
courses), (1) either French 20 or French 21; (2) either French 22 or French 23;
and (3) either French 24 or French 25 (to be completed by the end of the junior
year). During their senior year, as their culminating experience, majors must
take either French 78: Senior Major Workshop or, with special permission, an
upper-level French course (numbered French 40 or above). Students taking an
upper-level French course as their culminating experience are required to
supplement the regular reading with extra materials chosen in consultation with
the instructor, and to write a research or critical paper of at least twenty
pages. French courses numbered 40 and above may be taken more than once for
major credit, in cases where the topic is different. The major card must be
approved by the French Major Adviser.
2. Major in Italian. Prerequisite for the major: Italian 3.
All students wishing to major in Italian must have completed Italian 3 (on
campus, through the L.S.A. program in Rome, or by placement) no later than the
spring of their sophomore year. An Italian major consists of eight courses
numbered Italian 8 or above. Italian 10 may be counted for credit toward the
major only once. The Honors major consists of nine courses, of which one must
be Italian 89 (the thesis). Two of the three courses offered on the L.S.A.+ may
be counted toward the major and the Honors major. During their senior year, as
their culminating activity, Italian majors must take either Italian 88: Senior
Independent Reading and Research or an upper-level Italian course (numbered
Italian 50 or above). Students taking an upper-level Italian course as their
culminating activity are required to supplement the regular reading with extra
materials chosen in consultation with the instructor, and to write a research
or critical paper of at least twenty pages. All culminating experiences must
include a public presentation. The major card must be approved by the Director
of Italian.
3. Major in Romance Languages. Prerequisite for the major: The
appropriate prerequisite course in each of the two languages studied.
Includes two of the three principal Romance languages (French, Italian,
Spanish). Majors will be required to take ten major-level courses, six of which
shall be selected from the primary language, and four from the secondary
language. If the primary language is French, the six courses must include
French 10 and one course from French 22, 23, 24, 25 (to be completed by the end
of junior year). During their senior year, as their culminating activity,
Romance Language majors (whose primary language is French) must take either
French 78: Senior Major Workshop or, with special permission, an upper-level
French course (numbered French 40 or above). Students taking an upper-level
French course as their culminating experience are required to supplement the
regular reading with extra materials chosen in consultation with the
instructor, and to write a research or critical paper of at least twenty pages.
During their senior year, as their culminating activity, Romance Language
majors (whose primary language is Italian) must take either Italian 88: Senior
Independent Reading and Research or an upper-level Italian course (numbered
Italian 50 or above). Students taking an upper-level Italian course as their
culminating activity are required to supplement the regular reading with extra
materials chosen in consultation with the instructor, and to write a research
or critical paper of at least twenty pages. Italian culminating experiences
must include a public presentation. The major card must be approved by the
Major Adviser for the department of the primary language, and will be filed
with that department.
4. Major in French Studies. Prerequisite for the major: French
8.
The French Studies Major consists of ten courses, with a minimum of six
selected from French 10 and above, and from one to four from appropriate
major-level courses offered by other departments or programs. French Studies
Majors must include one course from French 20 through 25 (to be completed by
the end of the junior year). Two of the French L.S.A.+ and/or F.S.P. courses
may count toward the major. During their senior year, as their culminating
experience, French Studies Majors must take either French 78: Senior Major
Workshop or, with special permission, an upper-level French course (numbered
French 40 or above). Students taking an upper-level French course as their
culminating experience are required to supplement the regular reading with
extra materials chosen in consultation with the instructor, and to write a
research or critical paper of at least twenty pages. The major card must be
approved by the French Major Adviser.
5. Major in Italian Studies. Prerequisite for the major: Italian
3.
The Italian Studies Major consists of ten courses, with a minimum of six
selected from Italian 8 and above, and from one to four from appropriate
major-level courses offered by other departments or programs. Two of the
Italian L.S.A.+ courses may count toward the major. During their senior year,
as their culminating experience, Italian Studies Majors must take either
Italian 88: Senior Independent Reading and Research or an upper-level Italian
course (numbered Italian 50 or above). Students taking an upper-level Italian
course as their culminating experience are required to supplement the regular
reading with extra materials chosen in consultation with the instructor, and to
write a research or critical paper of at least twenty pages. All culminating
experiences must include a public presentation. The major card must be approved
by the Director of Italian.
French or Italian as a Modifier. If a student wishes to modify a
major in another department with French or Italian and wishes the modifying
language to be entered on his or her permanent record, the major program must
be approved by the Department of French and Italian, as well as by the primary
department. The modifying component, which must have some coherence with the
primary major, may be organized historically, around a genre (like poetry,
drama, or prose fiction), or around a period concept or movement (such as the
Enlightenment, baroque, classicism and romanticism, or existentialism), and
must consist of major-level courses.
MINORS
1. Minor in French.
The minor in French consists of six courses. The minor must include: either
French 6 or 8; French 10; one of the following: French 22, 23, 24, 25; and
three other advanced courses above the level of French 10. Two of the courses
offered on the Dartmouth L.S.A.+ and/or F.S.P. in France may count toward the
minor. French 10 may be counted toward the minor only once. Students who are
exempted from French 8 may replace it with another advanced course. A maximum
of one transfer course may count toward the minor.
2. Minor in Italian.
The minor in Italian consists of six courses above the level of Italian 5.
The minor must include Italian 10. Two of the courses offered on the Dartmouth
L.S.A.+ and/or F.S.P. in Italy may count toward the minor. Italian 10 may be
counted toward the minor only once. A maximum of one transfer course may count
toward the minor.
TRANSFER CREDIT
Transfer credit is not available for French or Italian 1, 2, or 3. Prior
approval for each course to be taken at another institution must be gained from
the Chair of the Department of French and Italian. The maximum number of
transfer credits is two.
