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The second semester of this intensive course for beginners provides students with the linguistic tools to read excerpts from a play (Antigone by Jean Anouilh), to polish a written autobiography, and to perform short oral skits. A variety of cultural materials help students acquire grammatical structures and expand their vocabulary. Recommended course background: AS 210.101 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Claude Guillemard ([email protected])
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French Elements II AS.210.102 (01)
The second semester of this intensive course for beginners provides students with the linguistic tools to read excerpts from a play (Antigone by Jean Anouilh), to polish a written autobiography, and to perform short oral skits. A variety of cultural materials help students acquire grammatical structures and expand their vocabulary. Recommended course background: AS 210.101 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Claude Guillemard ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Guillemard, Claude H
Room: Gilman 186
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.102 (02)
French Elements II
MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Guillemard, Claude H
Gilman 313
Spring 2025
The second semester of this intensive course for beginners provides students with the linguistic tools to read excerpts from a play (Antigone by Jean Anouilh), to polish a written autobiography, and to perform short oral skits. A variety of cultural materials help students acquire grammatical structures and expand their vocabulary. Recommended course background: AS 210.101 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Claude Guillemard ([email protected])
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French Elements II AS.210.102 (02)
The second semester of this intensive course for beginners provides students with the linguistic tools to read excerpts from a play (Antigone by Jean Anouilh), to polish a written autobiography, and to perform short oral skits. A variety of cultural materials help students acquire grammatical structures and expand their vocabulary. Recommended course background: AS 210.101 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Claude Guillemard ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Instructor: Guillemard, Claude H
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.102 (03)
French Elements II
MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Guillemard, Claude H
Gilman 443
Spring 2025
The second semester of this intensive course for beginners provides students with the linguistic tools to read excerpts from a play (Antigone by Jean Anouilh), to polish a written autobiography, and to perform short oral skits. A variety of cultural materials help students acquire grammatical structures and expand their vocabulary. Recommended course background: AS 210.101 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Claude Guillemard ([email protected])
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French Elements II AS.210.102 (03)
The second semester of this intensive course for beginners provides students with the linguistic tools to read excerpts from a play (Antigone by Jean Anouilh), to polish a written autobiography, and to perform short oral skits. A variety of cultural materials help students acquire grammatical structures and expand their vocabulary. Recommended course background: AS 210.101 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Claude Guillemard ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Guillemard, Claude H
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 12/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.105 (01)
Fast-Track Beginning French
MTWTh 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Anderson, Bruce
Gilman 217
Spring 2025
This beginning French course is a fast-paced, intensive introduction to the French language and the culture of France and the French-speaking world, covering the content of French Elements 1 and 2 (AS 210.101-102) but in one semester. As such, it is meant for students who have some previous classroom or independent study of French (as assessed by a placement exam), or who are native or bilingual speakers of another Romance language. Classroom activities will emphasize spoken communication on a variety of topics, using relevant vocabulary and grammar. Extensive use of online resources outside of class will build skills in listening, reading, and writing. Completion of this class will allow students to enroll in Intermediate French 1 (AS 210.201).
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Fast-Track Beginning French AS.210.105 (01)
This beginning French course is a fast-paced, intensive introduction to the French language and the culture of France and the French-speaking world, covering the content of French Elements 1 and 2 (AS 210.101-102) but in one semester. As such, it is meant for students who have some previous classroom or independent study of French (as assessed by a placement exam), or who are native or bilingual speakers of another Romance language. Classroom activities will emphasize spoken communication on a variety of topics, using relevant vocabulary and grammar. Extensive use of online resources outside of class will build skills in listening, reading, and writing. Completion of this class will allow students to enroll in Intermediate French 1 (AS 210.201).
Days/Times: MTWTh 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Anderson, Bruce
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.201 (01)
Intermediate French I
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Roos, Suzanne Lois
Gilman 381
Spring 2025
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.
Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.104 or appropriate score on Placement test I.
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Intermediate French I AS.210.201 (01)
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.
Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.104 or appropriate score on Placement test I.
Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Instructor: Roos, Suzanne Lois
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.201 (02)
Intermediate French I
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Roos, Suzanne Lois
Gilman 479
Spring 2025
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.
Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.104 or appropriate score on Placement test I.
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Intermediate French I AS.210.201 (02)
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.
Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.104 or appropriate score on Placement test I.
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Roos, Suzanne Lois
Room: Gilman 479
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.202 (01)
Intermediate French II
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Staff
Spring 2025
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.201 or score of 90-94 on Placement test I.
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Intermediate French II AS.210.202 (01)
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.201 or score of 90-94 on Placement test I.
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Staff
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.202 (02)
Intermediate French II
MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Mehra, Julianne Marlis; Roos, Suzanne Lois
Gilman 479
Spring 2025
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.201 or score of 90-94 on Placement test I.
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Intermediate French II AS.210.202 (02)
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.201 or score of 90-94 on Placement test I.
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.201 or score of 90-94 on Placement test I.
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Intermediate French II AS.210.202 (03)
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.201 or score of 90-94 on Placement test I.
Days/Times: MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Instructor: Abdulaziz, Safa; Roos, Suzanne Lois
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.301 (01)
Advanced French for Writing
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Gilman 443
Spring 2025
Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary texts in order to expand their French vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
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Advanced French for Writing AS.210.301 (01)
Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary texts in order to expand their French vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.301 (02)
Advanced French for Writing
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Gilman 443
Spring 2025
Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary texts in order to expand their French vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
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Advanced French for Writing AS.210.301 (02)
Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary texts in order to expand their French vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.302 (01)
Advanced French for Speaking
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Wuensch, April
Gilman 443
Spring 2025
Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
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Advanced French for Speaking AS.210.302 (01)
Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Wuensch, April
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.302 (02)
Advanced French for Speaking
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Wuensch, April
Gilman 443
Spring 2025
Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
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Advanced French for Speaking AS.210.302 (02)
Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended Course Background: AS.210.202 or appropriate score on Placement test I: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Wuensch, April
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.417 (01)
Eloquent French
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Gilman 413
Spring 2025
This highly interactive, writing intensive course intends to 1) provide tools to help students reach linguistic proficiency in French (advanced lexical and idiomatic expressions, rhetorical devices used in complex argumentation; 2) sharpen analytical skills by applying the French method of Explication de textes to a variety of fictional and non-fictional discourses (film, literary excerpts, articles, social media); 3) help students develop their own voice in creative writing.
