Carleton College

French Studies Seminar

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Faculty Director: Éva Pósfay, Associate Professor of French & Francophone Studies, has been at Carleton since 1991, where she teaches French and courses on French classicism, gender studies, and French culture. Her primary research interest in women's writing in early modern Europe. She has lived in Paris and has directed two Carleton French Language Seminars in Pau, France.

Eligibility: Students who will have sophomore, junior, or senior status in the 1999-2000 academic year are encouraged to apply. Prerequisite: French 204 or above by spring term 2000. In some cases the director may require additional study in French before departure.

Courses of study, 18 credits: Students enroll in three courses for a total of eighteen credits. All courses count toward the Certificate of Advanced Study in French, and (except French 208-07) toward the concentration on French and Francophone Studies. Major in French, Romance Languages, and French and Francophone studies should consult with their major advisors to gauge how these courses apply to their program.

French 208-207:Conversation and Composition (6 credits)
Focussing on topics of current interest in French society, this course is designed to help students gain ease and proficiency in spoken and written French. French 208-07 will be taught by local instructors with the assistance of graduate students in the program in French as a Foreign Language at the University of Paris X. In addition to regular in-class activities, the graduate assistants will meet with students for weekly tutorials.
Instructor: local faculty

French 246-07: City of Visions: Paris in the Arts (6 credits)
Home of some of the finest and most celebrated museums of the world, Paris has been the muse to generations of artists. This course will concentrate on the past two centuries. Students will have the opportunity to enrich their perspectives in a variety of museums.
Instructor: local faculty

French 249-07/349-07: Paris Through Fiction and Culture (6 credits)
This course will examine Paris as a literary and cultural center in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The class will explore a selection of authors from Honoré de Balzac to André Breton, and from Annie Ernaux to contemporary immigrant writing. It will also study classical, pop, and rap songs on Parisian life.
Instructor: Éva Pósfay

Location and lodging: Classes will be held in the heart of the Latin Quarter on the Left Bank. Students will stay with carefully selected French families. Program participants will be able to discover Paris while immersing themselves in French life and language.

Visits and Excursions: Course work will be supplemented by cultural activities, speakers, and numerous excursions within and around the city. Classes are scheduled over four days each week, allowing students ample opportunity to explore the city and partake of its rich cultural offerings. In addition, at least two trips outside Paris ( to such sites as Chartres or the coast of Normandie) will allow students a break from the intensity of the urban experience.

Here is a selection of the places for planned visits:

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For more information, comments or questions, contact the Off-Campus Studies Office or Éva Pósfay the Paris program director.


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