[Catalan Ab. Elementary Catalán II]
Catalog Number: 8572
Bradley S. Epps and staff
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Further develops communicative skills (reading, writing, speaking) in Catalán with special attention to literature, the visual arts, political and linguistic history, and current events. Note: Conducted in Catalán. Knowledge of another Romance Language is recommended.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03.
Prerequisite: Catalán Aa or permission of the instructor.
Catalan Ax. Reading Catalan
Catalog Number: 5084
Bradley S. Epps
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 2. EXAM GROUP: 7
An intensive introduction to Catalan prose reading for both undergraduates and graduates. Aims at the rapid development of reading skills as a tool for research. Selection of materials in accordance with students’ needs.
Prerequisite: Some previous knowledge of a Romance language helpful but not necessary.
*Catalan 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2578
Bradley S. Epps and staff
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Tutorial supervision of research on subjects not treated in regular courses.
French Ax. Reading French
Catalog Number: 2763
Judith Frommer and staff
Half course (fall term). Section I: Tu., Th., 10–11:30; Section II: Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13
An introduction to reading modern French prose for students who require only reading knowledge of French for research purposes. Selection of materials in accordance with students’ needs. Some previous study of a Romance language helpful but not necessary.
Note: Not open to students with a score of 500 or above on the SAT II French test, or to graduate students with more than one year of undergraduate French, or to auditors. May not be used to fulfill the language requirement and may not be taken Pass/Fail. Students should section on-line on the French Ax website.
*French Bab. Intensive Elementary French: Special Course
Catalog Number: 8780 Enrollment: Limited to 15 students per section.
Judith Frommer and staff
Full course (spring term). Section I: M. through F., at 10 and Tu., Th., at 11. Section II: M., through F., at 1 and Tu., Th., at 2. EXAM GROUP: 3, 12
A complete first-year course for non-requirement students. Provides a solid foundation in French for those with absolutely no prior knowledge of the language. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing are all emphasized, with class time devoted to oral expression. After French Bab, students should be able to engage in everyday conversation with native speakers, and read straightforward texts, both fiction and non-fiction, with relative ease.
Note: May not be used to fulfill the language requirement and may not be taken Pass/Fail. French Bab does not section. Interested students should fill out the on-line request form on the French Bab website by the end of the Fall semester examination period.
Prerequisite: An advanced knowledge of at least one foreign language.
French Ca. Intermediate French I
Catalog Number: 1810
Judith Frommer and staff
Half course (fall term). M. through Th., sections at 9, 10, 11, 12, or 1. EXAM GROUP: 10
A beginning intermediate course emphasizing listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and including a study of grammar. Students become familiar with contemporary France through videotapes, feature length films, and multimedia and are introduced to French literature through a variety of texts.
Note: Conducted in French. May not be taken Pass/Fail, but may be taken Sat/Unsat by GSAS students. Students should section on-line on the French Ca website.
Prerequisite: Placement score of 500-599 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement Test; 3 years of French in high school; passing grade in French A; or permission of the instructor.
French Cb. Intermediate French II: La Francophonie
Catalog Number: 6343
Judith Frommer and staff
Half course (spring term). Three weekly meetings: Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 10; Section III: M., W., F., at 11; Section IV: M., W., F., at 12; Section V: M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 2
Aims to further develop the four communicative skills while introducing students to the concept of “la francophonie” as represented in literature and films from Quebec, the Caribbean, and Africa. In French Cb, students continue the study of grammar begun in French Ca.
Note: Conducted in French. May not be taken Pass/Fail, but may be taken Sat/Unsat by GSAS students. Students should section on-line on the French Cb web page.
Prerequisite: Placement score of 600-659 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test; a passing grade in French Ca; or permission of instructor.
French 25. Intermediate French III: L’Etre humain et son univers
Catalog Number: 8781
Marlies Mueller and staff
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Fall: Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 10; Section III: M., W., F., at 12; Section IV: M.,W., F., at 1. Spring: Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 12.. EXAM GROUP: Fall: 10; Spring: 3
An introduction to French literature and cinema combined with a complete review of French grammar. Contemporary texts and films are chosen that explore enduring questions of human experience. Reflections on the meaning of life are compared and contrasted. Authors and filmmakers include Baudelaire, Camus, Kieslowski, Pagnol, Rimbaud, and Sartre. By the end of the semester, students should be able to understand lectures in French and express their thoughts orally and in writing with confidence using simple, correct French.
Note: Conducted in French. Open to students with a grade of A- in French A or French Bab, a B in French Ca with language requirement completed, a B in French Cb, or, for initial placement, a placement score between 600-659 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test; or by permission of the instructor. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Students should section on-line on the French 25 website.
French 27. French Oral Survival: Le Français parlé
Catalog Number: 3060
Judith Frommer and staff
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Fall: Section I: M. through F., at 9; Section II: M. through F., at 12; Section III: M. through F., at 1; Spring: Section I: M. through F., at 9; Section II: M. through F., at 12; Section III: M. through F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 2
Intended to prepare students for immersion in any Francophone country, this course stresses oral communication and use of current vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and culturally appropriate speech strategies, all presented thematically. Students improve listening and speaking skills using web-delivered audio and video films; they review grammar via computer tutorials. Weekly articles from the French press offer opportunities to develop reading skills while providing information about contemporary France. After taking French 27, students should feel at ease speaking French and conversing with native speakers and should be able to handle all situations encountered in everyday life.
Note: French 27 may not be used to fulfill the language requirement. May not be taken pass/fail, but may be taken Sat/Unsat by GSAS students. Students should section on-line on the French 27 web page.
Prerequisite: Placement score of 600-659 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test; grade of B+ in French A or Bab, B in French Ca with language requirement completed, or B in French Cb or French 25; or permission of instructor.
French 31. Oral Expresssion: La France à travers les medias
Catalog Number: 0490
Judith Frommer and staff
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Fall: M., W., F., at 10 or 11; Spring: M., W., F., at 10 or 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Designed for students with a conversational level of French who want to further develop their oral-aural skills. Students will increase their vocabulary and acquire more sophisticated speech strategies while learning about France through the French press, (both written and audio-visual), films, and the world wide web. The course will include a grammar review and practice in writing.
Note: Conducted in French. May not be taken Pass/Fail, but may be taken Sat/Unsat by GSAS students. Students should section on-line in the French 31 website.
Prerequisite: Placement score of 660 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test; a passing grade in French 25 or 27, or by permission of the instructor.
French 35. Upper-Level French I: “La quête de soi et le rapport avec autrui”
Catalog Number: 1935
Marlies Mueller and staff
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Fall: Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 11; Section III: M., W., F., at 1. Spring: Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 11; Section III: M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 3
A course in French language, literature, and film designed to develop facility in speaking, listening comprehension, writing, and reading at the advanced level. Considers representations of the self in French literature and cinema, and the various cultural institutions within which individuality is constructed. Genealogy, politics, law, art, memory, education, and religion are considered in literary context. How does one arrive at knowledge of self, and what are the consequences of this knowledge? Authors and filmmakers attempting to answer this question include Baudelaire, Camus, Duras, Hugo, Leconte, Rouan, Truffaut, and Vercors; course includes a complete grammar review and vocabulary building, in context.
Note: Conducted in French. Students should section on-line on the French 35 website.
Prerequisite: For initial placement, French 25, or permission of instructor. Open to students with a placement score of 660 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test taken. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
French 36. Upper-Level French II: Liberté et Conscience
Catalog Number: 6963
Marlies Mueller and staff
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 11; Section III: M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 13
An advanced course in French language and literature structured to develop near-native fluency in written and oral expression. Examines the nature and consequences of freedom. How do power, knowledge, and freedom interrelate? What ethical difficulties does the affirmation of individual liberty occasion? Politics, philosophy, art, and literary imagination are considered as they relate to the creation and expansion of human autonomy. Authors and film directors include Balzac, Beauvoir, Camus, Granier-Deferre, Maupassant, Nuytten, Ophuls, Renoir, Ribowska, and Yourcenar. Grammar is reviewed in context, complemented by audiotapes, videotapes, films, and optional computer-assisted instruction materials designed to sharpen oral/aural skills.
Note: Conducted in French. Students should section on-line on the French 36 website.