HONORS PROGRAM
To be admitted to the Honors Program, a student must satisfy the minimum
College requirement and give clear evidence of exceptional ability and interest
in the major field. The Honors Seminar (French or Italian 89), is counted as
one of the minimum required courses in the French, Romance Languages, French
Studies or Italian Studies major programs. In the Italian major program, the
Honors Seminar (Italian 89), constitutes one course above the minimum course
requirement. Honors students will arrange a program of study and research
during any term of the senior year on a tutorial basis with a faculty advisor.
The honors thesis must be written in French or Italian. A proposal, signed by
the faculty advisor, must be submitted to the Departmental Committee on
Independent Studies and Honors Theses for approval by the fifth day of classes
of the term.
LANGUAGE STUDY ABROAD
French L.S.A. Fall, Winter, Spring-Lyon, France
French L.S.A.+ Winter, Spring-Toulouse, France
Italian L.S.A. Fall (alternate years), Winter, Spring (alternate
years) -Rome, Italy
Italian L.S.A.+ Fall, Spring (alternate years)-Rome, Italy
Prerequisite: For French L.S.A., French 2 with the grade of B- or
better, or equivalent preparation, and acceptance into the program; for
French L.S.A.+, French 3 with the grade of B- or better, or equivalent
preparation, and acceptance into the program; for Italian L.S.A.,
Italian 2 or Art History 12 with the grade of B or better, or equivalent
preparation, and acceptance into the program; for Italian L.S.A.+,
Italian 3 with the grade of B or better, or equivalent preparation, and
acceptance into the program. The preparatory course, when applicable, must be
taken within six months of departure.
Students live with families and take courses in language, civilization, and
literature taught by local instructors and the Dartmouth faculty member in
residence.
Upon successful completion of the L.S.A. program, credit will be awarded for
French 3, 5, and 6, or Italian 3, 5, and 6. French or Italian 3 completes the
language requirement.
Upon successful completion of the L.S.A.+ program, credit will be awarded
for French 8, 10, and 12, or Italian 8, 10 and 12.
Students will be accepted on the basis of their application forms and
letters of reference; actual participation in the program is contingent upon
the maintenance of satisfactory academic standing and conduct, and compliance
with orientation procedures. L.S.A. may not be taken during the student's
senior year.
For application and deadline information, consult the Off-Campus Programs
Office.
FOREIGN STUDY
French F.S.P. Fall, Winter, Spring-Paris, France
French: Prerequisite: Acceptance into the program and in any
order:
a) Students must complete French 8 (or have been exempted from French 8
during Orientation week) with a grade of B or better.
b) Students must complete French 10 (or have received credit for French 10
during Orientation week) with a grade of B or better. French 10 should be taken
as immediately prior to the term in Paris as scheduling allows.
French 8 and French 10 may be completed on the L.S.A.+.
Students who have received exemption from French 8 AND credit for French 10
during Orientation Week must take at least one French course at Dartmouth from
among courses French 10 through French 25, with a grade of B or better, prior
to participation in the Foreign Study Program.
Prerequisite courses for the Foreign Study Program must not be taken
NRO.
OR: Satisfactory completion of the L.S.A. program in France during the
term immediately preceding the Foreign Study term.
For application and deadline information, consult the Off-Campus Programs
Office.
FRENCH
1. Introductory French I
06F, 07W, 07S, 07F, 08W, 08S: 9
An introduction to French as a spoken and written language. The work
includes regular practice in class, scheduled drill-sessions, and the
laboratory, in understanding and using the spoken language. Written exercises
and elementary reading materials serve for vocabulary building and discussion.
Never serves in partial satisfaction of the Distributive or World Culture
Requirements. The staff.
2. Introductory French II
06F, 07W, 07S: 9, 10 07X: 9 07F, 08W, 08S: 9, 10
Rapid review and continued study of the fundamentals of French, with
intensive work in vocabulary building. More advanced practice, in classroom,
drill-sessions, and laboratory, in the use of the spoken language.
Open to students by qualifying test or to students who have passed French 1.
Never serves in partial satisfaction of the Distributive or World Culture
Requirements. The staff.
3. Intermediate French
06F, 07W, 07S, 07F, 08W, 08S: 11, 12, D.L.S.A.
Given on-campus as the final course in the required sequence and off-campus
as part of the L.S.A. curriculum, this course is designed to develop reading,
writing, and speaking skills, with emphasis on expansion of vocabulary and
reinforcement of grammatical structures. Some discussion of texts and films of
literary or cultural interest. Frequent oral and written assignments and tests,
both on-campus and off, plus daily drills off-campus.
Open to students by qualifying test or to students who have passed French 2.
Never serves in partial satisfaction of the Distributive or World Culture
Requirements. The staff.
5. Language Study Abroad: Aspects of French Civilization
06F, 07W, 07S, 07F, 08W, 08S: D.L.S.A.
A course in French civilization taught in the context of the Language Study
Abroad pro gram. Lectures by local faculty concentrate on French political,
social, economic, and religious institutions, and their historical development.
Independent or accompanied visits to sites are an integral part of the course.
Assigned work may include short readings, oral presentations and papers, and a
final examination.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dartmouth Language Study Abroad Program.
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. The staff.
6. Language Study Abroad: Readings in French Literature
06F, 07W, 07S, 07F, 08W, 08S: D.L.S.A.
An introductory course, offered in the context of the Language Study Abroad
program, dealing with major figures, themes, or genres of French literature.
Some areas of concern are critical reading and analysis, style, and historical
and social perspectives. Assigned work may include independent reading and
analysis, frequent short papers, and examinations. Taught by Dartmouth
faculty.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dartmouth Language Study Abroad Program.
