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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
FR 353–359 Topics in French/Francophone Film        3–4 CR
Content varies. Study of particular film directors, movements (Poetic Realism, New Wave), periods and genres. Prerequisite: FR 201 and 202 or placement.

FR 363–369 Topics in French/Francophone Culture        3–4 CR
Content varies. Study of particular periods (French Revolution), places, movements and representative individuals (politicians, artists).
Prerequisite: FR 201 and FR 202 or placement.

FR 371 Literary Travelers, Exiles and Expatriates        3–4 CR
Treats literary representations of travel, exile and expatriation. Emphasis on works in a variety of genres including novel, autobiography and letters. Issues include life abroad and life in exile, bicultural and multicultural identity, displacement and subjectivity, bilingualism and confrontations with foreign cultures. May treat specific period.
Prerequisite: FR 201 and 202 or placement.

FR 372 Women Writers        3–4 CR
Treats literary works by French and Francophone women in a variety of genres including novel, autobiography, drama, poetry and letters. Discussion of feminist literary criticism and theory. May treat specific period.
Prerequisite: FR 201 and 202 or placement.

FR 373–379 Topics in French/Francophone Literature        3–4 CR
Content varies. Study of particular authors, movements (Surrealism), periods and genres (novel, drama). Prerequisite: FR 201 and FR 202 or placement.

FR 399 Independent Study        1–3 CR
Work on special topic to be arranged with instructor who directs work. Permission of the department chairperson is granted to qualified students in French on basis of written prospectus. By special arrangement.

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