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Eloquent French AS.210.417 (01)
This highly interactive, writing intensive course intends to 1) provide tools to help students reach linguistic proficiency in French (advanced lexical and idiomatic expressions, rhetorical devices used in complex argumentation; 2) sharpen analytical skills by applying the French method of Explication de textes to a variety of fictional and non-fictional discourses (film, literary excerpts, articles, social media); 3) help students develop their own voice in creative writing.
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 6/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.334 (01)
Introduction à la littérature française II
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Desormeaux, Daniel
Gilman 35
Spring 2025
Readings and discussion of texts of various genres covering the time period from the Revolution to the 20th century. This sequence is a pre-requisite to all further literature courses. Students may co-register with an upper-level course during their second semester.
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Introduction à la littérature française II AS.212.334 (01)
Readings and discussion of texts of various genres covering the time period from the Revolution to the 20th century. This sequence is a pre-requisite to all further literature courses. Students may co-register with an upper-level course during their second semester.
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
Room: Gilman 35
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.334 (02)
Introduction à la littérature française II
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Schilling, Derek
Gilman 10
Spring 2025
Readings and discussion of texts of various genres covering the time period from the Revolution to the 20th century. This sequence is a pre-requisite to all further literature courses. Students may co-register with an upper-level course during their second semester.
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Introduction à la littérature française II AS.212.334 (02)
Readings and discussion of texts of various genres covering the time period from the Revolution to the 20th century. This sequence is a pre-requisite to all further literature courses. Students may co-register with an upper-level course during their second semester.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Schilling, Derek
Room: Gilman 10
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 7/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.340 (01)
Topics in French Cinema: Immigration, identité, différence culturelle
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Roos, Suzanne Lois
Gilman 479
Spring 2025
An exploration of immigration, identity, and cultural differences through the lens of recent French and Francophone films. Focus on discussion and analyses of film sequences in class and on oral presentations. Students will have the opportunity to progress in vocabulary, oral expression, and in critical analysis. Films studied include works of Kassowitz, the Dardennes, Kechiche, Sciamma, Haneke, and Audiard. Conducted in French.
Recommended course background: completion of AS. 210.301 or equivalent score on Placement test.
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Topics in French Cinema: Immigration, identité, différence culturelle AS.212.340 (01)
An exploration of immigration, identity, and cultural differences through the lens of recent French and Francophone films. Focus on discussion and analyses of film sequences in class and on oral presentations. Students will have the opportunity to progress in vocabulary, oral expression, and in critical analysis. Films studied include works of Kassowitz, the Dardennes, Kechiche, Sciamma, Haneke, and Audiard. Conducted in French.
Recommended course background: completion of AS. 210.301 or equivalent score on Placement test.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Roos, Suzanne Lois
Room: Gilman 479
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.353 (01)
La France Contemporaine
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Wuensch, April
Smokler Center 213
Spring 2025
Students will explore contemporary French society and culture through a wide variety of media: fiction and non-fiction readings (graphic novels, news periodicals, popular magazines), films, music, art, websites, and podcasts. A diverse range of hands-on activities in addition to guided readings will help students develop cultural awareness as we discuss topics such as education, politics, humor, sports, cuisine, immigration, slang, and national identity, as well as the historical factors that have influenced these facets of French and francophone culture.
Recommended Course Background: AS.210.301 or AS.210.302 or permission of instructor.
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La France Contemporaine AS.212.353 (01)
Students will explore contemporary French society and culture through a wide variety of media: fiction and non-fiction readings (graphic novels, news periodicals, popular magazines), films, music, art, websites, and podcasts. A diverse range of hands-on activities in addition to guided readings will help students develop cultural awareness as we discuss topics such as education, politics, humor, sports, cuisine, immigration, slang, and national identity, as well as the historical factors that have influenced these facets of French and francophone culture.
Recommended Course Background: AS.210.301 or AS.210.302 or permission of instructor.
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Wuensch, April
Room: Smokler Center 213
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 9/12
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.212.404 (01)
Les Revenants: Fiction, Histoire et Société
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Desormeaux, Daniel
Gilman 77
Spring 2025
La littérature est hantée par les revenants et les fantômes, c’est-à-dire des êtres qui n’ont plus de place dans la société. Dans le roman, depuis 1789, le personnage du revenant a connu un succès populaire phénoménal. Des figures fictives (comme Chabert, Vautrin, Jean Valjean et Edmond Dantès) sont devenues presque mythologiques et restent ancrées dans l’imaginaire littéraire collectif. Presque tout revient dans ce siècle dit moderne (l’histoire, la préhistoire, les Mémoires, les révolutions, les régimes politiques, les régimes économiques, les anciennes modes) ; même Karl Marx parle du revenant dans ses écrits politiques. D’ailleurs « Les idées ne meurent pas » dit un personnage du Comte de Monte Cristo d’Alexandre Dumas. Tout en explorant la fonction sociale et les fantasmes politiques que le thème du retour suscite dans la culture populaire, nous tenterons de décrypter la fonction complexe de la figure du revenant à travers l’axe anthropologique et historique. Les auteurs étudiés plus particulièrement seront Chateaubriand, Balzac, Dumas, Flaubert, Freud, Gautier, Hugo, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, Mérimée, Montaigne, Nerval, Marx, Sand et Zola.
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Les Revenants: Fiction, Histoire et Société AS.212.404 (01)
La littérature est hantée par les revenants et les fantômes, c’est-à-dire des êtres qui n’ont plus de place dans la société. Dans le roman, depuis 1789, le personnage du revenant a connu un succès populaire phénoménal. Des figures fictives (comme Chabert, Vautrin, Jean Valjean et Edmond Dantès) sont devenues presque mythologiques et restent ancrées dans l’imaginaire littéraire collectif. Presque tout revient dans ce siècle dit moderne (l’histoire, la préhistoire, les Mémoires, les révolutions, les régimes politiques, les régimes économiques, les anciennes modes) ; même Karl Marx parle du revenant dans ses écrits politiques. D’ailleurs « Les idées ne meurent pas » dit un personnage du Comte de Monte Cristo d’Alexandre Dumas. Tout en explorant la fonction sociale et les fantasmes politiques que le thème du retour suscite dans la culture populaire, nous tenterons de décrypter la fonction complexe de la figure du revenant à travers l’axe anthropologique et historique. Les auteurs étudiés plus particulièrement seront Chateaubriand, Balzac, Dumas, Flaubert, Freud, Gautier, Hugo, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, Mérimée, Montaigne, Nerval, Marx, Sand et Zola.
