Course Schedule with Descriptions - Spring 2008

FRIT F300/7717 READING & EXPRESSION IN FRENCH
Topic: Literature and Politics
MWF 1:25-2:15 Ballantine Hall 345
Matheis, Eric Todd

This course is an introduction to French literature. We will read texts that have to do with politics in a broad sense, including two short novels, Moi, Tituba sorcière by Maryse Condé and Cannibale by Didier Daeninckx; a collection of short stories, Albert Camus’ L’exil et le royaume; and two plays, Alfred Jarry’s “Ubu Roi,” and Sartre’s “Huis clos.” In addition we will read a few short non-fiction texts by such authors as Simone de Beauvoir and Émile Zola, and will watch several films. There will be two shorter papers, a final paper, and a final exam. Students will need to participate regularly in class discussion. The course will be conducted in French.

FRIT F300/7718 READING & EXPRESSION IN FRENCH
TR 9:30-10:45 Ballantine Hall 105
Mickel, Emanuel J

Students will read selections from an anthology of poetry, a play, and a short novel. We shall focus on building vocabulary and developing an understanding of the explication de texte. The course will introduce students to the three genres through brief lectures and focused discussion. Students will make one brief oral presentation on poetry and will write a short paper in French. There will be two hour exams and a final. Course lectures and discussions are in French. Prerequisite is F250, or equivalent. F300 fulfills A & H requirement.

FRIT F300/7719 READING & EXPRESSION IN FRENCH
MWF 11:15-12:05 Ballantine Hall 214
MacPhail, Aiko

This course offers a general introduction to French literature and provides reading strategies in poetry, theater, and fiction. We will start the semester with lyric poems from the Middle Ages to the 20th century chosen from the Ansart Anthology, and each student will present a brief exposé and compose a short essay. Then we read the 17th-century play Phèdre by Jean Racine and study the classic verse of alexandrin. Students will write an essay on Racine after preparing the essay questions together in class for our mid-term. During the last half of the semester, we concentrate on the prose of the 19th century: short stories by Guy de Maupassant and Le dernier jour d’un condamné by Victor Hugo. The course grade will be based on two short oral presentations (10% x 2), short and long essays (60%) and active and continuous class participation including the discussion participation in your classmates’ exposés (20%).

FRIT F305/7720 THEATRE ET ESSAI
TR 1:00-2:15 Ballantine Hall 135
Merceron, Jacques Emile

Dans ce cours intitulé Drôles de malades, drôles de médecins, nous lirons, analyserons et discuterons des pièces de théâtre et des essais allant du 15e au 20e siècle. Ce cours est organisé autour des thèmes de la médecine, du rire et de la comédie : faux malades, faux médecins, médecins escrocs… Que quoi rit-on ? Pourquoi rit-on ? Y a-t-il des procédés comiques. Le rire est-il parfois proche du tragique ? etc. Figureront au programme les oeuvres suivantes: La Farce de maître Pathelin (anonyme), Molière, Le Médecin malgré lui, Jules Romains, Knock ou le triomphe de la médecine. Côté essai, pour prolonger et approfondir la réflexion, nous lirons aussi des extraits des Notes sur le rire de Marcel Pagnol et des extraits de l’Introduction à l’étude de la médecine expérimentale de Claude Bernard. Notation: Présence et participation active et continue en classe (25%). Examen de mi-semestre (25%); composition écrite de 5 pages (avec 2 versions: 25%); examen de fin de semestre (25%). Le cours sera fait en français.

FRIT F306/7721 ROMAN ET POESIE
Topic: La littérature en procès
TR 9:30-10:45 Ballantine Hall 241
Wilkin, Rebecca

In this class, we will read French novels and poetry from the 17th to the 19th century that either staged or caused real trials. We will address issues of censorship, (homo)sexuality, and intellectual property in their historical contexts, and we will analyze the literary strategies through which authors state their cases. We will study

• Théophile de Viau, an imprisoned libertine poet;
• the plea of Marie-Catherine-Hortense Desjardins, a successful novelist, against her ex-lover, who published her personal letters to him;
• the Enlightenment philosopher Diderot’s dramatic recreation of the real-life trial of a young nun who sought to rescind her vows in La Religieuse;
• freedom of the press as seen by Robespierre and by France’s most (in)famous pornographer, the Marquis de Sade, during the French Revolution;
• Flaubert’s scandalous masterpiece, Madame Bovary and
• Baudelaire’s Fleurs du mal.