Prerequisite: French 25, 27, 30, or 35; a placement score of 690 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test ; or permission of the instructor. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
French 41 (formerly French 37). Les régions de France: hier et aujourd’hui
Catalog Number: 7909
Marie-France Bunting and staff
Half course (fall term). Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 3
A journey through various regions of France surveying the present and past identities of Bretagne, Alsace, and Provence, Dordogne and Périgord, through history, folklore, traditions, gastronomy, art, music, and regional literature. Resources for class discussions include current articles from the French press, information from web sites, and historical, sociological and literary writings as well as films and video documents. Emphasis on oral communication. An advanced grammar review is offered along with practice in writing and vocabulary enrichment.
Note: Conducted in French. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: French 31, 35 or 36. Open to students with a placement score of 710 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test, or by permission of the instructor.
French 42 (formerly French 38b). Introduction à la litérature francophone
Catalog Number: 2581
Marie-France Bunting and staff
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 3
Designed to introduce students to the works of some leading Francophone writers from Québec, Antilles, North and West Africa while helping them acquire greater skills and confidence in both oral and written expression. Discussions will focus on issues of identity, tradition and modernity as expressed in the works of Hébert, Condé, Chedid, Sembène, Laye, Chraïbi, and of Francophone film directors.
Note: Conducted in French. May not be taken pass/fail.
Prerequisite: French 31, 35, 36, 41 (formely 37). Open to students with a placement score of 710 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test, or by permission of the instructor.
French 45. Le Français économique et commercial
Catalog Number: 7122
Judith Frommer and staff.
Half course (spring term). Section I: Tu., Th., 10–11:30; Section II: Tu., Th., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Designed for students interested in international business or affairs or who intend to work or travel for business in French-speaking countries. Through audiovisual materials, and current newspaper and magazine articles, students become familiar with the current business and economic climate in France, and find out about practices, customs, and “intangibles” that make French businesses different from their American counterparts. Students learn specialized business and economic vocabulary and the principles of business correspondence. Those enrolled may take the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry exams and obtain an official certificate attesting to their proficiency in French.
Note: Conducted in French. May not be taken Pass/Fail, but may be taken Sat/Unsat by GSAS students. Students should section on-line on the French 45 website.
Prerequisite: Placement score of 660 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test; or by permission of the instructor.
French 47b. La Société Français á Travers les âges
Catalog Number: 6222
Marie-France Bunting
Half course (fall term). Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 3
A presentation of prominent political figures and social archtypes such as /ile chevalier, l’honnête homme, la femme de salon, etc. and major historical events and accounts of everyday life that contributed to the formation of a national identity. Resources fro class discussions include readings from historical, literary and sociological sources. Films closely related to the course material will highlight social and cultural currents of historical importance. Active use of the language in class and practice in writing will be emphasized.
Note: Conducted entirely in French. may not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: French 36,41 (formerly 37), 42 (formerly 38b). Open to students with a placement score of 760 on the SAT II or the Harvard placement test, or by permission of the instructor.
French 48b (formerly French 48). Contemporary French Society
Catalog Number: 8290
Marie-France Bunting and staff
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 3, 5
Designed to develop greater linguistic fluency while introducing students to some major debates in French society today. Themes to be explored include: family, gender, the education system, urban problems and social stratification, immigration and French politics. Students will participate in discussions based on reading from the French press and web sites as well as from sociological and literary sources. Films and video documents closely related to the course material will emphasize the social, cultural and human aspects.
Note: Conducted entirely in French. May not be taken Pass/Fail
Prerequisite: French 41 (formerly 37), 42 (formerly 38b), 45, 47b (formerly 47). Open to students with a placement score of 780 on the SAT II or the Harvard placement test, or by permission of the instructor.
French 51. Writing Workshop: Atelier d’écriture
Catalog Number: 0575 Enrollment: Limited to 15 per section.
Marie-France Bunting
Half course (fall term). M., W., 2–3:30. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Aims to strengthen and develop the students’ competence in written expression. Using short novels, short stories, essays and sample texts drawn from history, philosophy, and journalism, students learn to practice different styles in creative, argumentative, and analytical writings. Special emphasis will be paid to stylistic variations, lexical nuances, and complex grammatical structures. In addition, each student will present several explications de texte (close reading of a text).
Note: Conducted in French. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: French 36, 41 (formerly 37), 42 (formerly 38b) , 47b (formerly 47) or 48b (formerly 48). Open to students with a Harvard placement test score of 760, or by permission of the instructor. Recommended for concentrators and joint concentrators.
French 52. Advanced Oral Expression
Catalog Number: 2610
Marie-France Bunting
Half course (spring term). M., W., 2–3:30. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Designed for students interested in working with the specificity of oral French in order to improve their comprehension, fluency, syntactic accuracy, and pronunciation. The aim of the course is threefold: to fine-tune listening comprehension; to develop linguistic skills in presenting oneself, expressing emotions, debating, negotiating, persuading, etc.; and to improve pronunciation (practice of sounds, intonation and rhythm through short dialogues and memorization of poems). Authentic materials in print or on audio or video cassettes will be used as models. In addition to practical and corrective work, students will participate collectively in a theatrical production as a final class project.
Note: Conducted in French. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: French 41 (formerly 37), 42 (formerly 38b) , 47b (formerly 47) or 48b (formerly 48). Open to students with a score of 750 on the Harvard placement test, or by permission of the instructor. Recommended for concentrators and joint concentrators.
French 70a. Introduction to French Literature I: From the Middle Ages to Modernity
Catalog Number: 2865
Alexia Elisabeth Duc
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 12
Readings and discussion of texts of various genres representative of central trends in French literature from the Middle-ages through the 18th century. Emphasis on developing analytical skills by tracing the transformations of ethical, literary, philosophical and social currents.
Note: Lectures in French; third hour devoted to discussion of texts studied.
Prerequisite: Placement score of 660 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test, equivalent preparation, or permission of instructor.
French 70b. Introduction to French Literature II: Representations of Change (From the Romantics to the Present)
Catalog Number: 6720
Janet Beizer
Half course (spring term). M., W., at 11 and a 3rd hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 4
Significant texts from the 19th and 20th centuries examined in the light of contemporary literary and cultural criticism.
Note: Lectures in French; third hour devoted to discussion of texts studied.
Prerequisite: Ability to understand and read French with ease.
French 70c. Introduction to French Literature III: The Francophone World
Catalog Number: 6432
Samba Diop
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Studies short stories, poetry, film, and drama from Black Africa, Quebec, Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Vietnam, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Madagascar, Djibouti, and La Réunion.
Note: Lectures in French.
Prerequisite: Ability to understand and read French with ease.
*French 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 3954
Marie-France Bunting and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Tutorial supervision of research on subjects not treated in regular courses.
*French 97. Tutorial—Sophomore Year
Catalog Number: 0173
Janet Beizer and members of the Department and Tutorial Board.
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
What is literature? What is theory? When is literature theoretical; when is theory literary? Introduction to literary interpretation. Discussion of literary works in relation to literary theory and criticism.
Note: Required of concentrators in their sophomore year. Open to non-concentrators by permission of the instructor.
*French 98. Tutorial—Junior Year
Catalog Number: 0879
Marie-France Bunting and members of the Department and Tutorial Board.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Successful completion of one semester of French 98 is required of all honors concentrators.
*French 99. Tutorial—Senior Year
Catalog Number: 2836
Marie-France Bunting and members of the Department and Tutorial Board.
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: For honors seniors writing a thesis. The first term may be counted as a half course only with the permission of the Undergraduate Advisor in French. Students who do not complete a thesis are required to submit a substantial paper in order to receive either half course or full course credit. To enroll, see Marie-France Bunting, Undergraduate Advisor.
[French 102. Introduction to Medieval Literature and Old French]
Catalog Number: 9929
Virginie Greene
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Provides students with linguistic, literary and cultural means of exploring French medieval literature. We will study verse and prose works from the 12th to the 15th century, using both editions in Old French and translations in modern French.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2002–03. Expected to be given in 2003–04. Conducted in French.
[French 104. The Autumn of the Middle Ages]
Catalog Number: 7978
Virginie Greene
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
“So violent and motley was life, that it bore the mixed smell of blood and of roses” (Johan Huizinga, 1924). We will explore 14th- and 15th-century French literature not only in search of “blood and roses” esthetics, but also in questioning the relations between faith and reason, princes and poets, melancholy and enjoyment, fiction and reality. We will read texts by well-known authors such as François Villon, Jean Froissart, Philippe de Commynes, Christine de Pizan, and texts by less-known ones such as Antonine de La Sale, René d’Anjou, La Tour Landry.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in French.
