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FRENCH 271

Literature, Comics, and Film in French

3–4 credits

FRENCH 271 introduces students to reading and analyzing literature, comics, and film in French, emphasizing the development of writing skills.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

The course involves assigned reading and a couple of papers, with very little other homework and tests based on class discussions.

Joshua Armstrong

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

FRENCH 321

Medieval and Early Modern French Literature

3 credits

FRENCH 321 introduces medieval and early modern French literary works, taught in French.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Students must put in work to get an A, but the workload is not overwhelming, and grading is not an issue.

Anne Vila

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

FRENCH 322

Modern French and Francophone Literature

3 credits

Introduction to important literary works of modernity from the French Revolution to the twenty-first century, taught in French.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Historical reviews of Jennifer Gipson: Reviewers describe the course as accessible, with one noting a low difficulty rating and praising the instructor's care for student progress.

Florence Vatan

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

FRENCH 348

Modernity Studies

3 credits

FRENCH 348 introduces political, social, intellectual, artistic, and literary developments in French and Francophone culture from the French Revolution to the present, taught in French.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Historical reviews of Florence Vatan: The course is considered difficult, with one fluent student noting it was among the hardest French classes they have taken.

Jan Miernowski

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

FRENCH 462

French/francophone Cultural Studies Across the Centuries

3 credits

FRENCH 462 explores the evolution of French culture across history through a specific topic, taught entirely in French.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Jan Miernowski

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Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sample

FRENCH 464

Literature and Medicine in French-speaking Cultures

3 credits

Explores health and illness in French and Francophone cultures through historical surveys and close examination of literary genres responding to biomedical knowledge.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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