Grades will be based on attendance, participation, and the successful completion of assignments, including three analytic papers (3-4 pages), four reaction papers (1 page), and one mock trial to be staged in groups at the end of the semester. There will be no final exam. The course will be conducted entirely in French.

FRIT F311/14418 CONTEMPORARY FRANCE: FILM & CULTURE
TR 2:30-3:45 Ballantine 240 (Lecture)
M 7:00-10:00 Ballantine 147 (Film)
Bray, Patrick Maxwell

This course offers a general introduction to the study of French film from 1950 to the present: its history, movements, practice, and theory. We will approach the material through the traditional division in French cinema between realism and fantasy. In what ways does French cinema attempt to portray contemporary (political, social, and economic) reality and in what ways does it offer a vision of an alternative reality? We will read articles by Bazin, Deleuze, Truffaut, and Godard, among others. In addition to the regular class hours, there will be weekly film screenings in the evening (starting at 7pm) of works by Bresson, Renais, Varda, Truffaut, Godard, Demy, Tati, Rohmer, Kassovitz, and Desplechin, among others.

FRIT F313/7723 ADVANCED GRAMMAR
TR 1:00-2:15 Ballantine Hall 337
Brillaud, Jerome

Intensive study of French grammar including in-depth review and exploration of advanced topics such as the subjunctive and the passé compose vs. the imparfait. Prerequisite is F250 or equivalent.

FRIT F313/7724 ADVANCED GRAMMAR
MWF 10:10-11:00 Ballantine Hall 315
Rottet, Kevin James

French F313 is devoted to a comprehensive study of French grammar. This course emphasizes in-depth study of advanced points in French grammar and development of increasingly sophisticated writing skills in French in a variety of genres. The focus on grammar is supported by various writing and conversational activities. By the end of this course students should have improved their ability to communicate in relatively sophisticated and accurate French on complex topics, to converse about these same topics, and to read authentic texts written in French with increasing ease. The main textbook will be Grammaire française by Jacqueline Ollivier. The course will be conducted in French. Prerequisite is FRIT F250, or equivalent.

FRIT F313/7725 ADVANCED GRAMMAR
MWF 1:25-2:15 Ballantine Hall 315
MacPhail, Aiko

This course has two aims: to summarize the grammar learned up to this level and to expand that knowledge to written and literary French grammar. In order to do so, we use Harper’s Grammar of French by Samuel N. Rosenberg et al. and the exercise book. The semester goal is to give students a grammatical instrument in preparation for the reading-intensive courses in the F300 and 400 levels. The class will be graded by various types of small and big tests.

FRIT F314/7726 ADVANCED COMPOSITION
TR 11:15-12:30 Ballantine Hall 138
Wilkin, Rebecca

Students will improve their command of French grammar and build vocabulary through intensive writing. The course familiarizes students with a variety of literary, expository, and communicative writing styles and prepares them for 300-level literature classes. The course textbook is A vous d’écrire, with some supplemental readings. Grades are based on participation and six writing assignments of varying length. Prerequisite is FRIT F250, or equivalent.

FRIT F316/7727 CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE
TR 7:15-8:30 Ballantine Hall 242
Sax, Kelly Jean

This course focuses on the development of speaking and listening skills in French. Students will learn to carry out a number of communicative tasks, such as asking for information, expressing opinions, giving advice, etc., while discussing a variety of topics, such as personal history, every day activities, personal interests, and current events. Other goals include helping students recognize and use appropriate registers and styles of spoken French. The course also aims to foster an understanding of France and French society and some awareness of issues in other French-speaking countries and regions. Materials will include film excerpts and news broadcasts, audio samples of radio programs, and songs, some of which students may access through the course web site. Since this is a course in oral communication, participation and preparation are a very important part of the final grade. The course grade is based on the following: class participation, homework preparation, oral presentations and debates, a midterm oral presentation project, gradually graded listening comprehension exercises, and a final examination in an interview format. There will also be non-graded exercises in listening comprehension to be done during an unsupervised weekly laboratory hour. Prerequisite is FRIT F250 or equivalent.

FRIT F316/7728 CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE - Drill
MWF 11:15-12:05 Ballantine Hall 322
Rebecca Petrush

See above description

FRIT F316/7729 CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE - Drill
MWF 1:25-2:15 Wylie Hall 111 - Room changed 1-4-08
Rebecca Petrush

See above description.

FRIT F316/7730 CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE - Drill
MWF 10:10-11:00 Woodburn Hall 006
Feray Baskin

See above description.

