Undergraduate version of FREN 515. Those commentaries in turn enlightened their own aesthetic concerns as well as the painters' own creative visions. The purpose of this course is to study some of the encounters between these painters and their writers. Fren 301 and 311 or 312 or placement exam. A theoretical and methodological exploration of various approaches to, and issues in, the study of French and European cultures since the 18th century.
Topics vary from year to year.
Taught in English. Considers the development of the practices of mass consumption as a problem in cultural history and theory. Includes theoretical readings as well as topics such as the art market, the rise ot the department store, the cultural function of consumer durables, and primitivism as a form of resistance to consumerism. 3.00 Fall 01 Study of discourses of cultural affiliation, representations of exile and exoticism, and strategies of expression of transcultural experience in modern literature, painting, and film from Africa, the Caribbean, and France. 3.00 Fall 01 Exploration and analysis of a range of theories, issues and problems in foreign language instruction.