Courses

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• CAS LF 350: Reading the French Way
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: At least one Level 1 Advanced Course (CAS LF 303, 307, 308, 309, 310,3 11) or equivalent; or placement test results. First Year Writing Semin ar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120). - Development of techniques for reading and interpreting French literary texts. Special attention to the study of lyric poetry, drama, and short narrative. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course.
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• CAS LF 351: Introduction to the French Novel
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLF350) First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120). - Close readings in the French novel from 19th century to contemporary times. Attention to narration, themes, symbols, and schools. Investigation of the roman d'analyse, realist fiction, anti-colonialist, and other types of narrative. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course.
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• CAS LF 441: Topics in Urban Imgainaries in Literature and Film
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLF 350 or CASLF 351; or consent of instructor. - May be taken twice for credit if topics are different. Students examine the filmic and literary representations of urban environments in France and the francophone world; the phenomenon of urbanization, the historical development, cultural and artistic context of its attractive power; fluxes of migration of the city; streets and monuments as characters. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Aesthetic Exploration, Creativity/Innovation.
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• CAS LF 442: Geographies of the Imagination: Writing (beyond) the Island
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLF350 OR CASLF351) or consent of instructor. - Approaches to real and imagined spaces in their literary representations. Emphasis on relation between cultural and political heritage and aesthetic forms. Discussion of themes such as exile, displacement, mobility, and empire in critical discourse. French, Francophone, and related traditions. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
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• CAS LF 448: Medieval Text/Image/Spectacle
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLF 350 or CASLF 351; or consent of instructor. - May be taken taken twice for credit if topics are different. Explores literary texts and their relation to works of visual and performance art. Uses critical and historical study in combination with creative practices to explore the creative dynamics of influence, appropriation, and transformation across axes of time and space. Readings and works selected may vary by instructor. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness, Creativity/Innovation.
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• CAS LF 455: Studies in Nineteenth-Century French Literature
  Prerequisites: CASLF 350 and First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or WR 120). - May be repeated twice for credit if topics are different. Examines major themes and works in the literature of nineteenth-century France. Attention to cultural context and dialogue between the arts, literature, politics, and popular culture. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration.
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• CAS LF 456: The Postcolonial Novel
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LF 350 - An examination of postcolonial novels by contemporary writers. Discussion of linguistic and literary issues related to the process of decolonization, the usage of the French language today, and the renewal of aesthetics.
• CAS LF 462: Cinema-Monde: Mapping French Film
  Spanning from the silent era to the present-day, this course reframes the key movements of French cinema through the lens of the global. Directors include Georges Melies, Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, Chantal Ackerman, Agnes Varda, and the Dardenne brothers. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Creativity/Innovation.
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• CAS LF 464: Author/Auteur Studies
  Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or WR 120) - May be taken twice for credit if topics are different. In-depth study of a single author or film maker. Attention to critical/theoretical debates about the author's work(s); their relation to aesthetic, political, and/or historical debates of the time; and questions about relation to tradition and/or legacy and ongoing influence. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration.
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• CAS LF 478: Topics in The Voice in the Text: Gender and Authorship
  May be taken twice for credit if topics are different. Explores how French and Francophone women writers and theorists engage with cultural, social, and political issues. Draws on works such as novels, autobiographies, plays, and essays, situating these writings at the intersection of gender, language, nationality, and collective memory. Topic TBA. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
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• CAS LF 479: Fatal Women and Dangerous Bodies
  Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or WR 120). - Examines depictions of the femme fatale and fears of female sexuality in realist, naturalist and decadent French fictions. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course.
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• CAS LF 483: Studies in Literature and Politics
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or WR 120) - May be repeated twice for credit if topics are different. Close interpretive, critical, and theoretical study of philosophical questions posed by selected works of literature [and related arts] with emphasis on the political. Themes such as vengeance, justice, and injustice; political theatre / theatre of politics; representations of war; exile and imprisonment as the scene of writing; cross-fertilization between law, diplomacy, and narrative; or transgression and invention. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Research and Information Literacy.
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• CAS LF 491: Directed Study: French
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of department and CAS Academic Advising, 100 Bay State Rd., Ro om 401. - Application form available in CAS Academic Advising. Through interdisciplinary, in-depth study, explores the history, legacy, and future of a single 'lieu de m¿moire'--an iconic 'site of memory' that serves as a cultural touchstone. Sources include manuscripts, architecture, literary texts, music, film, photography, and others. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Aesthetic Exploration, Teamwork/Collaboration.
• CAS LF 492: Directed Study: French
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of department and CAS Academic Advising, 100 Bay State Rd., Ro om 401. - Application form available in CAS Academic Advising.
• CAS LF 568: Topics in Literature and Film
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLF 350) and one LF 400-level literature course, or consent of instructor. - May be repeated twice for credit is topics are different. Topic TBA.
• CAS LF 569: Topics in Francophone Writing
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLF 350 or CASLF 351 or consent of instructor - May be taken twice for credit if topics are different. Topic TBA.
• CAS LF 571: Topics in Nineteenth-Century French Literature
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLF 350 and one 400-level literature course. - May be taken twice for credit if topics are different. Topic TBA.
• CAS LG 111: First-Semester German
  For beginners or according to placement test results. Introduction to grammar, vocabulary, structure of German, emphasizing the four basic skills: speaking, writing, listening, and reading. (If CAS LG 112 or a more advanced college- level course has been completed, this course may not be taken for credit.) Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• CAS LG 112: Second-Semester German
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLG111) or placement test results. - Continues study and practice of the basic skills of speaking, writing, and reading German. Conversational dialogues, reading of short texts, grammar sessions, compositions. Conducted in German. (If a more advanced college-level course has been completed, this course may not be taken for credit.) Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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• CAS LG 211: Third-Semester German
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (CASLG112) or placement test results. - Further development of communicative skills acquired in the first year, emphasizing both production (speaking, writing) and comprehension (listening, reading). Grammar review. Reading and discussion of selected short stories, poetry, and plays as well as nonliterary texts. Conducted in German. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area: The Individual in Community.
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