FR 579

Spring 2023 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 17-May 3

Seminar in French Literature

Credit: 4 hours.

Discussion and research on a specialized area in French literature. See Schedule for current topic.

May be repeated.

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FR 579 class schedule data for spring 2023
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	39241	Lecture-Discussion	FR	3:00PM -4:50PM	T	Location Pending	Proulx, F	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/23-05/03/23 Section Info: Location: 2142 FLB, French & Italian Library. This graduate seminar explores the work of Roland Barthes (1915-1980), one of the most influential literary critics of the twentieth century. We will read Barthes’s major critical works along with some the key literary texts he examines (by Balzac, Zola, Loti, Robbe-Grillet and others). We will consider Barthes’s engagement with and influence on critical approaches including Semiotics, Structuralism and Poststructuralism, Photography Studies, and Affect Studies. Taught in French.