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
Room: Gilman 77
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.405 (01)
Women's Life Writing in French
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Russo, Elena
Gilman 217
Spring 2025
This course explores various strategies devised by contemporary women writers across the Francophone world (France, Sénégal, Algeria) for telling their stories of plural identities, displacement, rebellion, and self-emancipation. Challenging the illusions of effortless métissages, these stories confront bluntly and directly the conflicts that lie at the heart of the most familial, intimate relationships with mothers, lovers, kins. Works by Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, Marguerite Yourcenar, Maryse Condé, Marie Cardinal, Leila Sebbar, Annie Ernaux, Christine Angot, Ken Bugul.
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Women's Life Writing in French AS.212.405 (01)
This course explores various strategies devised by contemporary women writers across the Francophone world (France, Sénégal, Algeria) for telling their stories of plural identities, displacement, rebellion, and self-emancipation. Challenging the illusions of effortless métissages, these stories confront bluntly and directly the conflicts that lie at the heart of the most familial, intimate relationships with mothers, lovers, kins. Works by Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, Marguerite Yourcenar, Maryse Condé, Marie Cardinal, Leila Sebbar, Annie Ernaux, Christine Angot, Ken Bugul.
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Russo, Elena
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.427 (01)
Paris: La biographie d'une ville
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Loiselle, Ken
Gilman 443
Spring 2025
This seminar progresses chronologically from Gallo-Roman Paris to the early twenty-first century, exploring the continuation and changes in these 2000 years of Parisian history. Students will explore the architectural, political, religious, literary and cultural developments that helped shape the city and its inhabitants. Taught in French.
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Paris: La biographie d'une ville AS.212.427 (01)
This seminar progresses chronologically from Gallo-Roman Paris to the early twenty-first century, exploring the continuation and changes in these 2000 years of Parisian history. Students will explore the architectural, political, religious, literary and cultural developments that helped shape the city and its inhabitants. Taught in French.
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Loiselle, Ken
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.429 (01)
Honors Thesis Prep
T 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Anderson, Wilda
Spring 2025
This course will meet three times during the semester to enable all French majors to prepare their thesis subject, thesis bibliography, and abstract prior to the writing of the Senior Thesis (AS.212.430). This course is required of all French majors and must be taken during the Fall semester of their senior year. Schedule TBA upon consultation with the class list, as there are only three group meetings. The rest of the meetings are in individual appointments with the DUS or another chosen French professor. Prerequisites: AS.212.333-334 and either prior enrollment or concurrent enrollment in AS.210.417 Eloquent French.
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Honors Thesis Prep AS.212.429 (01)
This course will meet three times during the semester to enable all French majors to prepare their thesis subject, thesis bibliography, and abstract prior to the writing of the Senior Thesis (AS.212.430). This course is required of all French majors and must be taken during the Fall semester of their senior year. Schedule TBA upon consultation with the class list, as there are only three group meetings. The rest of the meetings are in individual appointments with the DUS or another chosen French professor. Prerequisites: AS.212.333-334 and either prior enrollment or concurrent enrollment in AS.210.417 Eloquent French.
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Anderson, Wilda
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.430 (01)
French Honors Thesis
Desormeaux, Daniel
Spring 2025
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
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French Honors Thesis AS.212.430 (01)
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.430 (02)
French Honors Thesis
Anderson, Wilda
Spring 2025
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
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French Honors Thesis AS.212.430 (02)
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Anderson, Wilda
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.430 (03)
French Honors Thesis
Russo, Elena
Spring 2025
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
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French Honors Thesis AS.212.430 (03)
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Russo, Elena
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 11/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.430 (04)
French Honors Thesis
Schilling, Derek
Spring 2025
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
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French Honors Thesis AS.212.430 (04)
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of an honors thesis in French. Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Schilling, Derek
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.717 (01)
Montesquieu
T 3:30PM - 6:00PM
Anderson, Wilda
Gilman 418
Spring 2025
Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, author of De l’Esprit des lois, a seminal early French Enlightenment text still considered today a fundamental work of political science and philosophy. Montesquieu was judged by the 2nd generation of the Enlightenment and the Encyclopédistes to be their intellectual patron saint, grounding the epistemological, aesthetic and political programs for his age. This course will read his most important texts, political, literary and physiological, in order to situate Montesquieu’s presence in the Enlightenment and to consider his enduring impact on later thinkers and writers. Works to be considered will include his early texts on gland theory, Les lettres persanes, Considérations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur décadence, de l’Esprit des lois, extracts from his Spicilèges, texts of and around the Encyclopédie, and short texts from some of Montesquieu’s most important readers: Condorcet, Napoléon Bonaparte, Tocqueville, etc. Readings in French, course taught in English.
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Montesquieu AS.212.717 (01)
Charles-Louis de Secondat, baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, author of De l’Esprit des lois, a seminal early French Enlightenment text still considered today a fundamental work of political science and philosophy. Montesquieu was judged by the 2nd generation of the Enlightenment and the Encyclopédistes to be their intellectual patron saint, grounding the epistemological, aesthetic and political programs for his age. This course will read his most important texts, political, literary and physiological, in order to situate Montesquieu’s presence in the Enlightenment and to consider his enduring impact on later thinkers and writers. Works to be considered will include his early texts on gland theory, Les lettres persanes, Considérations sur les causes de la grandeur des Romains et de leur décadence, de l’Esprit des lois, extracts from his Spicilèges, texts of and around the Encyclopédie, and short texts from some of Montesquieu’s most important readers: Condorcet, Napoléon Bonaparte, Tocqueville, etc. Readings in French, course taught in English.
Days/Times: T 3:30PM - 6:00PM
Instructor: Anderson, Wilda
Room: Gilman 418
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/8
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.801 (01)
French Independent Study
Desormeaux, Daniel
Spring 2025
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
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French Independent Study AS.212.801 (01)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.801 (02)
French Independent Study
Anderson, Wilda
Spring 2025
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
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French Independent Study AS.212.801 (02)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Anderson, Wilda
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.801 (03)
French Independent Study
Russo, Elena
Spring 2025
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
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French Independent Study AS.212.801 (03)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Russo, Elena
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.801 (04)
French Independent Study
Schilling, Derek
Spring 2025
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
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French Independent Study AS.212.801 (04)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Schilling, Derek
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.802 (01)
French Dissertation Rsch
Desormeaux, Daniel
Spring 2025
Research work toward dissertation.