French 111. Genre and the Problem of Authority in Medieval French Literature
Catalog Number: 8276
Kevin Brownlee (University of Pennsylvania)
Half course (spring term). F., 9–12. EXAM GROUP: 2, 3, 4
Course considers literary genre as process and textual authority as problem. Special attention is given to questions of authorial voice, gender representation, and historico-political context. We will study texts from the 11th to the 15th centuries, in which new generic forms are invented and transformed: chanson de geste, courtly romance, lyric, drama, theater, and autobiography. Readings include the Chanson de Roland, Chretien de Troye’s Lancelot, Aucassin et Nicolette, Adam de la Halle’s Jeu de Robin et Marion, and Christine de Pizan’s *Jehanne d’Arc.
[French 119. The French 17th Century: A Century of Moralists]
Catalog Number: 9288
Alexia Elisabeth Duc
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
More than any other period in French literature, the 17th century is preoccupied with the observation of the moeurs of its society, and the profession of moraliste becomes a common point between authors from various genres ranging from the theater to the novel and the formes brèves such as pensées, caractères, fables, maxims, etc. How can we explain such an appeal? What is the nature of this morale, and what vision does it offer of man, in a time of cultural, political and social transformations? Readings include La Mothe le Vayer, Sorel, Pascal, Molière, La Rochefoucauld, La Fontaine, Nicole, Racine, La Bruyère.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in French.
French 121. The Text of the Renaissance
Catalog Number: 4006
Tom Conley
Half course (spring term). Tu., 11–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
Studies printed writing of the Renaissance as creative form; includes readings of Rhétoriquers, Marot, Rabelais, arts poétiques, Ronsard, Pléiade and Baroque poetry, and personal essay: Hélisenne de Crenne, Montaigne, and d‘Aubigné.
Note: Conducted in French.
[French 130. Literature and Cartography: History and Theory]
Catalog Number: 7252
Tom Conley
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Studies groundwork of a new field through comparative analysis of space, language, and locational imaging from late-medieval texts to the computer. Readings will extend into early modern print-culture (Rabelais, Finé, Thevet), the classical age (Descartes, Corneille, Sanson); the Enlightenment (Diderot, Cassini survey, Vaugondy); post-1789 (De Lisle, Balzac, Vidal de la Blache); the age of cinema (Clair, L’Herbier, Godard). Theory includes Certeau, Deleuze, Foucault, Jacob, Lefebvre.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in French.
[French 131. From the Study to the Stage: Self, Identity and Writing in the 17th Century]
Catalog Number: 7385
Alexia Elisabeth Duc
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
The argument of the course presents a counter-narrative to conventional histories of the emancipation of the individual beginning in the Renaissance and continuing steadily through the Enlightenment. In 17th-century France, the prevailing modes of constructing the self reflect a strong skepticism towards the very possibility of self-knowledge which leads to a reflection on the relationship between subjectivity and what is exterior to it but defines it; discourse, society, God. Readings start with Montaigne whose seminal enterprise sets the terms of the debate and follow with lyrical poetry (T. de Viau, St. Amant), theater (Corneille, Molière) moralist writing (La Rochefoucauld, Nicole, Pascal) and letters (Mme de Sévigné, Bussy-Rabutin).
Note: Expected to be given in 2003–04. Conducted in French.
[French 132a. 20th-Century French Fiction I: The Realist Mode]
Catalog Number: 4382
Susan R. Suleiman
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
How has realism been interpreted by its major modern practitioners in French? Is realism in fiction a style, a genre, an ideology, a way of seeing, a way of reading? What is the relation between realism and history, politics, sexual politics, ethics? Discussions of works by Colette, Gide, Céline, Malraux, Sartre, Camus, Beauvoir, and others, as well as selected critical essays.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03.
[French 132b. 20th-Century French Fiction II: The Experimental Mode]
Catalog Number: 1890
Susan R. Suleiman
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
What are some alternatives to (or subversions of) realism in fiction? We will try to answer that question by examining four major experimental currents or movements in 20th-century imaginative writing: Surrealism, the nouveau roman, the Oulipo, and écriture féminine. Discussion of works by Breton, Crevel, Bataille, Robbe-Grillet, Sarraute, Queneau, Perec, Duras, Wittig, Cixous, as well as selected critical essays.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03.
French 133. Rise and Fall of the Hero in the 17th Century
Catalog Number: 2999
Alexia Elisabeth Duc
Half course (spring term). Tu., at 9, Tu., F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3, 11, 12
17th-century literature reflects upon the lessons of Montaigne’s Essais and the notions of “dignitas” and “miseria hominis,” which we will explore in their constant dialectic. The fundamental question “What makes a hero?” can only be answered through an immersion in the main ethical, religious and philosophical currents of the “Grand Siècle.” Is heroism dead after the hero falls? Readings include Corneille, Descartes, Pascal, Molière, Racine and La Rochefoucauld.
Note: Conducted in French.
[French 136. Feminist Literary Criticisms]
Catalog Number: 3845
Alice Jardine
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Close readings of postwar French fiction and theory with emphasis on what is called “the feminine” in key psychoanalytic, philosophical, and literary feminist writings of the French poststructuralist tradition. What has been the legacy and impact of the last three decades of dialogue between French “theory” and feminist “practice” in the United States? Writings to be considered include Hélène Cixous, Marguerite Duras, Jeanne Hyvrard, Luce Irigaray, Julia Kristeva, and Monique Wittig as well as Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, and Jacques Lacan.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in English. Readings in French.
Prerequisite: Excellent reading knowledge of French.
[French 139a (formerly French 139). The 18th Century: Self and Society]
Catalog Number: 2906
Christie McDonald
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
An exploration of how the relationship between self and other, society and utopia, inaugurates a discourse on change from the second half of the 18th century through the French Revolution: Marivaux, Rousseau, Diderot, d’Alembert, Voltaire, Sade, Gouges, Beaumarchais, Condorcet.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Given in French.
[French 139b. The 18th Century: Ethical Dilemmas]
Catalog Number: 2223
Christie McDonald
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Questions how notions of personhood and otherness inhabit the emergent novel, exploring the way in which events and values are resisted or subsumed in literary discourse and the kind of social and political responsibility that accompanies it. Readings will be taken from the works of Charrière, Gouges, Laclos, Marivaux, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Sade, Voltaire, etc.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in French.
French 165. Marcel Proust
Catalog Number: 4620
Christie McDonald
Half course (fall term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
In Proust’s novel, A la recherche du temps perdu, questions of time and memory, truth and signification, literature and philosophy converge to ask: who am I? What does it mean to become a writer? Discussion of Proust’s novels and essays, as well as a number of critical texts.
Note: Conducted in French.
[French 167. Parisian Cityscapes]
Catalog Number: 7641
Verena A. Conley
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines the rapid urbanization of Paris from World War II to the present by means of fiction, films and critical essays. Investigates how the Americanization of France, decolonization, immigration, globalization and the European Union continue to restructure the city with repercussions on its social, political, and artistic life (Allouache, Augé, Balibar, de Beauvoir, Beyala, Godard, Kassovitz, Maspero, Latour, Ross and others).
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in French.
[French 175. Julia Kristeva: Introductions and Conclusions]
Catalog Number: 1888
Alice Jardine
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
A textual and political introduction to one of the most important intellectuals of the 20th century as well as an attempt to draw some conclusions about the promises of her work for the future. Special attention will be paid to the question of gender and women in her writings.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in English with readings in French.
Prerequisite: Excellent reading knowledge of French. Some background in French Poststructuralist theory would be helpful.
[French 180. 20th-Century French and Francophone Women Writers]
Catalog Number: 4566
Alice Jardine
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
A consideration of some of the major novels by women writing in French from Colette to Djebar. Emphasis will be added to the literary, critical and political questions raised by the inclusion of women‘s cultural work into the canon.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in English. Readings in French.
[French 182. Poetics and Politics: Contemporary French Theory and Culture]
Catalog Number: 0684
Verena A. Conley
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Focuses on the relation between cultural production and politics in the debate over the evolution of societies. Deals with cultural responses (theory, fiction and film) to unifying processes of global modernity. Readings include: Augé, Balibar, Cixous, Deleuze and Guattari, Derrida, Djébar, Godard,Virilio, and others.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in French.