Dist: LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of
2008 and later: WCult: W. The staff.
7. First-Year Seminars in French Literature
Consult special listings
8. Exploring French Culture and Language
06F: 12 07W: 12,
D.L.S.A.+ 07S: 12, D.L.S.A.+
07F: 12 08W: 12, D.L.S.A.+ 08S: 12, D.L.S.A.+
Practice in the active use of the language combined with an introduction to
major aspects of French society. Each week students will write papers and
participate in discussions based on books, articles, and films emphasizing
social and historical concepts.
Prerequisite: French 3, or equivalent preparation. Dist: SOC. Class
of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
W. The staff.
10. Introduction to French Literature: Masterworks and Great Issues
06F: 12, 2 07W, 07S: 2, D.L.S.A.+ 07X: 12
07F: 12, 2 08W, 08S: 2, D.L.S.A.+
These courses, offered each term by various members of the Department, deal
in major figures, themes, or issues of modern French literature, and of those
earlier periods which have particular relevance to today's world. Techniques of
critical reading and interpretation are studied as an approach to these topics,
which reflect the interests of the teaching staff.
Prerequisite: French 3, or equivalent preparation. Dist: LIT. Class
of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
W.
In 06F at 12, Anatomy of Passion: Couples in Love. A study of
passion in French and francophone literature through the ages, as seen through
texts and films. Readings may include works by Scève, Corneille, Laclos,
Flaubert, Condé. Walker.
In 06F at 2, Paris et province. The opposition between Paris and
the provinces (that is to say, everything that isn't Paris) has proved to be an
enduring feature of French identity, providing a thread of continuity linking
the centralized monarchy of Louis XIV to the modern republic. This course will
examine the multiple perspectives from which writers have represented, and
actively shaped, this characteristic dichotomy. Readings may include works by
Vaudelas, La Bruyère, Sévigné, Mercier, Hugo, Nerval, Maupassant. Wine.
In 07W and 07S, to be announced.
12. Advanced Writing and Speaking in French
07W, 07S, 08W, 08S: D.L.S.A.+
In this course, students will learn to recognize and reproduce a broad range
of linguistic registers and structures in order to achieve competence in French
grammar, phonetics, vocabulary, and oral and written expression. Aided by the
analysis of newspaper articles, letters, political orations, screenplays,
interviews, and short stories, students will analyze, imitate, and produce
diverse types and levels of discourse. Course work will entail intensive
writing, stylistic analysis, small group discussions, dramatic presentations,
and experiential exercises such as conducting interviews, writing business
letters, or composing political speeches. Texts by Montesquieu, Danton,
Maupassant, Zola, Ionesco, De Gaulle, Yourcenar, Kassovitz, and others.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dartmouth Advanced Language Study Abroad
Program. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. The staff.
15. Business French and the French Economy
07S: 10A
This course will enable students to function in a French business
environment. We will use departments of a company (human resources, production,
sales, finance and administration) to acquire a knowledge of business
terminology and practices. Using company web sites and the business press,
students will become familiar with important companies and the environment in
which they operate.
Prerequisite: French 8, or permission of the instructor. Class of 2007 and
earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W.
Fodor.
20. Interpreting French Cultures
07W: 12 08W: 2
This course is designed to enable students to acquire the analytical skills
necessary to interpret the various representational modes that constitute
French and Francophone cultures. In order to prepare students to become more
culturally "competent" the course will draw on various critical
concepts that focus on how and why we read the signs of culture from a variety
of perspectives such as: history and politics; issues of class and power; the
study of symbols and documents. We will explore a variety of cultural objects
and examine the theoretical writings of some of the following authors: Balibar,
Barthes, Baudrillard, Ben Jelloun, Bourdieu, Butler, de Certeau, Condé, Fanon,
Finkielkraut, Foucault, Fumaroli, Glissant, Kristeva, Le Goff, Malraux, Nora,
Ozouf, and Wievorka.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
SOC. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. Kilbane.
21. Introduction to Francophone Literature and Culture
06F: 11 07F: 2
This course surveys the evolution of French language (Francophone)
literature of the former French colonies and examines the social, political,
and cultural issues it raises: race, colonialism, decolonization, revolution,
independence, neo-colonialism, Négritude, Antillanité, Créolité, écriture
féminine, mimetic desire, cultural hybridity, post-independence government
and society. The survey will include novels, plays, poetry, film and essays by
representative writers from the principal divisions of the Francophone world:
the French West Indies, the Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa,
North Africa; Quebec, and Francophone Canada.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist: LIT;
WCult: NW. Green.
22. Introduction to French Literature I: the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance
08W: 12
Medieval France-its art, architecture, technology, philosophy and
literature-exerted an unparalleled influence throughout Europe. Studying the
first texts written in French, as well as the manuscripts in which they
circulated, will shed light on the nature of French culture. We will examine
defining issues of the period: the transition from oral to written expression,
the invention of printing, debates concerning the status of women, Renaissance
humanism, scientific inquiry, religious reform and conflict. Texts may include
La Chanson de Roland, selected poetry, and works by Chretien de
Troyes, Christine de Pizan, Marguerite de Navarre, Francois Rabelais, and
Michel de Montaigne.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. LaGuardia.
23. Introduction to French Literature II: Neoclassicism and the Eighteenth
Century
06F, 07F: 12
The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were a dynamic and volatile period
characterized on the one hand by the rise to power of the most absolute of all
monarchs, the Sun King Louis XIV, symbolized by Versailles, and on the other
hand by the French Revolution. Fostered by royal patronage, literature and the
arts flourished, yet many writers also used artistic expression to counter this
royal power. The period saw the birth of the modern French novel and the
development of a rich body of theatrical and philosophical literature. These
centuries are recognized as major components of France's collective identity
and their influence is still felt in France today. Authors may include
Descartes, Corneille, Racine, Molière, Lafayette, Diderot, Rousseau, Voltaire,
Graffigny, Beaumarchais and Laclos.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. Wine.
