Present students with integrative studies of various aspects of 
French or Francophone culture, civilization, literature, 
literary theory, or linguistics.

Topics will vary with each instructor. The following are two 
examples of possible topics:
1)  Linguistic Approaches to French Literature and Culture:  
Study of the thematics of communication in various "texts" 
(film, literature, advertising), reading in the light of 
modern linguistics (semiotics, speech act theory, pragmatics).
2)  French and Francophone Literature Since 1800 in its 
Historical and Cultural context:  Basing our readings on Denis 
Hollier's "A New History of French Literature," we will attempt 
to link important literary works to their specific moment in 
cultural history, exploring phenomena such as gender and race, 
class, art, the media, etc.