French 188. Women Francophone Writers
Catalog Number: 9922
Samba Diop
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Women writers of the Francophone world brought forth a style of writing referred to as l’écriture féminine and féministe. Their narratives project a new social vision based on the elucidation of problems that reflect the colonial and post-colonial world. Thus, there is a dynamic impulse predicated on the articulation of themes pertaining to societies where women are at the forefront in many areas; through the aid of narratives, we are given specific interpretations of topics: family, polygeny, modern/urban and rural life, education, marriage, the workplace, gender, race and ethnicity, etc. Authors include A. Andria, A. Sow Fall, M. Bâ, K. Bugul, C. Njuzi, H.Bassek, W. Liking, M. Rakotoson, (Africa and Madagascar); A. Djebar, F. Mernissi (Maghreb); M. Lacrosil, M.-T. Colimon, M. Condé (Antilles); M. Ndiaye, C. Beyala (France).
Note: Conducted in French.
French 193. Quebec Literature: A North-American Perspective.
Catalog Number: 5797
Pierre Nepveu (University of Montreal)
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Through the reading of significant literary texts (mostly novels, short stories, essays and some poems), and the occasional use of other media (films, audio-recordings), this course will examine the singular situation of French-Canadian culture and literature within a predominantly English-speaking North America. How did a literary and historical conscience take shape in such an environment? How did the French sources of that culture adapt to the New World, in the neighborhood of the New England Puritans and the British Loyalists of Upper Canada? What are the main features, themes, and forms that have emerged in modern and contemporary Quebec literature, in a growing multicultural and Americanized world? Novelists like Gabrielle Roy, Anne Hébert, Jacques Godbout, Marie-Claire Blais, and Jacques Poulin will get special attention, along with a variety of others, including immigrant writers.
French 194. Francophone Film, Cinema, and Epic Fiction
Catalog Number: 9392
Samba Diop
Half course (spring term). M., W., 2–3:30. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Francophone cinema articulates themes in visual forms, with a distinct style of expression: colonization; decolonization; millenarian politics; the status of women; Western consumerism; the disenfranchised poor; Islam, Christianity and African religions; the griot and epic traditions; urban and rural life; myths and folktales; post-colonial life; education; reverse anthropology; etc. The peculiarity of Francophone cinema is that national languages such as Berber, Wolof, Arabic, Creole, Mandinka, are used as media of expression. However, because of the interferences with French, there is a disglossia between French and the national languages. Films allow us a broad
view of the landscapes and of peoples in concrete forms. To provide contrast, we will read selected novels and epic texts.
Note: Conducted in English. Readings available in English and in French.
French 199. Quebec Poetry: Time and Space in the Poetic Mind.
Catalog Number: 5597
Pierre Nepveu (University of Montreal)
Half course (fall term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
This course will propose a travel through the rich poetic landscape of modern Quebec, mainly from the 1960’s to the present day, with an important introduction to the earlier period. Emphasis will be put on the development of modern and post-modern forms, on the complex relationship between subjectivity and natural or urban spaces, and on the question of memory and identity in many of its most important dimensions: national, feminist, ethnic, etc. Foreign influences, whether European, American or East Asian, will be taken into account. Readings will focus on major poets such as Anne Hébert, Gaston Miron, Paul-Marie Lapointe, Jacques Brault, Nicole Brossard and Hélène Dorion. An anthology and various recording will provide some additional material to the basic readings.
French 214. The Romance of the Rose and Its Medieval Reception
Catalog Number: 7214
Kevin Brownlee (University of Pennsylvania)
Half course (spring term). F., 2–5. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
A close reading of the Rose, focusing on issues of authority, authorial selfhood, and hermeneutics. We then look at Jean Froissart and Christine de Pizan as readers and rewriters of the Rose.
[French 224. Theater and Politics in the Classical Age: Corneille, Racine, Molière]
Catalog Number: 6943
Alexia Elisabeth Duc
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
As the nature of the relationship between the State and its subjects changes drastically in the 17th century from Richelieu’s blatant use of force to the Sun King’s seduction by éblouissement, theater is made to participate in the political scene, and in turn provides a commentary on politics. Special attention given to the representation of the hero and the state and to the central reflection on power, force and discourse. Additional readings include “political” authors from the 16th and 17th centuries, such as Machiavelli, La Boétie, Guez de Balzac, Richelieu, Mazarin, Naudé.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in French.
[French 226. Literature and Civility in the 17th Century]
Catalog Number: 7576
Alexia Elisabeth Duc
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Explores the relationship between literature and civility as aesthetic and social rhetorics conflate in the court and salon culture of the century. Special attention is given to epicurism and augustinism. Readings include Faret, d’Urfé, Scudéry, Bouhours, Méré, Nicole, Racine, La Fayette.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in French.
French 242. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Catalog Number: 8357
Christie McDonald and Stanley Hoffmann
Half course (spring term). W., 4–6:30. EXAM GROUP: 9
The course will read a broad sweep of Rousseau‘s anthropological, literary, social and political, as well as the autobiographical works. Discussion will focus on key themes such as the relation between sentiment and reason, nature and culture, independence and dependence. Readings will include the Discours, the Contrat social, Emile, Nouvelle Héloise, and Les Confessions.
Note: The language of class discussion will be determined.
Prerequisite: An excellent reading knowledge of French.
French 256. Sand, Colette, and the Mothers of Invention
Catalog Number: 3546
Janet Beizer
Half course (spring term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Colette, both a subtle deconstructionist and a fabulous mystifier of maternity, looked back in awe at the productivity of her literary foremother George Sand. Taking off from the relationship of literary maternity and filiation, we will consider how the two writers imagined and constructed mothers, motherhood, and maternity. Readings in Sand and Colette will include a range of genres (autobiography, correspondence, memoir, and novel), and will be influenced by contemporary critical and theoretical texts.
French 267. The Public Intellectual in France, from Zola to Bourdieu
Catalog Number: 6201
Susan R. Suleiman
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
What forms has the political engagement of intellectuals in France taken since the Dreyfus Affair, when the term “intellectual” first came into use? Are writers obligated to become involved in public life, or should they leave that to politicians? Is the intellectual always male? We will discuss these and related questions raised by major works and moments of debate in French cultural life since the turn of the 20th century. Works by Zola, Barrès, Benda, Nizan, Sartre, Beauvoir, Camus, Sollers, Debord, Kristeva, Bourdieu and others.
Note: Conducted in English or French, depending upon student preference. Open to qualified juniors and seniors, with instructor’s permission.
[French 270. War and Memory: Representations of World War II in Postwar French Literature, History and Film]
Catalog Number: 7428
Susan R. Suleiman
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Discussion of selected novels, essays, autobiographical and historical writings, and films about wartime experiences, as seen from immediate and later postwar perspectives. Topics include trauma, testimony, and the relations between history and its representations. Works by Sartre, Céline, Simon, Perec, Duras, Modiano, Delbo, Ophuls, and others.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Open to qualified juniors and seniors.
French 271. Legacies of Poststructuralism: An Introduction
Catalog Number: 8448
Verena A. Conley
Half course (fall term). M., 1–3.
This seminar will examine the legacies of poststructuralism, or “high theory” and literary theory today. We will study the works of several theoreticians (Badiou, Cixous, Deleuze, Derrida, Foucault, Nancy, et al.) and their effects on various disciplines from literature to the media.
Note: Readings in French. Open to qualified undergraduate students.
French 285r. French Literature: Seminar
Catalog Number: 7479
Tom Conley
Half course (fall term). W., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Topic for 2001-02: Space, Surface, & Speed: Architecture and Movement of Renaissance Writing. Studies relation of printed literature to spacialization of time. Writing will be seen through architectural theory and practice: Vitruvius, Tory, Colonna, Palissy, Philibert, and Du Cerceau next to Rabelais, Du Bellay, Ronsard, Aneau, Montaigne.
Note: Conducted in French. Open to qualified undergraduate students.
French 289r. French African Literature: Seminar
Catalog Number: 4502
Samba Diop
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Topic for 2001-02: The Black African and Maghrebin Francophone Novel. Fictional writings from Black and North Africa. Themes discussed: colonization, Islam, Christianity, and animism, polygeny, French language and education in Africa, postcoloniality, women’s writings, modernity, relation between North and Black Africa, etc. Both essays and novels by: M. Béti, K. Yacine, A. Khatibi, V. Tadjo, O. Sembène, T. Ben Jelloun, Ken Bugul, A. Djebar, Hampâté Bâ, Werewere Liking, H. Lopès, M. Dib, A. Meddeb.
Note: Open to qualified undergraduates. Conducted in French.
