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  • CAS LF 455: Studies in Nineteenth-Century French Literature
    Prerequisites: CASLF 350 and First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or WR 120). - May be repeated twice for credit if topics are different. Examines major themes and works in the literature of nineteenth-century France. Attention to cultural context and dialogue between the arts, literature, politics, and popular culture. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS LF 456: The Postcolonial Novel
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CAS LF 350 - An examination of postcolonial novels by contemporary writers. Discussion of linguistic and literary issues related to the process of decolonization, the usage of the French language today, and the renewal of aesthetics.
  • CAS LF 462: Cinema-Monde: Mapping French Film
    Spanning from the silent era to the present-day, this course reframes the key movements of French cinema through the lens of the global. Directors include Georges Melies, Jean Renoir, Jean-Luc Godard, Chantal Ackerman, Agnes Varda, and the Dardenne brothers. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Creativity/Innovation.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Creativity/Innovation
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • CAS LF 464: Author/Auteur Studies
    Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or WR 120) - May be taken twice for credit if topics are different. In-depth study of a single author or film maker. Attention to critical/theoretical debates about the author's work(s); their relation to aesthetic, political, and/or historical debates of the time; and questions about relation to tradition and/or legacy and ongoing influence. Effective Spring 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS LF 478: Topics in The Voice in the Text: Gender and Authorship
    May be taken twice for credit if topics are different. Explores how French and Francophone women writers and theorists engage with cultural, social, and political issues. Draws on works such as novels, autobiographies, plays, and essays, situating these writings at the intersection of gender, language, nationality, and collective memory. Topic TBA. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: The Individual in Community, Historical Consciousness, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Historical Consciousness
    • The Individual in Community
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • CAS LF 479: Fatal Women and Dangerous Bodies
    Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or WR 120). - Examines depictions of the femme fatale and fears of female sexuality in realist, naturalist and decadent French fictions. Effective Fall 2025, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course.
    • Aesthetic Exploration
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS LF 483: Studies in Literature and Politics
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or WR 120) - May be repeated twice for credit if topics are different. Close interpretive, critical, and theoretical study of philosophical questions posed by selected works of literature [and related arts] with emphasis on the political. Themes such as vengeance, justice, and injustice; political theatre / theatre of politics; representations of war; exile and imprisonment as the scene of writing; cross-fertilization between law, diplomacy, and narrative; or transgression and invention. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Writing-Intensive Course, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Research and Information Literacy.
    • Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings
    • Research and Information Literacy
    • Writing-Intensive Course
  • CAS LF 491: Directed Study: French
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of department and CAS Academic Advising, 100 Bay State Rd., Ro om 401. - Application form available in CAS Academic Advising. Through interdisciplinary, in-depth study, explores the history, legacy, and future of a single 'lieu de m¿moire'--an iconic 'site of memory' that serves as a cultural touchstone. Sources include manuscripts, architecture, literary texts, music, film, photography, and others. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Ethical Reasoning, Aesthetic Exploration, Teamwork/Collaboration.
  • CAS LF 492: Directed Study: French
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: consent of department and CAS Academic Advising, 100 Bay State Rd., Ro om 401. - Application form available in CAS Academic Advising.
  • CAS LF 568: Topics in Literature and Film
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLF 350) and one LF 400-level literature course, or consent of instructor. - May be repeated twice for credit is topics are different. Topic TBA.
  • CAS LF 569: Topics in Francophone Writing
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLF 350 or CASLF 351 or consent of instructor - May be taken twice for credit if topics are different. Topic TBA.
  • CAS LF 571: Topics in Nineteenth-Century French Literature
    Undergraduate Prerequisites: CASLF 350 and one 400-level literature course. - May be taken twice for credit if topics are different. Topic TBA.

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