FRIT F317/7731 FRENCH IN THE BUSINESS WORLD
TR 1:00-2:15 Ballantine Hall 315
Ansart, Guillaume

Introduction to the language of business activities in France and to the structure and functioning of various aspects of contemporary French economic life. Awareness of the general cultural context within which business activities take place in France will also be an important dimension of the course. Weekly exercises will include oral activities (class discussions and debates, role playing, etc...) as well as reading and writing (translation, letter writing, reading of articles from French newspapers and magazines on current economic issues, etc...). Course taught in French. No previous knowledge of the world of French business is required. Useful for students preparing for the proficiency examinations of the Chambre de Commerce de Paris. Prerequisite is FRIT F250 or equivalent; fulfills S & H requirement.

FRIT F363/24813 INTRODUCTION A LA FRANCE MODERNE
TR 2:30-3:45 Ballantine 231
Panaite, Oana

Le cours est consacré aux grands événements historiques et culturels qui ont marqué l’histoire de la France depuis la fin du XIXe siècle jusqu’à nos jours. Nous aborderons des sujets comme : la Belle Époque, l’Impressionnisme, la Première et la Seconde guerre mondiale, l’Avant-garde, la Décolonisation, la Nouvelle Vague, les Trente Glorieuses. Nous utiliserons des extraits de textes historiques et des documents visuels (PowerPoint, films etc.) pour illustrer chaque période. Votre moyenne finale sera décidée en fonction de quatre critères : présence et participation en classe (20%), un examen partiel (25%), un examen final (25%), trois interrogations écrites (30%). Taught in French. Prerequisite is F300 or equivalent.

FRIT F399/7732 READING FOR HONORS
Arranged
Stephens, Sonya Clare

Obtain permission from departmental honors advisor.

FRIT F401/7733 STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT OF FRENCH
MWF 11:15-12:05 Ballantine Hall 240
Rottet, Kevin James

This course provides an overview of the structure of present day French, a perspective on its historical development, and an analysis of some of the current language-related issues in the French-speaking world. We will first consider the history of Modern French from an external perspective, by examining some important historical events in the history of the language, and from an internal perspective, by looking at some of the specific ways the language has changed over time. Then we will talk about variation in French, or how French differs geographically (i.e. dialects and regional varieties in France and in the French-speaking world), how it differs socially (i.e. how social categories such as socioeconomic class or sex are reflected in language use), and how it differs situationally (i.e. how people change the ways they speak depending on who they’re talking to, the formality of the situation, etc.). Along the way we will look at spoken versus written French, slang, and français populaire. Next we will discuss directions for the future: how French creates new words (neologisms), copes with English influence (Anglicisms), and issues concerning the feminization of the names of occupations traditionally practiced by males.

FRIT F443/24817 GREAT NOVELS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
TR 11:15-12:30 Ballantine Hall 231
Mickel, Emanuel J

In F446 we shall study trends in the nineteenth-century novel and probe the historical, philosophical, and literary traditions in which the novels were written. We shall explore the novel’s relationship to history, to society, to the supernatural, and to the psychology of character. There will be a midterm exam and a final. Students will write two papers in French not more than 10 pages each double spaced. Fulfills A & H requirement.

FRIT F450/24814 FRENCH STUDIES-TRADITIONS & IDEAS
Topic: Révolutions de la littérature au 19e siècle
TR 1:00-2:15 Woodburn Hall 104 - room changed 1-9-08
Bray, Patrick Maxwell

Le dix-neuvième siècle en France a connu plusieurs grandes révolutions politiques et littéraires, des événements de 1789, 1830, 1848, et 1871 aux grands mouvements romantiques et réalistes. Comment est-ce que la littérature française représente la révolution ? En quoi est-ce que la littérature française est elle-même révolutionnaire ? Nous allons explorer des questions historiques, politiques, et culturelles à travers des textes classiques de Honoré Balzac, Les Chouans; de Stendhal, Le Rouge et le noir; de Gustave Flaubert, L'éducation sentimentale; et de George Sand, Nanon.

FRIT F495/7736 INDIVIDUAL READINGS IN FRENCH
Arranged
Stephens, Sonya Clare

Obtain permission form from department staff, then obtain signature from faculty member you want to work with and return signed form to staff for online authorization.

FRIT F499/7737 READING FOR HONORS
Arranged
Stephens, Sonya Clare

Obtain permission from departmental honors advisor.