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French Dissertation Rsch AS.212.802 (01)
Research work toward dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.802 (02)
French Dissertation Rsch
Anderson, Wilda
Spring 2025
Research work toward dissertation.
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French Dissertation Rsch AS.212.802 (02)
Research work toward dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Anderson, Wilda
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.802 (03)
French Dissertation Rsch
Russo, Elena
Spring 2025
Research work toward dissertation.
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French Dissertation Rsch AS.212.802 (03)
Research work toward dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Russo, Elena
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.802 (04)
French Dissertation Rsch
Schilling, Derek
Spring 2025
Research work toward dissertation.
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French Dissertation Rsch AS.212.802 (04)
Research work toward dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Schilling, Derek
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.803 (01)
French Proposal Prep
Desormeaux, Daniel
Spring 2025
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
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French Proposal Prep AS.212.803 (01)
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.803 (02)
French Proposal Prep
Anderson, Wilda
Spring 2025
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
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French Proposal Prep AS.212.803 (02)
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Anderson, Wilda
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.803 (03)
French Proposal Prep
Russo, Elena
Spring 2025
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
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French Proposal Prep AS.212.803 (03)
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Russo, Elena
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.803 (04)
French Proposal Prep
Schilling, Derek
Spring 2025
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
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French Proposal Prep AS.212.803 (04)
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Schilling, Derek
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.850 (01)
Professional Training - French
Anderson, Bruce; Anderson, Wilda
Spring 2025
Training for professional academic performance.
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Professional Training - French AS.212.850 (01)
Training for professional academic performance.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Anderson, Bruce; Anderson, Wilda
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.101 (01)
French Elements I
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Lulu, Annie
Gilman 134
Fall 2025
Provides a multi-faceted approach to teaching language and culture to the novice French student. The first semester emphasizes listening and speaking, while laying the foundation in grammar structures, reading, and writing. This course is designed for true beginners: Students with any previous background must take the placement test: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Bruce Anderson ([email protected])
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French Elements I AS.210.101 (01)
Provides a multi-faceted approach to teaching language and culture to the novice French student. The first semester emphasizes listening and speaking, while laying the foundation in grammar structures, reading, and writing. This course is designed for true beginners: Students with any previous background must take the placement test: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Bruce Anderson ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Instructor: Lulu, Annie
Room: Gilman 134
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.101 (02)
French Elements I
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Luo, Wanyun
Maryland 217
Fall 2025
Provides a multi-faceted approach to teaching language and culture to the novice French student. The first semester emphasizes listening and speaking, while laying the foundation in grammar structures, reading, and writing. This course is designed for true beginners: Students with any previous background must take the placement test: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Bruce Anderson ([email protected])
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French Elements I AS.210.101 (02)
Provides a multi-faceted approach to teaching language and culture to the novice French student. The first semester emphasizes listening and speaking, while laying the foundation in grammar structures, reading, and writing. This course is designed for true beginners: Students with any previous background must take the placement test: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Bruce Anderson ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Luo, Wanyun
Room: Maryland 217
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.101 (03)
French Elements I
MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Jean-Pierre, Jean-Ederson
Gilman 186
Fall 2025
Provides a multi-faceted approach to teaching language and culture to the novice French student. The first semester emphasizes listening and speaking, while laying the foundation in grammar structures, reading, and writing. This course is designed for true beginners: Students with any previous background must take the placement test: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Bruce Anderson ([email protected])
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French Elements I AS.210.101 (03)
Provides a multi-faceted approach to teaching language and culture to the novice French student. The first semester emphasizes listening and speaking, while laying the foundation in grammar structures, reading, and writing. This course is designed for true beginners: Students with any previous background must take the placement test: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Bruce Anderson ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Instructor: Jean-Pierre, Jean-Ederson
Room: Gilman 186
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.102 (01)
French Elements II
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
D'Amato, Thomas
Gilman 313
Fall 2025
The second semester of this intensive course for beginners provides students with the linguistic tools to read excerpts from a play (Antigone by Jean Anouilh), to polish a written autobiography, and to perform short oral skits. A variety of cultural materials help students acquire grammatical structures and expand their vocabulary. Recommended course background: AS 210.101 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Claude Guillemard ([email protected])
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French Elements II AS.210.102 (01)
The second semester of this intensive course for beginners provides students with the linguistic tools to read excerpts from a play (Antigone by Jean Anouilh), to polish a written autobiography, and to perform short oral skits. A variety of cultural materials help students acquire grammatical structures and expand their vocabulary. Recommended course background: AS 210.101 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. May not be taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Contact: Claude Guillemard ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: D'Amato, Thomas
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.201 (01)
Intermediate French I
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Roos, Suzanne Lois
Gilman 217
Fall 2025
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.
Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended course background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.105 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
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Intermediate French I AS.210.201 (01)
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.
Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended course background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.105 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Roos, Suzanne Lois
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.201 (02)
Intermediate French I
MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Roos, Suzanne Lois
Maryland 217
Fall 2025
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.
Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended course background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.105 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
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Intermediate French I AS.210.201 (02)
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.
Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended course background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.105 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Roos, Suzanne Lois
Room: Maryland 217
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.201 (03)
Intermediate French I
MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Roos, Suzanne Lois
Shriver Hall 104
Fall 2025
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.
Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended course background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.105 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
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Intermediate French I AS.210.201 (03)
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing.
Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended course background: AS.210.102 or AS.210.105 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Roos, Suzanne Lois
Room: Shriver Hall 104
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.202 (01)
Intermediate French II
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Dreyer, Pierre Elie Georges; Roos, Suzanne Lois
Gilman 217
Fall 2025
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended course background: AS.210.201 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
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Intermediate French II AS.210.202 (01)
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended course background: AS.210.201 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Dreyer, Pierre Elie Georges; Roos, Suzanne Lois
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.202 (02)
Intermediate French II
MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Dreyer, Pierre Elie Georges; Roos, Suzanne Lois
Shriver Hall 001
Fall 2025
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended course background: AS.210.201 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
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Intermediate French II AS.210.202 (02)
This course develops skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Systematic review of language structures with strong focus on oral communication and acquisition of vocabulary; extensive practice in writing and speaking; readings and films from French-speaking countries. Recommended course background: AS.210.201 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Suzanne Roos ([email protected])
Days/Times: MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Instructor: Dreyer, Pierre Elie Georges; Roos, Suzanne Lois
Room: Shriver Hall 001
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.301 (01)
Advanced French for Writing
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Gilman 443
Fall 2025
Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary French texts, in order to expand their vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Kristin Cook-Gailloud ([email protected])
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Advanced French for Writing AS.210.301 (01)
Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary French texts, in order to expand their vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Kristin Cook-Gailloud ([email protected])
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.301 (02)
Advanced French for Writing
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Gilman 377
Fall 2025
Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary French texts, in order to expand their vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Kristin Cook-Gailloud ([email protected])
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Advanced French for Writing AS.210.301 (02)
Students in AS.210.301 will focus primarily on written expression, learning to ‘decipher’ classic and contemporary French texts, in order to expand their vocabulary and communicate their ideas in writing with clarity and accuracy. (A primary focus on oral expression is provided in AS.210.302; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: Kristin Cook-Gailloud ([email protected])
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Room: Gilman 377
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.302 (01)
Advanced French for Speaking
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Wuensch, April
Gilman 413
Fall 2025
Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: April Wuensch ([email protected])
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Advanced French for Speaking AS.210.302 (01)
Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: April Wuensch ([email protected])
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Wuensch, April
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.302 (02)
Advanced French for Speaking
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Wuensch, April
Krieger Laverty
Fall 2025
Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: April Wuensch ([email protected])
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Advanced French for Speaking AS.210.302 (02)
Students in 210.302 will focus primarily on oral expression through individual and group work on contemporary media (music, film, current events) in order to expand their vocabulary and become fluent in conversation across social-cultural contexts. (A primary focus on written expression is provided in 210.301; the two advanced-level courses may be taken in either order or simultaneously.) Recommended course background: AS.210.202 or placement test score: https://learnmore.jhu.edu/browse/ksas/internal/selfenroll/courses/as-french-placement-test. Contact: April Wuensch ([email protected])
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Wuensch, April
Room: Krieger Laverty
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 6/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.306 (01)
Medical French : Santé et Société
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Staff
Gilman 381
Fall 2025
In this interactive language course (not exclusively designed for pre-meds), students learn how to communicate in the fields of public health, medicine, and humanitarian aid in a French-speaking environment. While acquiring new lexical and syntactic tools weekly, students examine and debate the current structures and issues of the French health system, through a variety of media (governmental websites, mainstream and specialized newspapers, movies, blogs, first-account books, etc.). A final project is tailored to each student’s own area of interest. Please note that this course is taught by a language instructor, not a medical expert. Recommended course background: AS.210.301 or AS.210.302 or permission of instructor. Students interested in taking the exam for the French For Health Diploma should visit the following website: https://www.lefrancaisdesaffaires.fr/tests-diplomes/diplomes-francais-professionnel-dfp/sante/
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Medical French : Santé et Société AS.210.306 (01)
In this interactive language course (not exclusively designed for pre-meds), students learn how to communicate in the fields of public health, medicine, and humanitarian aid in a French-speaking environment. While acquiring new lexical and syntactic tools weekly, students examine and debate the current structures and issues of the French health system, through a variety of media (governmental websites, mainstream and specialized newspapers, movies, blogs, first-account books, etc.). A final project is tailored to each student’s own area of interest. Please note that this course is taught by a language instructor, not a medical expert. Recommended course background: AS.210.301 or AS.210.302 or permission of instructor. Students interested in taking the exam for the French For Health Diploma should visit the following website: https://www.lefrancaisdesaffaires.fr/tests-diplomes/diplomes-francais-professionnel-dfp/sante/
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Staff
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.210.417 (01)
Eloquent French
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Gilman 400
Fall 2025
This interactive, writing intensive course has a double agenda: 1) to guide students towards linguistic proficiency in French by exposing them to an extended range of stylistic, idiomatic and grammatical expressions; 2) to strengthen students' individual voices in written and oral expression. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.301 and AS.210.302 or permission of instructor. Contact Kristin Cook-Gailloud ([email protected]).
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Eloquent French AS.210.417 (01)
This interactive, writing intensive course has a double agenda: 1) to guide students towards linguistic proficiency in French by exposing them to an extended range of stylistic, idiomatic and grammatical expressions; 2) to strengthen students' individual voices in written and oral expression. Recommended Course Background: AS.210.301 and AS.210.302 or permission of instructor. Contact Kristin Cook-Gailloud ([email protected]).
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Cook-Gailloud, Kristin Anna
Room: Gilman 400
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.211.333 (01)
Representing the Holocaust
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Spinner, Samuel Jacob
Gilman 400
Fall 2025
How has the Holocaust been represented in literature and film? Are there special challenges posed by genocide to the traditions of visual and literary representation? Where does the Holocaust fit in to the array of concerns that the visual arts and literature express? And where do art and literature fit in to the commemoration of communal tragedy and the working through of individual trauma entailed by thinking about and representing the Holocaust? These questions will guide our consideration of a range of texts — nonfiction, novels, poetry — in Yiddish, German, English, French and other languages (including works by Primo Levi and Isaac Bashevis Singer), as well as films from French documentaries to Hollywood blockbusters (including films by Alain Resnais, Claude Lanzmann, and Steven Spielberg). All readings in English.
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Representing the Holocaust AS.211.333 (01)
How has the Holocaust been represented in literature and film? Are there special challenges posed by genocide to the traditions of visual and literary representation? Where does the Holocaust fit in to the array of concerns that the visual arts and literature express? And where do art and literature fit in to the commemoration of communal tragedy and the working through of individual trauma entailed by thinking about and representing the Holocaust? These questions will guide our consideration of a range of texts — nonfiction, novels, poetry — in Yiddish, German, English, French and other languages (including works by Primo Levi and Isaac Bashevis Singer), as well as films from French documentaries to Hollywood blockbusters (including films by Alain Resnais, Claude Lanzmann, and Steven Spielberg). All readings in English.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Spinner, Samuel Jacob
Room: Gilman 400
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL
AS.212.333 (01)
Introduction à la littérature française I
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Russo, Elena
Gilman 217
Fall 2025
Readings and discussion of texts of various genres (poetry, short story, novel, theatre) covering the time period from the Middle Ages to the present day. The course will expose students to core principles of literary understanding and analysis; the texts themselves are drawn from socio-cultural and historical frameworks that cross the French-speaking world. The two semesters (212.333 and 212.334) may be taken in either order. Students may co-register with an upper level course during this course. 212.333 covers the time period from the Middle Ages to the Revolution. Taught in French and writing intensive.