24. Introduction to French Literature and Culture III: Nineteenth
Century
07X: 11 08S: 2
This course examines the nineteenth-century renewal of literary form and
vision from the French Revolution to the First World War. We will study the
social and historical developments of French culture as they are reflected in
various literary genres (narrative, poetry, dramatic theory and practice),
literary criticism, philosophy, historiography, and the other arts. Emphasis
will be placed on France's growing self-awareness as a nation and on the
analysis of aesthetic and intellectual issues represented in the major literary
movements of this period including romanticism, realism, symbolism, art for
art's sake, naturalism, fin de siècle decadence, and modernism.
Readings may include works by such authors as Chateaubriand, de Staël,
Stendhal, Hugo, Musset, Sand, Balzac, Baudelaire, Flaubert, Michelet, Zola, and
Huysmans.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
25. Introduction to French Literature and Culture IV: Twentieth
Century
07W: 11 08S: 12
This course examines the radical transformations of literary form and vision
that characterize twentieth-century France with its two World Wars, its
colonial conflicts, and the challenges to French identity posed by immigration
and globalization. We will use lyric poetry, fiction, drama, autobiography, and
film to explore literary movements such as surrealism, existentialism, the new
novel, the theater of the absurd and écriture féminine, as well as the
recent impact of immigrant and minority writers. Readings and films may include
works by Proust, Breton, Colette, Beauvoir, Sartre, Camus, Robbe-Grillet,
Duras, Delbo, Cixous, Sebbar, Resnais, Malle, and Kassovitz.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. Verona.
29. French Civilization: Study Abroad
06F, 07W, 07S, 07F, 08W, 08S: D.F.S.P.
Studies in such aspects of the cultural heritage as French art, music, and
history. Credit for this course is awarded students who have successfully
completed the program of the Dartmouth Foreign Study Program at one of its
university centers in France.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Foreign Study Program. Dist: ART.
Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later:
WCult: W. The staff.
30. French Literature: Study Abroad
06F, 07W, 07S, 07F, 08W, 08S: D.F.S.P.
Credit for this course is awarded students who have successfully completed
the program of the Dartmouth Foreign Study Program at one of its university
centers in France.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Foreign Study Program. Dist: LIT.
Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later:
WCult: W. The staff.
31. The French Language: Study Abroad
06F, 07W, 07S, 07F, 08W, 08S: D.F.S.P.
Credit for this course is awarded students who have successfully completed
the program of the Dartmouth Foreign Study Program at one of its university
centers in France.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Foreign Study Program. Class of 2007 and
earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult:
W. The staff.
35. The French Language: Introduction to Linguistics and Rhetoric
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This course will explore the French language by means of the linguistic
analysis of texts. Its purpose is a) to familiarize the student with the
constraints and freedoms of the French language as these are revealed by
linguistic analysis, and b) to develop the student's spontaneity of expression.
The course will include the study of structural linguistics and recent
rhetorical systems such as those of Genette or Riffaterre.
Prerequisite: French 8 or 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
SOC. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
40. French Literature: The Approach through Genre
07W, 07S: 2 08W: 12 08S: 10
This course will be devoted to significant examples of a particular literary
genre. Genres may be defined historically: thus epic is recognized in its
medieval form; tragedy receives its normative definition during classicism.
Genres may also be defined formally so that narrative may be studied as it
evolves across several centuries. Issues to be considered may include the way
genre shapes the production and reception of literary texts and the
relationship between historical and generic determinants of a given work.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
In 07W, Fatality and Phantasmagoria: Performing Destiny on the Modern
French Stage. Theory and Performance: A study of the themes and dramaturgy
of French plays from 1920 to 1960. The transition of dramatic literature from
page to stage will be examined, as well as the concepts, insights and
techniques from which actors create and sustain theatric illusion. Authors
studied may include Vitrac, Cocteau, Anouilh, Giraudoux, Camus, Sartre,
Beckett, Ionesco. Rassias.
In 07S, Autobiographies, Memoirs, Confessions, and Letters.
This course will examine the first-person inscription of diverse versions
of the self in narrative discourse. How do ideas of identity interact with
different types of textuality? In what ways do transcription and revision
transform notions of subjectivity? What generic characteristics distinguish
memoirs from autobiography, intimate confessions, and letters? Readings from
Monluc, Marguerite de Valois, Brantôme, Montaigne, Rousseau, Sévigné, Rimbaud,
Baudelaire, Proust, Némirovsky, Perec, and others. LaGuardia.
In 08W, A Festival of the Intellect/A Collapse of the Intellect: French
and Francophone Poetry from Baudelaire through Césaire. Charles
Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud, Guillaume Apollinaire, Paul Eluard, André Breton,
Paul Valery, Aimé Césaire, Léon Damas, D.T. Niane and Andrée Chedid are poets
of radically different backgrounds connected by abiding preoccupations of a
modernist vision. These poets will be studied in order to explore the
traditions and counter-traditions of French and Francophone poetry. Walker.
In 08S, The French Gothic. For the nineteenth-century French
writers, Gothic is not only associated with terror, dark settings and strange
creatures, but it is also a critical term that questions literary
verisimilitude, excessive imagination, and exposes literary fabrication based
on replaying of old elements in new contexts. The course will read from the
works of Dumas, Mérimée, Maupassant, Nodier, Verne and Villiers de l'Isle-Adam
and discuss theoretical works by Baudrillard, Kristeva, Vax, among others.