*French 330. Direction of Doctoral Dissertations
Catalog Number: 7843
Janet Beizer 3957, Janet Beizer 3957, Tom Conley 1908, Samba Diop 3079, Alexia Elisabeth Duc 3801, Virginie Greene 1007, Alice Jardine 7457 (on leave 2001-02), Barbara E. Johnson 7626 (on leave 2001-02), Christie McDonald 1160, and Susan R. Suleiman 7234
Italian Ax. Reading Italian
Catalog Number: 4015
Elvira G. DiFabio and staff
Half course (spring term). M., W., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
For students (both undergraduate and graduate) with little or no knowledge of Italian. Aims at the rapid development of reading skills as a tool for research. Selections of materials in accordance with the needs of the participants.
Note: Not open to auditors. May not be used to fulfill the language requirement. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
*Italian Bab. Intensive Elementary Italian: Special Course
Catalog Number: 3065 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Elvira G. DiFabio and staff
Full course (fall term; repeated spring term). Section I: M. through F., at 10, Tu., Th., at 9; Section II: M. through F., at 12, Tu., Th., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 3, 11, 12
A complete first-year course in one semester for students with no knowledge of Italian. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills are all emphasized with class time focused on developing oral/aural skills. Selected readings from 20th-century authors.
Note: May not be used to fulfill the language requirement and may not be taken Pass/Fail. Conducted largely in Italian.
Prerequisite: An advanced knowledge of at least one foreign language, preferably a modern Romance language.
Italian Ca. Intermediate Italian I: L’italiano in giallo, rosa e nero
Catalog Number: 3217
Elvira G. DiFabio and staff
Half course (fall term). Section I: Tu., Th., 1–2:30 and one hour to be arranged; Section II: Tu., Th., 2:30–4 and one hour to be arranged; Section III: M., W., F., 12–1 and one hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Students are introduced to contemporary Italian culture through readings that include a mystery (un giallo), a romance (un rosa), and a crime story (un nero), while developing the four basic communication skills. Includes a grammar review.
Note: Conducted in Italian. Open to students who have passed Italian A, Italian Bab or, for initial placement, to students who achieve a placement score of 450-599 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test, or permission of the instructor.
Italian Cb. Intermediate Italian II
Catalog Number: 6805
Elvira G. DiFabio and staff
Half course (spring term). Section I: Tu., Th., 1–2:30 and one hour to be arranged; Section II: Tu., Th., 2:30–4 and one hour to be arranged; Section III: M., W., F., 12–1 and one hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
A logical continuation of Italian Ca, emphasizes developing fluent reading skills with two novels and a play by 20th century authors. Sophisticated written/oral communication will be stressed through regular reaction papers, critical essays, and a special project at the end of the semester. Computer-assisted activities reinforce vocabulary and grammar review.
Note: Conducted in Italian. Open to students whose placement score indicates a more advanced course, or as a continuation of Italian Ca.
*Italian Dab. Intensive Intermediate Italian: Special Course
Catalog Number: 7258 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Elvira G. DiFabio and staff
Full course (fall term; repeated spring term). Section I: M. through F., at 12 and Tu., Th., at 11; Section II (spring only): M. through F., at 10 and Tu., Th., at 9. EXAM GROUP: 5, 14
A complete second-year course in one semester for students with an elementary knowledge of Italian. Speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills are all emphasized with class time focused on further developing oral/aural skills. Sophisticated written/oral communication will be stressed through regular reaction papers, critical essays, and a special project at the end of the semester.
Note: May not be used to fulfill the language requirement and may not be taken Pass/Fail. Conducted in Italian. Open to students who have passed Italian A, Italian Bab or, for initial placement, to students who achieve a placement score of 450-599 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test, or permission of the instructor.
Italian 35. Upper-Level Italian I: Parliamo dell’Italia
Catalog Number: 2659
Elvira G. DiFabio and staff
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 1; M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 6
Insights into Italian society and culture, especially through Italian newspaper and magazine articles, feature films, and videotapes. For students with a solid grasp of the fundamentals of Italian grammar. Aims at improving command of the language both in speaking and reading. Practice consists of discussions, oral presentations, and compositions.
Note: Conducted in Italian.
Prerequisite: Italian Cb, a placement score of 630 or above on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test, or permission of the instructor.
Italian 36. Upper-Level Italian II: Letteratura e cinema
Catalog Number: 5223
Elvira G. DiFabio and staff
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 12 or 1. EXAM GROUP: 6
Students read three novels and view films on which they are based. The course aims at achieving proficiency in speaking and writing through vocabulary development and extension of control of higher-level syntactical patterns. Audiotapes and videotapes are used to sharpen oral/aural skills. Practice through class presentations, compositions, and discussions.
Note: Conducted in Italian.
Prerequisite: Italian 35 or permission of instructor.
Italian 40. Advanced Oral Expression: Teatro dal vivo
Catalog Number: 0804 Enrollment: Limited to 12.
Elvira G. DiFabio and staff
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
Reading, analyzing, reciting plays by Nobel Prize-winners Luigi Pirandello and Dario Fo. Student preparation will culminate in the production of a theatrical work at the end of the semester.
Note: Conducted in Italian. Open to graduate students with permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: Italian 36 or permission of instructor.
Italian 44. Advanced Italian: Effetto Commedia
Catalog Number: 5776
Elvira G. DiFabio
Half course (fall term). Th., at 1, Tu., 1–3, includes film screenings. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Comedy Italian style in cinema (from Totò to Benigni) and its origins. Presents students with another dimension of Italian culture, while perfecting their language skills. Problems in composition addressed through short weekly assignments; grammar review in context. Weekly video screenings.
Note: Conducted in Italian. Open to graduate students with permission of the instructor.
Prerequisite: Italian 36 or permission of instructor.
Italian 48. Voices from Italy: Issues of Identity
Catalog Number: 0178
Elvira G. DiFabio
Half course (spring term). M., W., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
An exploration of various identities of Italy, including that of non–Italians in contemporary Italy and Italians living abroad. Students will investigate these issues from a wide variety of sources, including popular music and films, news reports, and literary, historical and sociological texts. Frequent oral and written assignments. Grammar reviewed in context.
Note: Conducted in Italian.
Prerequisite: Italian Ca and 35 or permission of instructor.
[Italian 50. Literary Translation]
Catalog Number: 5676
Elvira G. DiFabio
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Practice in translation from English to Italian, and occasionally from Italian to English, using sample texts from literature, history, and philosophy. Introduction to a variety of styles, literary devices, semantic and cultural distinctions, and structural differences between Italian and English.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in Italian. Open to students who have passed Italian 44 or by permission of the instructor. Open to graduate students with permission of the instructor.
Italian 51. The Structure and Sounds of Italian
Catalog Number: 1306
Elvira G. DiFabio
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
Notions of phonology, morphology and syntax, including the analysis of frequently occurring linguistic phenomena especially within the verb paradigm, i.e., what’s behind those irregular verbs? Includes modules on the history of the language, the dialects, the language of cinema and comparative Romance linguistics.
Note: Conducted in Italian. Open to qualified undergraduates and to graduate students.
Prerequisite: Open to students who have passed at least Italian 36, or by permission of the instructor.
*Italian 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2287
Elvira G. DiFabio and staff
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Tutorial supervision of research on subjects not treated in regular courses.
*Italian 97. Tutorial—Sophomore Year
Catalog Number: 1795
Elvira G. DiFabio and members of the Department and Tutorial Board.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Conducted in Italian. Successful completion of one semester of Italian 97 is required of concentrators in their sophomore year.
*Italian 98. Tutorial—Junior Year
Catalog Number: 1167
Elvira G. DiFabio and members of the Department and Tutorial Board.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: Spring: 13, 14
Note: Successul completion of one semester of Italian 98 is required of all honors concentrators.
*Italian 99. Tutorial — Senior Year
Catalog Number: 7840
Elvira G. DiFabio and members of the Department and Tutorial Board.
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: Successful completion of one semester of Italian 99 is required of all honors concentrators.
[Italian 120a. Dante’s Inferno]
Catalog Number: 1186
Lino Pertile
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Introduces students to Dante’s Divine Comedy, an Italian poem that for centuries has occupied a special position in the cultural life of the West, continues today to be a source of inspiration for artists, and is an object of intense interest for scholars all over the world. While concentrating on the close study of the Inferno against the background of medieval Italy, the course attempts to account for the poem’s enduring presence in our time.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in English.
[Italian 120d. Dante’s Purgatorio and Paradiso]
Catalog Number: 2558
Lino Pertile
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Dante’s Divina Commedia. A continuation of Italian 120a.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in English.