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Introduction à la littérature française I AS.212.333 (01)
Readings and discussion of texts of various genres (poetry, short story, novel, theatre) covering the time period from the Middle Ages to the present day. The course will expose students to core principles of literary understanding and analysis; the texts themselves are drawn from socio-cultural and historical frameworks that cross the French-speaking world. The two semesters (212.333 and 212.334) may be taken in either order. Students may co-register with an upper level course during this course. 212.333 covers the time period from the Middle Ages to the Revolution. Taught in French and writing intensive.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Russo, Elena
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.354 (01)
Le monde francophone
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Anderson, Bruce
Smokler Center Library
Fall 2025
This course examines both sociolinguistic and cultural aspects of the French-speaking world and the relationship between la francophonie and France itself. We focus on five regions—Sub-Saharan Africa (Cameroun and Senegal), Northern Africa (Morocco and Algeria), the Caribbean (Martinique and Haiti), North America (Quebec), and Europe (Belgium)—and consider language features unique to those regional varieties, the status of French as opposed to other indigenous languages and creoles, the demographics of their speakers, and the representation of their culture in media (particularly in short stories, poetry, song, and film). A semester-long research project on one of these main areas will allow students to combine their study of the French-speaking world with other disciplines of interest to them.
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Le monde francophone AS.212.354 (01)
This course examines both sociolinguistic and cultural aspects of the French-speaking world and the relationship between la francophonie and France itself. We focus on five regions—Sub-Saharan Africa (Cameroun and Senegal), Northern Africa (Morocco and Algeria), the Caribbean (Martinique and Haiti), North America (Quebec), and Europe (Belgium)—and consider language features unique to those regional varieties, the status of French as opposed to other indigenous languages and creoles, the demographics of their speakers, and the representation of their culture in media (particularly in short stories, poetry, song, and film). A semester-long research project on one of these main areas will allow students to combine their study of the French-speaking world with other disciplines of interest to them.
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Anderson, Bruce
Room: Smokler Center Library
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.377 (01)
French Writers in America
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Schilling, Derek; Tribotte, Julien David
Gilman 10
Fall 2025
Since the publication of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America in the 19th century, French writers have consistently been drawn to the United States as a focal point of their literary exploration. In this course, students will critically examine how French writers have engaged with American culture from an observational and analytical standpoint. They will investigate themes of attraction and repulsion, pro- and anti-American sentiment, and how these perspectives intersect with issues of gender, race, and class, as well as the evolution of American society in the context of Franco-American relations. Students will analyze and interpret novels, pamphlets, newspaper articles, poems, and essays to understand how these texts reflect the authors' perspectives on the U.S. and their sense of French identity in relation to American culture. They will also evaluate the impact of American writers who chose to live in France, exploring how their experiences influenced their work and personal lives. Through these activities, students will achieve a nuanced understanding of the complexities of Franco-American literary interactions. The course will be taught in English, with an optional additional hour in French for those pursuing a major or minor. All texts will be available in both languages.
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French Writers in America AS.212.377 (01)
Since the publication of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America in the 19th century, French writers have consistently been drawn to the United States as a focal point of their literary exploration. In this course, students will critically examine how French writers have engaged with American culture from an observational and analytical standpoint. They will investigate themes of attraction and repulsion, pro- and anti-American sentiment, and how these perspectives intersect with issues of gender, race, and class, as well as the evolution of American society in the context of Franco-American relations. Students will analyze and interpret novels, pamphlets, newspaper articles, poems, and essays to understand how these texts reflect the authors' perspectives on the U.S. and their sense of French identity in relation to American culture. They will also evaluate the impact of American writers who chose to live in France, exploring how their experiences influenced their work and personal lives. Through these activities, students will achieve a nuanced understanding of the complexities of Franco-American literary interactions. The course will be taught in English, with an optional additional hour in French for those pursuing a major or minor. All texts will be available in both languages.
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Schilling, Derek; Tribotte, Julien David
Room: Gilman 10
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 6/7
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.377 (02)
French Writers in America
TTh 8:00AM - 10:15AM
Schilling, Derek; Tribotte, Julien David
Gilman 10
Fall 2025
A 4 credit option for French majors. Since the publication of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America in the 19th century, French writers have consistently been drawn to the United States as a focal point of their literary exploration. In this course, students will critically examine how French writers have engaged with American culture from an observational and analytical standpoint. They will investigate themes of attraction and repulsion, pro- and anti-American sentiment, and how these perspectives intersect with issues of gender, race, and class, as well as the evolution of American society in the context of Franco-American relations. Students will analyze and interpret novels, pamphlets, newspaper articles, poems, and essays to understand how these texts reflect the authors' perspectives on the U.S. and their sense of French identity in relation to American culture. They will also evaluate the impact of American writers who chose to live in France, exploring how their experiences influenced their work and personal lives. Through these activities, students will achieve a nuanced understanding of the complexities of Franco-American literary interactions. The course will be taught in English, with an optional additional hour in French for those pursuing a major or minor. All texts will be available in both languages. The meeting time for the extra hour of instruction will be decided on the first day of class.
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French Writers in America AS.212.377 (02)
A 4 credit option for French majors. Since the publication of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America in the 19th century, French writers have consistently been drawn to the United States as a focal point of their literary exploration. In this course, students will critically examine how French writers have engaged with American culture from an observational and analytical standpoint. They will investigate themes of attraction and repulsion, pro- and anti-American sentiment, and how these perspectives intersect with issues of gender, race, and class, as well as the evolution of American society in the context of Franco-American relations. Students will analyze and interpret novels, pamphlets, newspaper articles, poems, and essays to understand how these texts reflect the authors' perspectives on the U.S. and their sense of French identity in relation to American culture. They will also evaluate the impact of American writers who chose to live in France, exploring how their experiences influenced their work and personal lives. Through these activities, students will achieve a nuanced understanding of the complexities of Franco-American literary interactions. The course will be taught in English, with an optional additional hour in French for those pursuing a major or minor. All texts will be available in both languages. The meeting time for the extra hour of instruction will be decided on the first day of class.
