We will read major theorists and discuss areas such as structuralism, post-structuralism, psychoanalytic criticism, Marxism, feminism, cultural studies and postmodernism. Concepts such as narration, the author, the audience, the reader, etc. will be explored. The detective story has enjoyed a wide following and great prestige in France during the twentieth century. This course is a survey of the history and development of European cinema from its origins to the present. We will explore Weimar Cinema, Soviet Montage, Surrealism, Italian NeoRealism, French New Wave, German New Cinema, and Post-Franco Spanish Cinema.
All films are sub-titled and the course is taught in English.
This is a course in advanced composition and grammar and will therefore focus on written expression in French. You will also be required to develop some other topics over the semester. When your writing involves analysis of literary passages, you will be graded on how clearly you present your ideas and on how persuasively you support them, whether or not the professor agrees with your particular interpretation of the passage in question. Visit Class Homepage. We will study various aspects of French society, including its institutions, its cultural practices and its modes of self-conception through a variety of texts.