FRIT F502/24819 MEDIEVAL FRENCH LITERATURE 2
TR 9:05-11:00 Ballantine Hall 240
Merceron, Jacques Emile

F501 prérequis (ou autorisation explicite de l’instructeur). Ce cours constitue la suite logique du cours F501 et sert d’introduction à la littérature française du Moyen Âge (œuvres lues en ancien français). Dans ce cours, nous poursuivrons la lecture et la traduction des textes d’origine, en soulignant à l’occasion les particularités linguistiques, mais sans revenir sur les fondamentaux morphologiques et syntaxiques étudiés en F501. La part de l’analyse littéraire sera en revanche plus développée qu’en F501. Par rapport aux étudiants, le cours se fixe deux objectifs principaux : 1) étendre le champ d’étude textuelle et accroître la familiarité avec les thèmes et les procédés de composition et de diffusion des œuvres médiévales. La chanson de geste et les lais bretons ayant été examinés dans le cours F501, nous lirons des oeuvres représentatives des principaux autres genres médiévaux, ainsi que des œuvres « isolées » majeures: poésie lyrique (choix de trouvères), légende de Tristan (Béroul, Tristan et Iseut), romans arthuriens (Chrétien de Troyes : Le Chevalier de la Charrette, Le Chevalier au Lion), la chantefable d’Aucassin et Nicolette, un choix de fabliaux et enfin Le Roman de la Rose de Guillaume de Lorris et Jean de Meun (ce faisant, nous lirons une bonne partie des œuvres figurant au programme de l’examen de Maîtrise). A travers la lecture de ces œuvres, nous essaierons de dégager la spécificité de la littérature de cette période. Parmi les thèmes abordés figureront: le texte médiéval et ses modes de composition et de transmission ; la mise en roman et la tradition manuscrite; troubadours, trouvères et fin’amors (« amour courtois »); chevalerie, féodalité et littérature courtoise, ruse, comique et parodie, exégèse et allégorie, etc. 2) apprendre à passer de l’observation textuelle à l’élaboration et à la démonstration d’une thèse (avec les étapes intermédiaires). Le cours sera fait en français.

FRIT F536/24820 LE ROMAN AU XVIII SIECLE
T 3:35-5:30 WH 205
Ansart, Guillaume

In depth readings of three representative masterpieces of each of the two dominant narrative forms of the eighteenth century: the memoir-novel (Prévost's Manon Lescaut, Crébillon's Les égarements du coeur et de l'esprit, Marivaux's La vie de Marianne) and the epistolary novel (Rousseau's La nouvelle Héloïse, Laclos' Les liaisons dangereuses, Mme de Charrière's Caliste & Lettres de Lausanne). We will concentrate both on the aesthetic and sociological dimensions of the works. Grading: one oral presentation, one research paper, a final exam.

FRIT F546/24821 ROMAN AU DIX-NEUVIEME SIECLE 2
Thème: «Récit, fiction, histoire: Raconter le 19e siècle»
W 3:35-5:30 Ballantine Hall 316
Stephens, Sonya Clare

Nous interrogerons dans ce cours la notion même de «récit» dans 6 romans de la deuxième moitié du siècle. Nous commencerons par une lecture de George Sand, Les Maîtres sonneurs (1853), roman empreint d’un romantisme nostalgique et d’une déception socio-politique. Nous lirons ensuite l’ œuvre de Balzac, La Cousine Bette (1846) et le roman de Flaubert, L’Éducation sentimentale (1867); nous aurons ainsi l’occasion de regarder à la loupe les techniques de deux romanciers realistes très différents et de voir comment le roman se redéfinit par rapport à la tradition romanesque et aux exigences de l’époque. Nous passerons ensuite à une analyse du dernier roman de Victor Hugo, Quatrevingt-treize, roman qui met en question la Révolution française, et en particulier la Terreur, à un moment marqué par les événements de la Commune (1872). Le theme de la commune se poursuivra par un examen du roman de Jules Vallès, L’Insurgé (1886), “une renaissance de la Commune sous la plume de l’écrivain” (Bellet), ou l’on verra les techniques du journalisme se mêler à celles de la fiction. Le cours se terminera par une analyse du naturalism, à travers un roman de Zola, soit Nana (1881), soit Germinal (1885)—au choix—qui racontent, respectivement, la prostitution et la décomposition du Second Empire et les conditions de travail et les mouvement travaillistes en 1866-7. La note du cours sera basée sur la participation aux discussions en classe, une présentation orale, une lecture analytique, et une dissertation finale.

FRIT F573/7738 METHODS OF COLLEGE FRENCH TEACHNG
F 10:10-12:05 Ballantine Hall 235
Sax, Kelly Jean

Theoretical notions underlying current teaching approaches; testing; evaluation of teacher performance and instructional materials; development of online teaching portfolio. Required of all associate instructors; offered only in spring semester.