Days/Times: TTh 8:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Schilling, Derek; Tribotte, Julien David
Room: Gilman 10
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.429 (01)
Honors Thesis Prep
Russo, Elena
Fall 2025
This course will meet three times during the semester to enable all French majors to prepare their thesis subject, thesis bibliography, and abstract prior to the writing of the Senior Thesis (AS.212.430). This course is required of all French majors and must be taken during the Fall semester of their senior year. Schedule TBA upon consultation with the class list, as there are only three group meetings. The rest of the meetings are in individual appointments with the DUS or another chosen French professor. Prerequisites: AS.212.333-334 and either prior enrollment or concurrent enrollment in AS.210.417 Eloquent French.
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Honors Thesis Prep AS.212.429 (01)
This course will meet three times during the semester to enable all French majors to prepare their thesis subject, thesis bibliography, and abstract prior to the writing of the Senior Thesis (AS.212.430). This course is required of all French majors and must be taken during the Fall semester of their senior year. Schedule TBA upon consultation with the class list, as there are only three group meetings. The rest of the meetings are in individual appointments with the DUS or another chosen French professor. Prerequisites: AS.212.333-334 and either prior enrollment or concurrent enrollment in AS.210.417 Eloquent French.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Russo, Elena
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.429 (02)
Honors Thesis Prep
Anderson, Wilda
Fall 2025
This course will meet three times during the semester to enable all French majors to prepare their thesis subject, thesis bibliography, and abstract prior to the writing of the Senior Thesis (AS.212.430). This course is required of all French majors and must be taken during the Fall semester of their senior year. Schedule TBA upon consultation with the class list, as there are only three group meetings. The rest of the meetings are in individual appointments with the DUS or another chosen French professor. Prerequisites: AS.212.333-334 and either prior enrollment or concurrent enrollment in AS.210.417 Eloquent French.
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Honors Thesis Prep AS.212.429 (02)
This course will meet three times during the semester to enable all French majors to prepare their thesis subject, thesis bibliography, and abstract prior to the writing of the Senior Thesis (AS.212.430). This course is required of all French majors and must be taken during the Fall semester of their senior year. Schedule TBA upon consultation with the class list, as there are only three group meetings. The rest of the meetings are in individual appointments with the DUS or another chosen French professor. Prerequisites: AS.212.333-334 and either prior enrollment or concurrent enrollment in AS.210.417 Eloquent French.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Anderson, Wilda
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.429 (03)
Honors Thesis Prep
Desormeaux, Daniel
Fall 2025
This course will meet three times during the semester to enable all French majors to prepare their thesis subject, thesis bibliography, and abstract prior to the writing of the Senior Thesis (AS.212.430). This course is required of all French majors and must be taken during the Fall semester of their senior year. Schedule TBA upon consultation with the class list, as there are only three group meetings. The rest of the meetings are in individual appointments with the DUS or another chosen French professor. Prerequisites: AS.212.333-334 and either prior enrollment or concurrent enrollment in AS.210.417 Eloquent French.
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Honors Thesis Prep AS.212.429 (03)
This course will meet three times during the semester to enable all French majors to prepare their thesis subject, thesis bibliography, and abstract prior to the writing of the Senior Thesis (AS.212.430). This course is required of all French majors and must be taken during the Fall semester of their senior year. Schedule TBA upon consultation with the class list, as there are only three group meetings. The rest of the meetings are in individual appointments with the DUS or another chosen French professor. Prerequisites: AS.212.333-334 and either prior enrollment or concurrent enrollment in AS.210.417 Eloquent French.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.429 (04)
Honors Thesis Prep
Schilling, Derek
Fall 2025
This course will meet three times during the semester to enable all French majors to prepare their thesis subject, thesis bibliography, and abstract prior to the writing of the Senior Thesis (AS.212.430). This course is required of all French majors and must be taken during the Fall semester of their senior year. Schedule TBA upon consultation with the class list, as there are only three group meetings. The rest of the meetings are in individual appointments with the DUS or another chosen French professor. Prerequisites: AS.212.333-334 and either prior enrollment or concurrent enrollment in AS.210.417 Eloquent French.
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Honors Thesis Prep AS.212.429 (04)
This course will meet three times during the semester to enable all French majors to prepare their thesis subject, thesis bibliography, and abstract prior to the writing of the Senior Thesis (AS.212.430). This course is required of all French majors and must be taken during the Fall semester of their senior year. Schedule TBA upon consultation with the class list, as there are only three group meetings. The rest of the meetings are in individual appointments with the DUS or another chosen French professor. Prerequisites: AS.212.333-334 and either prior enrollment or concurrent enrollment in AS.210.417 Eloquent French.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Schilling, Derek
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.430 (01)
French Honors Thesis
Desormeaux, Daniel
Fall 2025
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of a senior thesis in French.
Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429
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French Honors Thesis AS.212.430 (01)
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of a senior thesis in French.
Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429
Days/Times:
Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.430 (02)
French Honors Thesis
Anderson, Wilda
Fall 2025
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of a senior thesis in French.
Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429
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French Honors Thesis AS.212.430 (02)
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of a senior thesis in French.
Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429
Days/Times:
Instructor: Anderson, Wilda
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.430 (03)
French Honors Thesis
Russo, Elena
Fall 2025
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of a senior thesis in French.
Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429
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French Honors Thesis AS.212.430 (03)
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of a senior thesis in French.
Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429
Days/Times:
Instructor: Russo, Elena
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.430 (04)
French Honors Thesis
Schilling, Derek
Fall 2025
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of a senior thesis in French.
Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429
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French Honors Thesis AS.212.430 (04)
An in-depth and closely supervised initiation to research and thinking, oral and written expression, which leads to the composition of a senior thesis in French.
Recommended Course Background: AS.212.429
Days/Times:
Instructor: Schilling, Derek
Room:
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.436 (01)
Love, from Beginning to End
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Russo, Elena
Gilman 10
Fall 2025
From its origins – in Socrates's homoerotic mythologies, in the poetry of pre-Islamic Arabia, and in the currents that crossed from medieval Al-Andalus into Italy and Southern France – love has been a paradoxical, transgressive phenomenon: mystical longing, counter-religion, con game, parlor game, alienation, or self-affirmation. Contemporary sociologists have reported its demise, brought about by too many right- and left-swipes. In this course we explore a few crucial moments in the history of love, from Socrates's female teacher, Diotima, to today's dating shows, and we'll bring a literary, a sociological, and an anthropological approach to the challenges posed by love's protean discourse. Works by Plato, Ovid, Saint Augustine, Majnûn, Ibn Hazm, the abbess Héloïse, Pierre de Marivaux, Simone Weil, Annie Ernaux. The course is conducted in French.