Verona.
45. French Literature: The Approach through Periodization
07W: 10 07X: 12
French literature has traditionally been divided into chronological blocks
that receive descriptive names: classicism for the seventeenth century;
Enlightenment for the eighteenth century; etc. In this course, one or more
periods will be selected for intensive study in the light of fundamental
questions about the historical process.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
In 07W, Speaking in Ideals. Whether they composed romances,
adventure narratives, or treatises on good government, medieval authors often
called on ideals-Truth, Justice, Love-to elevate the status of their
literature, or mask its more subversive intentions. We will study the power of
such allegory in a political context of civil and transnational conflict.
Readings may include works by Jean Renart, Guillaume de Machaut, Jean
Froissart, Christine de Pizan, Alain Chartier, and René d'Anjou. Tarnowski.
In 07X, France and the United States: The Eighteenth Century. This
course will investigate French visions of Britain's American colonies and the
American Revolution. How did the French Enlightenment dream America? Readings
will be from political and literary texts. Authors may include Voltaire,
Rousseau, Diderot, Condorcet, Crèvecoeur, Lafitau. Fodor.
50. French Literature: Major Figures
07F: 2
This course will be devoted to the study of a single author or to a group of
authors who have exercised a decisive influence on French, European or world
literature or who are deserving of concentrated attention because of the
quality or originality of their literary production.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
In 07F, Reading Through a Classic. La Princesse de Clèves,
published in 1678 by Lafayette, is viewed as France's first "modern"
novel. This masterpiece illuminates its complex historical, literary, and
cultural context, including Louis XIV, the salons, and Versailles. The intense
debates surrounding the novel over the past three hundred years reveal social
mores, concepts of literary value, and artistic freedom. Readings:
LaRochefoucauld, Molière, Descartes, Scudéry and critics from the seventeenth
century to the present. Beasley.
53. French Thought: Philosophical Issues
08S: 2A
This course will study texts which have shaped influential views of human
nature, scientific knowledge, social and moral values. Its focus may be on the
philosophers and moralists of the classical period (such as Pascal and La
Rochefoucauld), the social and political thinkers of the Enlightenment (Diderot
and Rousseau) or contemporary thinkers (Beauvoir, Foucault, Lévi-Strauss).
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Class of 2007 and
earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: Dist: TMV;
WCult: W.
In 08S, French Theory. French writers played a crucial role in the
development of contemporary literary and critical theory. French theorists have
analyzed subjects ranging from perception, to sexuality, gender, the
unconscious, popular culture, fashion, cinema, mythology, kinship, and even the
Paris Métro. This course will examine some of the major trends and monuments in
this explosion of theoretical activity in France. Works by Lévi-Strauss, Lacan,
Foucault, Kristeva, Irigaray, Cixous, Derrida, Deleuze, Baudrillard, and
others. LaGuardia.
55. French Culture and Politics
06F, 07F: 10A
This course will study the broad field of French civilization with a variety
of approaches. Literary texts may be studied for their political influence;
literature may be seen as a way of changing history or a reflection of history.
Writings on cultural or political issues, by such figures as Montaigne, Diderot
or de Staël, may also be included as may more current works from the field of
cultural criticism.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
SOC. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
In 06F, Nationalisms, Race and Culture in France. Since the time of
the French Revolution the issues of citizenship, race and culture have been
linked to the varieties of French nationalism and what it means to be
"French". The course will examine the varieties of French nationalism
and the politics of race conceptually and historically. Topics include theories
of the other, political propaganda, and immigration. Texts by Renan, Drumont,
Arendt, Sartre, Fanon, Césaire, Kristeva, Nancy, Balibar, Derrida.
Kritzman.
In 07F, Politics and French Intellectuals. The modern intellectual
was invented in France at the time of the Dreyfus affair. In the twentieth
century, French intellectuals were seen as moral guides and social critics.
They engaged in philosophical speculation by bridging theory with practice.
During political crises. intellectuals engaged in public debate as a means of
influencing society. We will examine figures such as Zola, Benda, Gide, Breton,
Malraux, Sartre, Camus, Beauvoir, Foucault, Furet, Derrida and Boudieu.
Kritzman.
60. Gender and French Literature
08W: 10
Intersections of gender and literary expression will be studied from a
variety of perspectives: gender and authorship (women writers, écriture
féminine, comparative analysis of masculine/feminine treatments of genres
or themes); gender and reading (do men and women read differently? do certain
texts address a specifically gendered readership?); gender and literary form
(the lyric, the romance plot); representations of men and women in certain
movements or periods (the female body, women/men as subjects or objects of
representation).
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
70. Francophone Literature
06F: 10 08S: 2
This course will involve the study of Francophone literature outside Europe.
This may include the literature of Africa, the Caribbean, Québec and Southeast
Asia.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist: LIT;
WCult: Varies.
In 06F, Questions of Independence. Francophone literature is of
extraordinary cultural complexity. This course will focus on Haiti, the Haitian
Revolution and its literature in the first half, shifting in the second half to
literature from Algeria and Morocco and questions of cultural independence and
conflict. Walker.
In 08S, Writing French in Islamic Space: Transformations of the
Maghreb. First encountered as a colonizing language, French has become a
language of self-expression and affirmation in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, as
well as in Maghrebian immigrant communities in France. The course will focus on
the role of French in constructing contemporary Maghrebian identity in novels
and films by Tahar ben Jelloun, Assia Djebar, Azouz Begag, Maïssa Bey, Merzak
Allouache, Yamina Benguigui, and Mehdi Charef. Green.
