FR 443

Fall 2010 All Classes

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Studies in French

Credit: 3 TO 4 hours.

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3 undergraduate hours. 3 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 12 undergraduate hours or 16 graduate hours. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

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FR 443 class schedule data for fall 2010
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	39704	Lecture-Discussion	G3	3:30PM -5:20PM	R	1038 Foreign Languages Building	Flinn, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Meets with FR 552/CWL 552. Instructor approval required. The Social Space of Interwar French Film This course focuses on the cinema in interwar France as a case study through which graduate students will explore the relationship between film and the cultural imaginary, particularly the construction of social space. Major themes to be studied include: silent cinema, adaptation and specificity debates, the avant-garde, early sound, tensions between realist and experimental modes of representation (the fantastique social, poetic realism, surrealism, etc), colonialist cinema, militant cinema of the Popular Front, the musical comedy, women and the working class in popular cinema, Paris-banlieue-province. Readings include seminal French theoretical/critical works of the 1920s-40s, as well as recent critical texts and cultural histories. Required weekly screenings to be scheduled at the beginning of the semester. Solid French aural comprehension and reading skills required (not all films/readings available in subtitled copies/translation.) Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
	39703	Lecture-Discussion	S	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	1030 Foreign Languages Building	Hovan, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: TOPIC: French Food for Thought When one thinks of French culture, one of the first things that comes to mind is French food. In this course, we will look at a history of French food, the development of various types of cuisine in the country, the history of food institutions like restaurants, and the exporting of French food as a cultural product. We will also look at contemporary discussions about new approaches to thinking about gastronomy, including "nouvelle cuisine," fusion cuisine, and molecular gastronomy. All readings and discussions in English. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.