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Love, from Beginning to End AS.212.436 (01)
From its origins – in Socrates's homoerotic mythologies, in the poetry of pre-Islamic Arabia, and in the currents that crossed from medieval Al-Andalus into Italy and Southern France – love has been a paradoxical, transgressive phenomenon: mystical longing, counter-religion, con game, parlor game, alienation, or self-affirmation. Contemporary sociologists have reported its demise, brought about by too many right- and left-swipes. In this course we explore a few crucial moments in the history of love, from Socrates's female teacher, Diotima, to today's dating shows, and we'll bring a literary, a sociological, and an anthropological approach to the challenges posed by love's protean discourse. Works by Plato, Ovid, Saint Augustine, Majnûn, Ibn Hazm, the abbess Héloïse, Pierre de Marivaux, Simone Weil, Annie Ernaux. The course is conducted in French.
From colonialist fictions of the 1920s and 1930s and politically engaged works of the 1960s, to family sagas and personal essays looking back in the new century on a conflicted past, Algeria has featured prominently in France's cinematographic imaginary. In the six decades since gaining independence, Algeria has likewise produced compelling narratives that address the colonial legacy, the armed liberation struggle and its aftermath, up to and including the institution of one-party rule and the outbreak of the “invisible war” of the 1990s.
This seminar in transnational film study addresses from both sides of the Mediterranean an entangled political and cultural history. It examines conflicting screen representations as well as the institutions, individuals, and publics associated with them. We will ask how choice of source material, generic conventions, narrative viewpoint, and ideological bias make of each work a discrete historiographical act. How do groups of spectators selectively construct divergent “screen memories” along the lines of gender, nationality, or other subgroups? Seminar in English; reading knowledge of French required. Films will be screened with English or French subtitles whenever available.
From colonialist fictions of the 1920s and 1930s and politically engaged works of the 1960s, to family sagas and personal essays looking back in the new century on a conflicted past, Algeria has featured prominently in France's cinematographic imaginary. In the six decades since gaining independence, Algeria has likewise produced compelling narratives that address the colonial legacy, the armed liberation struggle and its aftermath, up to and including the institution of one-party rule and the outbreak of the “invisible war” of the 1990s.
This seminar in transnational film study addresses from both sides of the Mediterranean an entangled political and cultural history. It examines conflicting screen representations as well as the institutions, individuals, and publics associated with them. We will ask how choice of source material, generic conventions, narrative viewpoint, and ideological bias make of each work a discrete historiographical act. How do groups of spectators selectively construct divergent “screen memories” along the lines of gender, nationality, or other subgroups? Seminar in English; reading knowledge of French required. Films will be screened with English or French subtitles whenever available.
Days/Times: W 3:30PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Schilling, Derek
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 3/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.801 (01)
French Independent Study
Desormeaux, Daniel
Fall 2025
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
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French Independent Study AS.212.801 (01)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 10/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.801 (02)
French Independent Study
Anderson, Wilda
Fall 2025
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
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French Independent Study AS.212.801 (02)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Anderson, Wilda
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.801 (03)
French Independent Study
Russo, Elena
Fall 2025
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
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French Independent Study AS.212.801 (03)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Russo, Elena
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.801 (04)
French Independent Study
Schilling, Derek
Fall 2025
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
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French Independent Study AS.212.801 (04)
This course is for a graduate students pursuing an independent research project with a faculty mentor.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Schilling, Derek
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.802 (01)
French Dissertation Research
Desormeaux, Daniel
Fall 2025
Research work toward dissertation.
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French Dissertation Research AS.212.802 (01)
Research work toward dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.802 (02)
French Dissertation Research
Anderson, Wilda
Fall 2025
Research work toward dissertation.
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French Dissertation Research AS.212.802 (02)
Research work toward dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Anderson, Wilda
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.802 (03)
French Dissertation Research
Russo, Elena
Fall 2025
Research work toward dissertation.
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French Dissertation Research AS.212.802 (03)
Research work toward dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Russo, Elena
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.802 (04)
French Dissertation Research
Schilling, Derek
Fall 2025
Research work toward dissertation.
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French Dissertation Research AS.212.802 (04)
Research work toward dissertation.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Schilling, Derek
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 2/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.803 (01)
French Proposal Preparation
Desormeaux, Daniel
Fall 2025
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
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French Proposal Preparation AS.212.803 (01)
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Desormeaux, Daniel
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 9/10
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.803 (02)
French Proposal Preparation
Anderson, Wilda
Fall 2025
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
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French Proposal Preparation AS.212.803 (02)
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Anderson, Wilda
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.803 (03)
French Proposal Preparation
Russo, Elena
Fall 2025
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
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French Proposal Preparation AS.212.803 (03)
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
Days/Times:
Instructor: Russo, Elena
Room:
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.212.803 (04)
French Proposal Preparation
Schilling, Derek
Fall 2025
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.
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French Proposal Preparation AS.212.803 (04)
1st semester: Develop list of already-read works in your chosen field to develop a thesis subject. Identify 2 co-advisors of the ABD project; the expectation is that 1 will direct the thesis following the ABD defense. Register in this advisor’s section (01: Desormeaux; 02: Anderson; 03: Russo; 04: Schilling). 1st month: Discuss with co-advisors your understanding of the core research question(s) and prepare a provisional abstract (an ongoing working tool). The abstract includes 1) well-articulated thesis statement; 2) description of proposed methodology; 3) list of proposed primary works to be studied; 4) justification of the project’s relevance to the field and its interdisciplinary reach. It should be accompanied by a report on your literature search: situate your project within the existing scholarly corpus. 2nd month: prepare an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary works. Expect it to expand significantly during ABD prep as well as after the ABD defense. 3rd month: review and modify the abstract with the co-advisors; develop a provisional outline of your ABD text. Present a reading list for the period between the 1st and 2nd semesters of proposal prep.
2nd semester: Meet with the co-advisors to report on the interim research and revisit if necessary the proposed outline and abstract. Submit proposal for the sample chapter. 1st month: begin writing the sample chapter. 2nd month: in the light of how the sample chapter is progressing, review the outline with the co-advisors, then begin writing a narrative of potential thesis chapters. 3rd month: once the foregoing are drafted, write up the methodological introduction and finalize the annotated bibliography. Finally, review the abstract for completeness and revise the ABD for language and formatting. The ABD must be approved by the ABD co-advisors before it is distributed for defense.
Goal:~25 pages of supporting material;~30-page writing sample; an annotated bibliography. ABD is not to exceed 75 pp.