French

This course traces the development of films in the “young cinema” of the 1960s in France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. Films by Michelangelo Antonioni and Jean-Luc Godard are studied as well as Karel Reisz, Tony Richardson, Milos Forman, Jerzy Skolimowski, and Roman Polanski. The course uses various examples to examine how movies can undermine conventions and break with classical cinema. The course considers the notion of modernity with relation to the following: what does modernity count for; what does it mean; can it be categorized as an aesthetic category; is it representative a historical period; and why did it have its renewal in the 1960s.

This intensive language course focuses on oral and written French, review of grammar, language, and written expression. Oral French focuses on difficult cases of spelling, vocabulary of selected fields, and sentence structure. Written work includes advanced grammar, syntax, and spelling, with a focus on academic writing for French universities. Texts on contemporary French society are used as a base for discussion topics.

Combining political sociology, political thought, and international relations, this course focuses on certain aspects of modern political conflicts and particularly the institutions put into place to resolve them. It explores the difficulties that social sciences have when looking at the question of political violence and its causes, as well as the mechanisms of liberal and democratic regulation of conflict. The course also analyzes the modern international interventions after a violent political conflict, the dilemma of the actual intervention, the evolution of the rapport with political violence, and the formation of expertise post-conflict.

This course provides the basic knowledge and analytical tools to understand the major issues at stake in climate and environmental diplomacy, as well as the dynamics of international policy-making on climate and the environment, the interplay of actors, and the possibilities and limits of existing systems. Sessions are organized by theme and highlight the cross-cutting nature of these issues and their interactions with numerous fields of international relations. This introductory approach considers a broad panorama of international actors, issues, and frameworks.

This course for international students offers a panorama of French contemporary literature from a feminist and LGBTQ+ perspective. Through excerpts of novels, short stories, and contemporary essays, it provides an opportunity to discover contemporary female authors as well as a variety of feminist discourse in fiction. The course studies works by major female authors from the second half of the 20th century, including Sarraute, Duras, Yourcenar, Wittig, Cixous, Ernaud, Ndiaye, and Blais; as well as contemporary female authors such as Virginie Despentes, Wendy Delorme, Céline Minard, Léonora Miano, Chloé Delaume, Catherine Dufour, and Emmanuelle Bayamack-Tam. It develops written comprehension as well as oral and written expression skills. 

This is an introductory Latin course taught in French. It introduces students to beginner Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary, enabling reading, writing, listening, and speaking comprehension. Language exercises, homework and the final require language growth and understanding. This course develops students' ability to identify and analyze grammatical constructions and improve general comprehension skills.

This introductory course to political science offers an overview of the discipline, without presenting a history of the discipline. It covers the main subjects dealt with, the different approaches to them, and the methods and tools needed to understand them. The course develops knowledge, analytical skills, and critical abilities with regard to contemporary political phenomena, by clarifying the central concepts and controversies. It adopts a pluralistic and comparative perspective, and makes room for both classical and contemporary works and objects. The complementary module explores the major themes presented, with a regional focus on Europe, and a particular interest in the construction of Europe. It examines the European project as a political challenge, looking at how it operates, its space, and the debate surrounding its legitimacy, before looking at the production of public action at supranational level, and concluding with perspectives on its impact, public opinion, and the transformation of European societies.