Romance Studies: French Language & Literature

• GRS LF 621: Reading French for Graduate Students
  Designed for graduate degree candidates preparing for language reading examinations. Develops skills in interpreting written French with minimal phonological or cultural references. Practice in translating passages relating to the sciences and humanities. No previous knowledge of French required. Students will not receive graduate credit for this course and there is no tuition charge.
• GRS LF 850: Topics in French Literature
  Satisfies departmental theory requirement. Topic for Fall 2015: The Golden Age of Theory. An examination of the vicissitudes of a series of speculative readings, mostly French, of a number of texts, mostly Germanic, as they converged to form the literary tradition known as "theory." Readings from Saussure, Derrida, Laplanche, Deleuze, Lacan, Foucault, Zizek.
• GRS LF 860: Seminar: Topics in French Literature
  Two topics are offered 2015/2016. Students may take one or both for credit. Topic for Fall 2015: TBA. Topic for Spring 2016: TBA.
• GRS LF 951: Directed Study: French Language and Literature
  Hours arranged. Consent of instructor and department.
• GRS LF 952: Directed Study: French Language and Literature
  Hours arranged. Consent of instructor and department.

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