Italian 123. Semantics of Desire: The Erotic Theme in Dante’s Poetry
Catalog Number: 8912
Lino Pertile
Half course (spring term). Th., 2:30–5. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17, 18
Examines Dante’s discourse on Love, earthly and heavenly, in the context of the literature and culture of his times. In addition to a selection from Dante’s Comedy, texts will include Book 4 of Virgil’s Aeneid, Ovid’s Ars amatoria and Andreas Cappellanus’ De amore, Saint Bernard’s commentary on the Song of Songs, Guinizzelli’s and Cavalcanti’s Rime and Iacopone da Todi’s Laude.
Note: Conducted in Italian. Reading knowledge of Italian essential.
[Italian 140. The Novella from Boccaccio to the Storytellers of the 16th Century]
Catalog Number: 4689
Franco Fido
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Focus on the flowering of a “genre” peculiar to the Italian literary tradition: the novella or short story in prose, from its glorious inception in Boccaccio’s Decameron to the works of the best storytellers in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries, such as Sacchetti, Masuccio Salernitano, Bandello, Lasca, Straparola. Selected tales by these and other authors will be studied for their artistic quality, and as a mirror of the varied, colorful life of Italian society between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in English or Italian.
Italian 144. Life and Comedy in the Renaissance
Catalog Number: 3790
Franco Fido
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
At the same time highly stylized and sharply naturalistic, 16th-century Italian comedy provides in its variety a rich reflection and a poignant criticism of Renaissance life and ideas. Readings will go from Ariosto’s “modernization” of classical models (Cassaria, Lena) and Machiavelli’s notorious Mandragola to the rustic and brutally realistic farces of Ruzante and the apocalyptic (but savagely funny) indictment of contemporary culture in the Candelaio of Giordano Bruno.
Note: Conducted in English or Italian.
[Italian 155. Machiavelli and Guicciardini]
Catalog Number: 1220
Franco Fido
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini—the greatest political thinker and the greatest historian of the sixteenth century in Europe—were among the sharpest witnesses of the climax and decline of Renaissance civilization. Their works and ideas will be studied and discussed in the context of Italian history and culture of early Cinquecento. Readings will include Il Principe, I discorsi, I ricordi, and excerpts from the Storia d’Italiia.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in English.
[Italian 192. Pirandello and the European Stage of the 20th Century]
Catalog Number: 7782
Laura Benedetti
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Poet, novelist, playwright, as well as recipient of the 1934 Nobel prize, Luigi Pirandello is best known for his long-lasting influence on 20th-century European theater. The course examines the main themes of Pirandello’s multi-faceted production, and their relationship with the contemporary development of European literature and theater.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in English.
[Italian 193. Literature and Fascism]
Catalog Number: 0981
Lino Pertile
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
To what extent did Italian culture contribute to, and how was it affected by, the rise and consolidation of Fascism? How did Italian writers, artists, and intellectuals react and adapt to the Fascist regime? This course aims at providing an understanding of the culture of the 1920s and 1930s while focusing on some major literary works of the period.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in English.
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of Italian.
[Italian 194. Bella ciao!: Women’s Identities in 20th - Century Italy]
Catalog Number: 1329
Laura Benedetti
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
The turn-of-the-century struggle for electoral rights, the Fascist celebration of motherhood as women’s sole mission, the post-war years, feminism and its revisions: we will explore how these and other historical and cultural factors shaped the notion of woman throughout 20th- Century Italy. Novels by Aleramo, De Céspedes, Banti, Fallaci and others; movies by Visconti, Scola, and Archibugi.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in English.
Italian 195. The Post War Novel
Catalog Number: 1502
Lino Pertile
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 12
Aims at providing a critical understanding of some major novels published in Italy since 1945. Authors considered will include Cesare Pavese, Italo Calvino, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Leonardo Sciascia, Dacia Maraini. The focus of the course will be on the changing relationship between writer and society in the past fifty years of Italian history.
Note: Conducted in English.
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of Italian required.
Italian 198. Italo Calvino: The Poetics of Lightness
Catalog Number: 0358
Laura Benedetti
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 2:30. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Nonexistent knights, cloven viscounts, cosmicomics, the geography of the city and the universe: the production of the most experimental Italian writer of the 20th century engages in a dialogue with literary tradition, investigates the links between literature and science, and reflects on the mechanisms of textual creation and consumption. In the first of the Norton lectures that he was going to deliver at Harvard in 1985, Calvino described his working method as one involving “the subtraction of weight.” The course explores the author’s “poetics of lightness” through a thorough analysis of his work, from the war novel The Path to the Spider’s Nest (1947) to the textual adventures of If in a Winter Night a Traveler (1979).
Note: Conducted in English. Readings available both in the original and in translation.
[Italian 235 (formerly 135). Boccaccio and the Birth of Novella]
Catalog Number: 6488
Franco Fido
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Boccaccio’s writings from the early Neapolitan works to the Decameron, with special attention to Boccaccio’s narrative poetics and techniques, in the context of 14th-century life and culture.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in Italian.
Italian 249. From Love to Madness: Orlando’s Journey in Boiardo and Ariosto
Catalog Number: 8320
Laura Benedetti
Half course (fall term). M., 2–4:30. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
The course follows Orlando’s development, while examining issues crucial to Renaissance culture, such as virtue, fortune, authority, and gender relations.
Note: Conducted in Italian.
Italian 259. Torquato Tasso and the Age of Crisis
Catalog Number: 1549
Laura Benedetti
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16, 17
The last great author of the Italian Renaissance lived in a time of cultural and spiritual turmoil, when religious concerns and critical considerations were seeking to impose strict limitations on artistic freedom. While focusing on Tasso’s masterpiece Gerusalemme liberata, the course also explores Tasso’s theory of the epic and his late, desperate attempt to provide with the Gerusalemme conquistata a new kind of poem, in line with Catholic orthodoxy, Aristotelian principles and, ultimately, with the poet’s own conscience.
Note: Conducted in Italian.
Italian 260r (formerly Italian 270r). Italian Literature Seminar: Manzoni e il romanzo italiano moderno
Catalog Number: 0694
Franco Fido
Half course (spring term). W., 2:30–5. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
Topic for 2001-02: Alessandro Manzoni’s works from his early poetry and theater to his novel Promessi Sposi in the context of 19th-century literary discussions on Romanticism, the novel, and the question of the Italian language.
Note: Conducted in Italian.
Italian 280r. Italian Literature Seminar: La “Nuova Letteratura" del Settecento: Parini e Alfieri
Catalog Number: 4251
Franco Fido
Half course (fall term). W., 1:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 8
Major works of Italian Enlightenment studied in their peculiarities vis-à-vis the more radical dispositions of French philosophes: moderation, concreteness, fidelity to the classical heritage in the poetry of Giuseppe Parini (Il Giorno, the Odi); uncompromising longing for freedom and authenticity in Vittorio Alfieri’s Tragedie, and Vita.
Note: Conducted in Italian. Reading knowledge of Latin and/or French desirable.
[Italian 281r. Italian Literature: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 1140
Franco Fido
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Topic for 2003-04: Goldoni e il teatro comico del Settecento.
Note: Expected to be given in 2003–04.
*Italian 330. Direction of Doctoral Dissertations
Catalog Number: 3679
Laura Benedetti 1327 (on leave 2002-03), Dante Della Terza 1461, Franco Fido 2446, and Lino Pertile 3416
Latin American Studies 70. Introduction to Latin American Studies
Catalog Number: 3379
José Antonio Mazzotti
Half course (spring term). M., W., 3–4:30. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Focuses on reading, films and music from the different Latin American regions. Concentrates on the diversity, coexistence and divergence of ethnic traditions within national spaces. This is a highly interdisciplinary course to introduce students to the complexity of contemporary Latin American societies and their problems.
Note: Conducted in Spanish, with some readings, lectures and discussions in English. Required for concentrators in Latin American Studies.
[Latin American Studies 71. Latin American Film]
Catalog Number: 6755
José Antonio Mazzotti
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Will present and analyze some representative films of the main Latin American schools of cinema: the Brazilian Cinema Novo, the Argentine Tercer Cinema, the Cuban Cinema de la Revolucion and Mexican post-revolutionary film. The purpose is not only to familiarize the students with prestigious directors such as Glauber Rocha, Fernando Solanas, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Emilio “Indio” Fernández, and others like Jorge Sanjinés, Carlos Diegues, Armando Robles Godoy and Francisco Lombardi, but also with the social, political and cultural contexts of their work.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03.