75. French Film
07S: 2A 07X: 10A
This course will focus on one of the following: an individual filmmaker, a
significant movement or period, or a major theme in French cinema. Students
will become familiar with aspects of French cinematic history as well as with
important concepts in film analysis.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
ART. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
In 07S, Women Filmmakers in the French Tradition. We will study
films by French women filmmakers, situating them within cinema history
generally and the French tradition in particular. We will trace the artists'
contribution to the development of realism, Modernism, Surrealism, the New
Wave, and post-Modernism. Examining the articulation of social consciousness
with artistic experimentation, we will ask whether the films point to a
specifically feminine aesthetic. Counts toward French, Film Studies, or Women's
and Gender Studies majors. Higgins.
In 07X, Questions of French Identity. This course will examine the
evolution of French identity and its representation in film. Using a doubly
historical perspective, we will focus on significant events in French history
and the historical context in which the films are made-how characters and
actions are filtered through the era and perspective of the filmmaker. Readings
include scenarios, history, and film analyses. Films include La Reine
Margot, La Grande illusion, Un Héros très discret. Kogan.
78. Senior Major Workshop: Methods in Reading, Writing and Cultural
Analysis
07W: 10A 08W: 2
As part of this culminating experience, each major will work on an
independent project, either a senior thesis or expanding upon work begun in a
previous course. The independent project will be developed within the framework
of this course using a selection of critical texts that can be viewed as models
of literary, cultural, and historical analysis. Lectures by a variety of
faculty members will supplement the readings. Students will gain mastery in
literary and cultural analysis, close analytical reading skills and composition
in French.
The course is open only to French and Italian Department senior majors or by
petition, which is due by the fifth day of classes of Fall term. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. Beasley.
80. French Literature and the Other Arts
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
Literary works (poetry, theater, the novel, the essay) will be examined in
their relationship to the other arts. This will include music, painting, the
plastic arts, architecture, etc. Sample topics: opera and melodrama; symbolism
and Impressionist painting; surrealism in poetry and collage; art criticism by
such writers as Baudelaire, Apollinaire, Ponge.
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
ART. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
81. Seminar
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
Prerequisite: French 10, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
87. Independent Reading and Research
All terms: Arrange
A program of individual study directed by a member of the staff. Open only
to French, French Studies and Romance Language Majors. By special permission
this course may be taken more than once. A proposal, signed by the faculty
advisor, must be submitted to the Departmental Committee on Independent Studies
and Honors Theses for approval by the fifth day of classes of the term.
88. Senior Independent Reading and Research
All terms: Arrange
A program of individual study directed by a member of the staff. Open only
to senior French, French Studies and Romance Language (whose primary language
is French) Majors. A proposal, signed by the faculty advisor, must be submitted
to the Departmental Committee on Independent Studies and Honors Theses for
approval by the fifth day of classes of the term.
89. Honors Seminar
All terms: Arrange
Honors students will arrange a program of study and research during any term
of the senior year on a tutorial basis with individual faculty members. A
thesis, written in French, and a public presentation are the normal culmination
of this course. A proposal, signed by the faculty advisor, must be submitted to
the Departmental Committee on Independent Studies and Honors Theses for
approval by the fifth day of classes of the term. For information about
application procedures, please see page the Honors Program above.
FRENCH CLUB
Students interested in French are invited to join the French Club, Le
Cercle français. It is a cultural as well as social organization which
meets weekly. Membership is open to all students whether or not enrolled in
French courses. The program includes talks in French, informal conversation
groups, films, and dramatic productions.
FRENCH AND ITALIAN IN TRANSLATION
The following courses are taught in English.
33. Dante: The
Divine Comedy
06F, 07F: 12
This seminar provides an intensive discussion and analysis of Inferno,
Purgatory and Paradise. Special attention will be given to
Dante's conception of the human being and to critical notions of allegory,
autobiography, and the Christian and classical influences which resonate in
Dante's epic poem. Essential background reading from the Bible, Virgil,
Augustine and Ovid will complement the central text. Text, lectures and
discussion in English. Students taking the course for major credit will attend
a weekly x-hour conducted in Italian.
Open to all students. Dist: LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier:
WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W. Hollander.
34. Renaissance Studies in Translation
08W: 12
An examination of Italian Renaissance masterpieces in translation, which
will explore the centrality of Italian ideas and ideals to the development of
literary and cultural norms in Italy and Europe. Topics will vary according to
the focus established by each instructor.
Open to all students. Lectures and discussion in English. Major credit will
be granted to students who read required selections in Italian and attend a
weekly x-hour conducted in Italian. Dist: LIT. Class of 2007 and
earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W.
35. Modern Italian Culture and Society
07S: 2A
According to the interests of the instructor, a major topic, art form,
literary genre, or historical theme that concerns modern Italy will be
approached in relation to Italian culture and society as a whole. The focus of
the course will thus be interdisciplinary, emphasizing the interplay of the
fine arts, literature, film, music, history, and philosophy. Possible themes
include Literature and Politics in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century, The
History of Italian Opera, The Culture of Italian Fascism, Italian Film
(specific directors such as Fellini, De Sica, Bertolucci and Antonioni).
Open to all students. Lectures and discussion in English. Major credit will
be granted to students who read required selections in Italian and attend a
weekly x-hour conducted in Italian. Dist: Varies. Class of 2007 and
earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and later: WCult: W.
In 07S, Fascist Italy: Fascism in Literature and Film (Identical to
Comparative Literature 63). This course focuses on the history of the rise
and fall of fascism and on the cultural forces that validated its power.
Special attention will be given to literature and film in propaganda. Students
will watch films: Cabiria, Black Shirt, The White Squadron, and A
Very Special Day. They will read novels and short stories by Alberto
Moravia, Fausta Cialente, F. T. Marinetti, and Elsa Morante and critical texts
by Spackman, Pickering-Iazzi, de Grazia, and Ben-Ghiat. Dist: LIT.
