French

This course covers the history and development of the French language from a linguistic perspective. It focuses on the phonological, morphological, and syntactical evolution of previous languages into today's standard French.

The first part of this course analyzes how traditions and values are communicated and transfer between different generations (Gen Z, Gen Y, Gen X, and Baby Boomers). The course analyzes how generational differences (uses of technology, access to media, family formation) influence each generation's willingness to break or continue traditions. The course then covers gender trends in intergenerational communication and what woman and men value or disregard more from one generation to another. As a final project, students are required to interview three men and three women from a specific demographic group (low income, ethnicity, single parent homes, etc.) and analyze the difference between men and woman's intention to pass on or omit their families' (parents or grandparents) traditions. After analyzing the data, students write a 12- to 15-page paper about the differences found, why this difference may occur (based on lectures and readings), and whether this difference is significant or coherent with outside resources. The second half of the course follows a political approach to the role of media and communications within the world today. This course is taught in two parts, students can take part 1, part 2, or both parts.

This course retraces the history of liberal democracy from mid-eighteenth century to present, through the lens of economic globalization which has grown since the 1970s.

This course presents various techniques used in sculpture. Topics include: the use of materials such as clay, stone, and metal; mold casting; the play of shadow and light; and abstract and figurative production.

This workshop is for students with an advanced level French and has as its goal to improve written, oral, aural, and textual competencies through the study of a specific theme.

This course focuses on the reading and analysis of Parmenides' poem. In lecture, students discuss the poem's literary meaning and value, analyze its philosophical content, and unpack its arguments. In section, students complete reading and discussion of secondary authors, mostly philosophers and contemporaries of Parmenides who write on his arguments and philosophy.

This course focuses on France between the years 1870 to 1940. Specific topics covered include the founding of the Third Republic and the challenges facing the onset of republicanism from 1870-1914, the beginnings of the first World War and its effects on French society as a whole, the Dreyfus Affair, political movements in France, such as The National Block, Cartel and the Left, Fascism and the Popular Front. Relationships between France and the rest of Europe and financial crises are two major themes in the course. The class ends with a discussion on the motivation behind France's entry into World War II.

The lecture part of this course focuses on the history of silent film. The discussion section focuses on the analysis of the cultural and aesthetic issues of silent film. Cinema was born with the films of the Lumière brothers. The course traces the turbulent history of silent films and experimental film, but also considers how certain forms were gradually imposed and why the transition to talkies was so late. The course relies on a large number of excerpts from the diverse film industries of various countries and films. The works of Georges Méliès, Sergei Eisenstein, and Buster Keaton may be covered. This course teaches students how to exercise and practice film analysis. Through the use of several films, the course familiarizes students with analytical tools and tests their knowledge. The discussion is a continuation of the course of history of cinema; the examples considered have the distinction of being silent films.

This course analyzes different elements of a film, concentrating on choices/types of video editing and the effects that each choice renders. This course analyzes video techniques, such as close ups and wide-shots, to attempt to identify how video-editing communicates with the viewer, and how the style affects the narration of the film itself. Scenes from the works of Claude Lelouch, Sebastian Schipper, François Truffaut, Élie Wajeman, Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Robert Siodmak, Alejandro Inarritu, Sam Mendes, Robert Altman, Andrew Niccol, Howard Hawks, Jean Cocteau, and Alfonso Cuaron are studied. This is a tutorial course.