[Latin American Studies 72. “The Books of the Jungle”: Amazonian Literatures]
Catalog Number: 7271
José Antonio Mazzotti
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
The importance of the Amazonian rain forest is evident not only to ecologists and biologists. There is a large corresponding literary production in the countries that share this privileged environment. This course will examine some key canonical works (chronicles on El Dorado and the Amazon river, La vorágine, Los pasos perdidos, El hablador, Macunaíma) as well as mythical narratives by the indigenous people like the Machiguenga, the Shipibo, the Bora, the Tupí, etc. It will also analyze the different perspectives they propose on the assimilation of the Amazonian jungle to their sense of local and national identities.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in Spanish. Readings in Spanish and Portuguese.
Portuguese Ac. Elementary Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
Catalog Number: 0430
Patricia Sobral and staff
Half course (fall term). Section I: M., W., F., at 12; Section II: M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 5
An introductory language course designed for students with native or near-native fluency in Spanish. Along with the fundamental communication skills—understanding, speaking, reading and writing—the course will focus on those features of Portuguese which are most difficult for Spanish speakers: pronunciation, idioms and grammatical structures particular to Portuguese. Students will be introduced to the cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world through readings and authentic materials, including films, music and videotapes.
Prerequisite: Native or near-native fluency in Spanish.
Portuguese Ad. Elementary Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
Catalog Number: 1315
Patricia Sobral and staff
Half course (spring term). Section I: T., Th., 11:30-1; Section II: T., Th., 1-2:30. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
A continuation of Portuguese Ac. By the end of the second semester, students should be able to communicate easily with native speakers and be acquainted with basic elements of Luso-Brazilian culture.
Prerequisite: Portuguese Ac or permission of instructor.
Portuguese Ba. Introduction to Portuguese
Catalog Number: 0514
Patricia Sobral and staff
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., 3–5; Section II: M., W., 5–7. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
A basic introductory course for students who can devote only one semester to the study of Portuguese. Teaches fundamental communication skills—understanding, speaking, reading and writing—but does not offer a complete study of grammar.
Portuguese Ca. Intermediate Portuguese I
Catalog Number: 7692
Patricia Sobral and staff
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1, plus an additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
Develops facility in oral expression, writing, and reading. Compositions, class discussions, and oral reports based on modern short stories and newspaper and magazine articles. Grammar review, exercises in vocabulary building.
Note: Conducted in Portuguese. Especially recommended for those students who wish to improve their ability to speak and write Portuguese. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Portuguese A or permission of instructor.
Portuguese Cb. Intermediate Portuguese II
Catalog Number: 2799
Patricia Sobral and staff
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1, plus an additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
A continuation of Portuguese Ca.
Note: Conducted in Portuguese. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Portuguese Ca or permission of instructor.
Portuguese 37. Brasil hoje: Contemporary Brazilian Culture through Media
Catalog Number: 5024
Patricia Sobral
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
An exploration of contemporary Brazil as presented in the Portuguese-language press, television, literature, and film. Students will read current issues of newspapers and magazines and see videotapes of Brazilian television and films, covering a broad spectrum of viewpoints and interests. The study of various aspects of life in Brazil today, such as education, family structures, and politics. A systematic grammar review is included.
Note: Conducted in Portuguese. May not be taken Pass/Fail, but may be taken SAT/UNS by GSAS students.
Prerequisite: Portuguese Ca/Cb or permission of the instructor.
Portuguese 38. Images of Brazil: Contemporary Brazilian Cinema
Catalog Number: 8893
Patricia Sobral
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
An exploration of the various images of Brazilian culture and society as seen and created within Brazil as well as abroad. This course will enable students to investigate current trends in contemporary Brazil through the eye of the camera. Students will watch and read the latest film and written materials produced in Brazil. Topics discussed include ethnic and national identity, race relations, and gender representation. A systematic grammar review is included.
Note: Conducted in Portuguese. May not be taken Pass/Fail, but may be taken SAT/UNS by GSAS students.
Prerequisite: Portuguese Ca/Cb or permission of the instructor.
[Portuguese 51. Journey Through Brazil: Advanced Writing and Reading in Portuguese]
Catalog Number: 0863
Patricia Sobral
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
An advanced course in Portuguese that takes the student on a journey through Brazil as seen through the eyes of several contemporary Brazilian writers and thinkers. The course will also look at views of Brazil from the outside, i.e., Brazilians writing about their country and experiences from abroad. Class materials will include novels, short stories, essays, interviews and other texts drawn from journalism and anthropology. Special emphasis will be paid to stylistic variations, lexical nuances, and complex grammatical structures. Frequent written and oral assignments.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03.
*Portuguese 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 5589
Patricia Sobral and members of the Department and Tutorial Board.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Advanced reading in topics not covered in regular courses.
Note: Limited to juniors and seniors.
*Portuguese 97. Tutorial — Sophomore Year
Catalog Number: 5769
Joaquim-Francisco Coelho and members of the Department and Tutorial Board.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Successful completion of one semester of Portuguese 97 is required of all concentrators in their sophomore year.
*Portuguese 98 (formerly *Portuguese 98r). Tutorial — Junior Year
Catalog Number: 8667
Joaquim-Francisco Coelho and members of the Department and Tutorial Board.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Successful completion of one semester of Portuguese 98r is required of all honors concentrators. To enroll see course head.
*Portuguese 99. Tutorial — Senior Year
Catalog Number: 8753
Joaquim-Francisco Coelho and members of the Department and Tutorial Board.
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
For honors seniors writing a thesis. Successful completion of one semester of Portuguese 99 is required of all honors concentrators. To enroll see course head.
Portuguese 121b. Introduction to the Literature of Brazil II
Catalog Number: 4363
Joaquim-Francisco Coelho
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
A continuation of Portuguese 121a.
[Portuguese 122b. Introduction to the Literature of Portugal II]
Catalog Number: 3654
Joaquim-Francisco Coelho
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
A continuation of Portuguese 122a.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03.
Portuguese 219br. Major Poems of the Portuguese Language II
Catalog Number: 3242
Joaquim-Francisco Coelho
Half course (spring term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
A study of major lyrical texts of the Portuguese language, from medieval times to the present, with emphasis on poetry written in Portugal and Brazil after 1900. The approach is comparative.
Note: Taught in Portuguese.
[Portuguese 227. Fernando Pessoa]
Catalog Number: 7375
Joaquim-Francisco Coelho
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Study of the works of Portugal’s most distinguished literary figure of the 20th century as poet, critic, and prose writer, as well as his relation to the corpus of Portuguese literature.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03. Conducted in Portuguese and English.
*Portuguese 321. Literature of Brazil: Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 5933
Joaquim-Francisco Coelho 7715
*Portuguese 330. Direction of Doctoral Dissertations
Catalog Number: 4072
Joaquim-Francisco Coelho 7715, Luis Fernández-Cifuentes 2091 (on leave 2001-02), Bradley S. Epps 2880, Mary Gaylord 2632 and Doris Sommer 2744 (on leave 2001-02)
*Romance Studies 97. Tutorial—Sophomore Year
Catalog Number: 1994
Bradley S. Epps and members of the Department and Tutorial Board
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Successful completion of one semester of Romance Studies 97 is required of all concentrators in their sophomore year.
*Romance Studies 98. Tutorial-Junior Year
Catalog Number: 5203
Bradley S. Epps and members of the Department and Tutorial Board
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Successful completion of one semester of Romance Studies 98 is required of all honors concentrators in their junior year.
*Romance Studies 99. Tutorial–Senior Year
Catalog Number: 1067
Bradley S. Epps and members of the Department and Tutorial Board
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: Weekly individual instruction. Successful completion of one semester of Romance Studies 99 is required of all honors concentrators. To enroll see the Undergraduate Advisor in Romance Studies.
Romance Studies 125. Uses of Story in Early Romance Literature
Catalog Number: 7400
Mary Gaylord and Laura Benedetti
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
Why do tellers tell tales, and what do tales tell about tellers and their worlds? Course studies short narrative forms of the 13th-17th centuries: folktales, fairy tales, fables, fabliaux, facetiae, jokes, exempla, lives, saints’ lives, the novella. Discussion focuses on narrative techniques (plotting, voicing, framing) and their strategic uses in authors and authors and texts including Renard, or the Fox, The Golden Legend, Berceo, Juan Manuel, Boccaccio, Lopes, Bandello, Marguerite de Navarre, Cervantes, Zayas, Perrault.