Parati.
93. Second Language Teaching and Learning: Theory and Practice
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This course examines the notion that language teaching theory and classroom
practice are two sides of the same coin. After a historical overview of
language pedagogy, the course will survey current theoretical models and
methods of second language teaching and learning based on a solid foundation of
recent empirical evidence. Topics will include Krashen's "Input
Hypothesis," the "Rassias Method" and the recently developed
theory of "Conceptual Fluency." In the second part of the course, we
will shift our focus to the practical questions of curriculum design, classroom
activities and the development of teaching materials. This course offers major
credit for all French and Italian Department majors. It may offer minor credit
with permission of the Chair.
Open to all students. Dist: SOC.
ITALIAN
For information on the Italian Major and the Italian Studies
Major, see section entitled 'Majors,' above.
1. Introductory Italian
I
06F, 07W, 07S, 07F, 08W, 08S: 9
An introduction to Italian as a spoken and written language, with emphasis
on practical conversation. The course includes regular practice in class,
scheduled drill-sessions and the laboratory in understanding and using the
spoken language. Never serves in partial satisfaction of the Distributive
or World Culture Requirements. The staff.
2. Introductory Italian II
06F, 07W, 07S, 07F, 08W, 08S: 10
Rapid review and continued study of the fundamentals of Italian, with
intensive work in vocabulary building. The course will also include an
introduction to the culture and civilization of Italy.
Open to students by qualifying placement or to students who have passed
Italian 1. Never serves in partial satisfaction of the Distributive or
World Culture Requirements. The staff.
3. Introductory Italian III
06F, 07W, 08W, 08S: D.L.S.A. 07W, 07S, 07X: 9 08S: 10
This course is designed to reinforce and refine spoken and written language
skills through a review of grammar, exposure to a broad spectrum of language
ranging from colloquial to literary styles, and the use of samples of Italian
language from multiple sources such as advertising, comics, television and
literature. Frequent compositions, quizzes, plus linguistic and thematic
analysis of texts.
Open to students by qualifying placement or to students who have passed
Italian 2 or Art History 12. Never serves in partial satisfaction of the
Distributive or World Culture Requirements. The staff.
5. Language Study Abroad: The Art and Culture of Rome
06F, 07W, 08W, 08S: D.L.S.A.
A course, taught in the context of the Language Study Abroad Program, which
concentrates on the artistic life and culture of Rome. Masterpieces of
painting, sculpture and architecture are studied in their social and historical
contexts. Visits to sites in the city proper and its environs as well as nearby
cities are an integral part of the program of study.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dartmouth Language Study Abroad Program.
Dist: ART. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of
2008 and later: WCult: W. The staff.
6. Language Study Abroad: Literature
06F, 07W, 08W, 08S: D.L.S.A.
An introductory course offered in the context of the Language Study Abroad
program, dealing with major figures, themes, or genres of Italian literature.
Some areas of concern are critical reading and analysis, style, historical and
social perspective.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dartmouth Language Study Abroad Program.
Dist: LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of
2008 and later: WCult: W. The staff.
7. First-Year Seminars in Italian Literature
Consult special listings
8. Exploring Italian Culture and Language
07S, 07F: D.L.S.A.+
This course will serve as an introduction to modern and contemporary Italian
literature, culture and society. It will focus on topics such as evolving
political and regional identities, gender relations, the role of the media, and
the culture of daily life, as they appear in forms as diverse as narrative and
poetry, cinema, music, and journalism. Students will also focus on specific
grammatical and stylistic issues in order to improve their fluency in Italian.
Course work will consist of frequent essays and student-led discussions.
Prerequisite: Italian 3, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
SOC. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. The staff.
10. Introduction to Italian Literature: Masterworks and Great Issues
07S: D.L.S.A.+ 07X: 11 07F: D.L.S.A.+
This course will offer a general introduction to Italian literature from the
thirteenth century to the present. Topics will vary according to the interests
of the instructor, but readings will center on such authors as Dante, Petrarch,
Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Ariosto, Leopardi, Manzoni, Pirandello, and Svevo.
Prerequisite: Italian 3, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. The Staff.
11. Italy: The Power of Language
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This course focuses on a wide variety of historically significant and
emblematic cultural texts. These will be drawn especially from the tradition of
the oration-be they speeches per se, poems or excerpts from sermons, plays,
opera or films. Artists, writers, musicians and directors may include Dante,
Machiavelli, Giuseppe Verdi, Roberto Rossellini and Bernardo Bertolucci. Course
work entails intensive writing, stylistic analysis, translation, small group
discussions, and dramatic presentations.
Prerequisite: Italian 3, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
12. Advanced Writing and Speaking in Italian
07S, 07F: D.L.S.A.+
An advanced language and composition course in which students will work with
a wide range of linguistic and cultural materials in order to achieve
competence in Italian grammar, and oral and written expression.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dartmouth Advanced Language Study Abroad
Program. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. The staff.
15. Italian Cinema
08S: 2A
Conducted in Italian, this course introduces students to classic Italian
cinema, including its history and its predominant genres-from the silent film
to comedy and melodrama and thriller. Students will become familiar with
Italian cinematic movements such as Neorealism, directors such as Federico
Fellini and Roberto Benigni, as well as with important concepts in film
analysis.
Prerequisite: Italian 3, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
ART. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
29. Rome in the Italian Cultural Imagination: Study Abroad
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to representations of
Rome in a discrete historical period or cultural movement and will draw faculty
from literature and art history. Italy's capital city will be the focal point
for broad analyses of the relation of past and present, the classical cultural
heritage in Italy, the anti-classical movements of Italian art, architecture,
literature, and film. Site visits are an integral part of this course.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dartmouth Italian Studies Foreign Program.
Dist: ART. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of
2008 and later: WCult: W.
30. Seminar in Italian Studies: Study Abroad
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
Topics vary according to the specialty of the program director. The course
aims to study selected literary texts in their broad cultural and historical
contexts and to take advantage of the site itself through its libraries,
museums, theaters, and monuments. The course comprises tutorials, fieldwork,
class presentations and a research paper.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dartmouth Italian Studies Foreign Program.
Dist: LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of
2008 and later: WCult: W.
31. Italian Language: Study Abroad
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
An advanced language and composition course.
Credit for this course is awarded to students who have successfully
completed the Dartmouth Italian Studies Foreign Program at its center in Rome,
Italy.
Prerequisite: acceptance into the Dartmouth Italian Studies Foreign Program.
Class of 2007 and earlier: Dist: PHR; WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
33. Dante
(See French and Italian in Translation)
34. Renaissance Studies in Translation
(See French and Italian in Translation)
35. Modern Italian Culture and Society
(See French and Italian in Translation)
50. Early Italian Literature and Culture
08W: 2
An intensive introduction to medieval Italian literature, concentrating on
Dante's Vita nuova, Boccaccio's Decameron, Petrarch's
Canzoniere and Catherine of Siena's Dialogo della Divina
Provvidenza. Selections from other writers will be read alongside these
works so as to provide a rich understanding of the major cultural and literary
currents of the time. Topics to be explored include mysticism, autobiography
and sacred writing, the love lyric, pestilence and historical narrative. This
course complements French and Italian 33.
Prerequisite: Italian 10 or 11, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
55. Humanism and Renaissance
07W: 12
Umanesimo, the return to Classical models of literature and
culture, produced a revolution in Italy and Europe. This course will
concentrate on the emergence of coherent ideologies of tradition and innovation
in literature, the arts and politics in the works of Petrarch's spiritual
heirs. Close readings of a few major works will provide the background for a
comparative analysis of selections drawn from other authors. Writers to be
studied intensively include Alberti, Poliziano, Castiglione, Machiavelli,
Ariosto, and Tasso.
Prerequisite: Italian 10 or 11, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W. Canepa.
57. Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Italian Literature and Culture
08S: 12
This course will concentrate on literary works of the Baroque and the
Enlightenment periods, and the cultural environment in which they were
produced. In the first half of the course we will focus on the Baroque 'poetics
of the marvelous' (Basile, Marino), Galileo's nuova scienza and its
influence on the literary imagination, and the birth of several new literary
genres: the commedia dell'arte and the novel (Andreini, Brusoni). We
will then examine the particularity of Italian illuminismo and how the
'cult of reason' was expressed in the literary realm, examining such phenomena
as the reaction against the Baroque (Metastasio), neoclassicism, the emergence
and literary representation of new socio-economic realities (Goldoni), and the
theme of conflict between power and individual freedom (Alfieri).
Prerequisite: Italian 10 or 11, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
60. Nineteenth-Century Italian Literature and Culture
07S: 12
An introduction to nineteenth-century Italian culture through literature,
history, opera, and other arts. Topics may include: Italian Unification, the
construction of national identity, and the evolution of genres. Authors and
works may include: Foscolo, Leopardi, Manzoni, Deledda, Serao, Collodi's
Pinocchio, and Verdi's Aida.
Prerequisite: Italian 8, 10 or 11, or permission of the instructor.
Dist: LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of
2008 and later: WCult: W. Parati.
65. Twentieth-Century Italian Literature and Culture
07F: 2
This course offers an introduction to the spectrum of literary forms and
social and historical concerns which characterize twentieth-century Italian
culture, such as the changes brought by the modernization of a nation with a
long history, the two world wars and the rise of Fascism, and the impact of
changing gender identities. Authors and filmmakers may include Monicelli,
Fellini, Benigni, Calvino, Morante, Pasolini, and Maraini.
Prerequisite: Italian 8, 10 or 11, or permission of the instructor.
Dist: LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of
2008 and later: WCult: W.
80. Seminar
Not offered in the period from 06F through 08S
Prerequisite: Italian 10 or 11, or permission of the instructor. Dist:
LIT. Class of 2007 and earlier: WCult: EU. Class of 2008 and
later: WCult: W.
85. Independent Reading and Research
All terms: Arrange
Students may arrange a program of study and research with individual faculty
members. Open only to Italian, Italian Studies, and Romance Language Majors. A
proposal, signed by the faculty advisor, must be submitted to the Departmental
Committee on Independent Studies and Honors Theses for approval by the fifth
day of classes of the term.
88. Senior Independent Reading and Research
All terms: Arrange
A program of individual study directed by a member of the staff. Open only
to senior Italian, Italian Studies, and Romance Language (whose primary
language is Italian) Majors. A proposal, signed by the faculty advisor, must be
submitted to the Departmental Committee on Independent Studies and Honors
Theses for approval by the fifth day of classes of the term.
89. Honors Seminar
All terms: Arrange
Honors students will arrange a program of study and research during any term
of the senior year on a tutorial basis with individual faculty members. A
thesis, written in Italian, and a public presentation are the normal
culmination of this course. A proposal, signed by the faculty advisor, must be
submitted to the Departmental Committee on Independent Studies and Honors
Theses for approval by the fifth day of classes of the term.
For information about application procedures, please see Honors Program
above..
ITALIAN CLUB
Il Circolo Italiano is open to all students interested in Italian
language and culture. Weekly gatherings with conversation, music, and
refreshments. Special events include films, suppers, and out-of-town
excursions.
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