Note: Taught in English. Readings in original languages with English translations. Meets the sophomore tutorial requirement (Romance Studies 97) for Romance Studies concentrators.
Romance Studies 196. Other Romances: Literature, Cinema, and Queerness
Catalog Number: 0971
Bradley S. Epps
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
Examines the relations between aesthetic production and non-normative sexual practices and desires in selected modern Spanish, French, Portuguese, Latin American, Catalan, and Italian fictions and films. Basic theoretical texts will supplement our readings of such authors as Sade, Verlaine, Genet, Goytisolo, Pessoa, Caminha, Riera, Arenas, Sarduy, Puig, Peri Rossi, Gide, Rachilde, Yourcenar, Wittig, Lorca, Guibert, and others. Films by Pasolini, Almodovar, Babenco, etc. will also be included.
Spanish Ax. Reading Spanish
Catalog Number: 5318
Ernesto E. Guerra
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
For students (both undergraduate and graduate) with little or no knowledge of Spanish. Aims at the rapid development of reading skills as a tool for research.
Note: Not open to auditors. May not be used to fulfill the language requirement. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
*Spanish Bab. Intensive Elementary Spanish: Special Course
Catalog Number: 5577 Enrollment: Limited to 15 students per section.
Johanna Damgaard Liander and staff
Full course (spring term). Section I: M. through F., at 9 and Tu., Th., at 10; Section II: M. through F., at 11 and Tu., Th., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
For students who have had no previous formal or informal training in Spanish. Emphasis on communication skills. Language instruction supplemented by cultural and literary readings, film, computer, and video materials.
Note: May not be used to fulfill the language requirement and may not be taken Pass/Fail. Spanish Bab does not section. Interested students should fill out the on-line request form on the Spanish Bab website by the end of the fall term examination period.
Prerequisite: An advanced knowledge of at least one foreign language, preferably a modern Romance language. Not open to freshmen.
Spanish Ca. Intermediate Spanish I
Catalog Number: 5914
Nina C. de W. Ingrao and staff
Half course (fall term). Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 10; Section III: M., W., F., at 11; Section IV: M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 10
For students with an elementary knowledge of Spanish who wish to improve their mastery of the language. Emphasis is placed on developing oral skills, as well as reading and writing. Carefully selected readings and related activities respond to a wide variety of interests: current events and issues as well as short stories by Cervantes, Borges, Cortázar, Rulfo, Matute, Isabel Allende. At the end of the Ca-Cb sequence the student should be able to understand lectures in Spanish, converse on everyday topics with a native speaker, read material of average difficulty and mature content, and write with acceptable style and correctness.
Note: Conducted in Spanish. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Students should section online for the course on the Spanish Ca website.
Prerequisite: Open to students who have passed Spanish A, or who have a placement score of 500 on the SAT II test or on the Harvard Placement Test or 3 years of Spanish in high school, or by permission of the instructor.
Spanish Cb. Intermediate Spanish II
Catalog Number: 6874
Nina C. de W. Ingrao and staff
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 10; Section III: M., W., F., at 11; Section IV: M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 10
Emphasis on oral communication, with continued practice in reading and writing. Class discussions focus on the Hispanic culture, art, and literature. Authors include Ana María Matute, Borges, García Márquez, Don Juan Manuel, Unamuno. Special listening materials used for insight into the daily life in Spanish-speaking areas. After the Ca-Cb sequence, students should be able to understand lectures in Spanish, converse on everyday topics with a native speaker, read material of average difficulty and mature content, and write with acceptable style and correctness.
Note: Conducted in Spanish. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Students should section online for the course on the Spanish Cb website.
Prerequisite: Spanish Ca or permission of the instructor.
Spanish 27. Spanish Oral Survival Course
Catalog Number: 5358
Nina C. de W. Ingrao and staff
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Section I: M. through F., at 9; Section II: M. through F., at 12; Section III: M. through F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 10
To develop individual oral fluency in Spanish, while introducing students to attitudes, values, and cultural patterns of contemporary life in Spain and Latin America. Students are provided with continual opportunities to act out typical situations they would encounter in a Spanish-speaking environment. Although oral proficiency is not a prerequisite, course is best suited to students who already have a good grounding in the grammar of the language.
Note: Conducted in Spanish. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Students should section online for the course on the Spanish 27 website.
Prerequisite: A placement score of 600-659 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test, or permission of the instructor.
Spanish 30. Oral Expression: Temas de actualidad
Catalog Number: 0479
Nina C. de W. Ingrao and staff
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 12; Section II: M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 5, 6
Intended for students who want to learn to communicate in Spanish at a more sophisticated level. Discussions on topics of current interest are based on Spanish and Latin American films, literary selections, and the press.
Note: Conducted in Spanish. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Students should section online for the course on the Spanish 30 website.
Prerequisite: Open to students who have taken Spanish 27, or by permission of the instructor.
Spanish 35. Upper-Level Spanish I: Cuatro países latinoamericanos
Catalog Number: 7127
Johanna Damgaard Liander and staff
Half course (fall term). Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 11; Section III: M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 10
Designed to develop fluency and accuracy in speaking, writing, and reading through a focus on contemporary Argentina, Columbia, Peru and Guatemala. Cultural, literary and historical readings, as well as films, will be studied and discussed. A review of selected grammar is also included.
Note: Conducted entirely in Spanish. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Students should section for the course on the Spanish 35 website.
Prerequisite: Spanish Cb, Spanish 27, Spanish 30, or a placement score of 660 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test, or permission of the instructor.
Spanish 36. Upper-Level Spanish II: Cultura urbana actual
Catalog Number: 7095
Johanna Damgaard Liander and staff
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 11; Section III: M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 10
A language/culture course which will focus on contemporary life in the large cities of Spain, Cuba, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Through newspaper articles, music, literature and film we will examine the cultural and historical aspects particular to each of these areas as well as the elements of the modern Hispanic world that they share, with the ultimate goal of consolidating students’ fluency and accuracy in speaking, writing and reading Spanish, while providing contact with the varied cultures and accents of Madrid, Barcelona, Havana, San Juan and Mexico City. Selective review of Spanish grammar, as well.
Note: Conducted entirely in Spanish. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Students should section the course on the Spanish 36 website.
Prerequisite: Spanish 35, a placement score of 660 on the SAT II test or the Harvard Placement test, or permission of the instructor.
Spanish 38. Spanish and the Community
Catalog Number: 8789 Enrollment: Limited to 12.
Johanna Damgaard Liander and staff.
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 10 plus 2 hours of service per week. EXAM GROUP: 3
An advanced language course which examines the Latin American and Latino experience in the United States, Spanish 38 will promote community engagement as a vehicle for greater linguistic fluency and cultural understanding. Students will be placed with community organizations and agencies within the Greater Boston area. Classwork focuses on readings and films by and about Latin Americans in the United States and specific uses of Spanish language from these communities. Authors to be read include Reinaldo Arenas, Junot Díaz, Sandra Cisneros, Ilán Stavans, Silvana Paternostro, Edumundo Paz Soldán and Ricardo Armijo. Frequent written assignments and a final paper will be required.
Note: Interested students must apply in writing BEFORE Winter Recess to Dr. Liander.
Prerequisite: Spanish 35, 36 or a score of 690 on SAT II or Harvard Placement test.
*Spanish 41. Spanish for the Bilingual
Catalog Number: 7690
Nina C. de W. Ingrao
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 12 and an additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 5
For bilingual students needing practice in reading, writing, and grammar. Class discussions explore the common thread of the Hispanic culture among the people from all the Spanish speaking countries, including the Hispanics in the United States. Readings and discussions include Hispanic art and literature: Picasso, El Greco, Velázquez, Goya, Rivera, Siqueiros, Don Juan Manuel, Borges, García Márquez, Rulfo, Matute.
Note: Conducted in Spanish. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Spanish 42. Advanced Spanish for the Bilingual
Catalog Number: 1880
Nina C. de W. Ingrao
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 12 and an additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 5
Designed for bilingual students with some formal training in Spanish grammar and writing. Aims at further developing and refining reading, writing, and oral skills in standard Spanish, including review of grammar as needed. Class discussions and written assignments are based on short stories, (Cervantes, Cortázar, Anderson Imbert, Vargas Llosa, Martí, García Márquez, Sábato, Carlos Fuentes), two short novels by Unamuno, as well as other writings covering relevant cultural issues, and films.
Note: Conducted in Spanish. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Spanish 41 or permission of the instructor.