FRIT F582/24822 INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH SEMANTICS
TR 4:00-5:15 Ballantine Hall 315
Dekydtspotter, Laurent Pierre

F575 introduces students to issues in the interpretation of French. We focus on major interpretive phenomena in French and on the nature of semantic representations as revealed by these phenomena. The goal is to show how fairly simple assumptions made precise by the tools of logical inquiry can reveal deep insights into knowledge of French.

FRIT F650/24825 ETUDES DE LITERATURE CONTEMPORAINE
Topic: « Êtres de papier. Le personnage littéraire au XXe »
R 4:00-6:00 Ballantine Hall 137
Panaite, Oana

Nous nous intéresserons à la construction du personnage au XXe à travers des textes de Gide (Les Caves du Vatican), Sartre (La Nausée), Beckett (Fin de partie), Jean Genet (Les Nègres), Nathalie Sarraute (Portrait d’un inconnu), Claude Simon (La Route des Flandres), Marguerite Duras (La douleur), Annie Ernaux (La Femme gelée), Jean Echenoz (Cherokee), Maryse Condé (Traversée de la mangrove), P. Chamoiseau (Texaco). Le personnage est-il vraiment mort au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale ? Est-il ressuscité après la chute du mur de Berlin ? Quelles sont les stratégies qu’adoptent les écrivains d’aujourd’hui pour créer les “êtres de papier” qui peuplent leurs textes romanesques, dramatiques, biographiques ? Quelles fonctions esthétiques et idéologiques le personnage joue-t-il dans la littérature actuelle?

FRIT F670/24826 ADVANCED FRENCH PHONOLOGY
W 4:00-6:30 Ballantine Hall 141
Auger, Julie

Dans ce cours, nous allons examiner les caractéristiques phonologiques des français nord-américains (plus particulièrement, québécois, acadien, cadien, et, si des analyses sont disponibles, autres variétés canadiennes et américaines). Nous essaierons de comprendre à quel niveau se situent les différences (phonétiques ou phonologiques), à quoi elles sont dues, quelle est leur origine, comment elles se sont développées et dans quelle mesure elles sont liées les unes avec les autres.

FRIT F810/15143 INDIVIDUAL READINGS FRENCH & FRANCOPHONE CIVILIZATION
Arranged
Stephens, Sonya Clare

Obtain permission from instructor then see graduate secretary.

FRIT F815/7739 INDIVIDUAL READINGS IN FRENCH LITERATURE & LINGUISTICS
Arranged
Stephens, Sonya Clare

Obtain permission from instructor then see graduate secretary.

FRIT F875/7740 RESEARCH IN FRENCH LITERATURE & LANGUAGE
Arranged
Stephens, Sonya Clare

For students within 50 miles of the Bloomington area. No permission required

FRIT F875/15146 RESEARCH IN FRENCH LITERATURE & LANGUAGE
Arranged
Stephens, Sonya Clare

For students outside a 50 mile radius of Bloomington. Permission required.

Italian Language and Literature Courses

FRIT M235/24829 ROME, THE CITY & THE MYTH
TR 2:30-3:45 Ballantine 337
Arnaudo, Marco

This class investigates the urban, social and cultural development of the city of Rome from ancient times to 21st century, as well as fictional representations of the city in different media. Students will be encouraged to reflect upon such questions as: why has the popularity of Rome grown around the world to the point of giving the city an almost mythical status? What is the role played by Rome in contemporary collective imagination? How do artists from different cultures and countries represent Rome in their works? Is it always the same Rome, or do they depict and maybe even experience a different Rome? What is the interplay among urban landscape, culture and art in different stages of Rome’s history? How do political ideologies affect the shaping of a city and the fiction describing that place?

Materials covered during the semester will include:

• Representations of ancient Rome in 20th- and 21st-century theatre (Camus’ Caligula), film (Scott’s The Gladiator), television shows (HBO’s Rome), graphic novels (Asterix) and detective fiction (Saylor’s Roman Blood).
• The architectural and artistic development of Rome during the Baroque era.
• Filmic and literary representations of Rome in the Fascist era (Wertmuller’s Film of Love and Anarchy; Moravia’s The Conformist and its film rendition by Bertolucci), during World War II (Rossellini’s Open City), and in the post-war years (from Roman Holiday to Fellini, Pasolini and Moretti).

The class is aimed at students who are interested in Italian history, literature, art, film and culture, as well as urbanism and architecture, interdisciplinarity and comparisons between different media.

FRIT M301/11763 ITALIAN READING & EXPRESSION
D 10:10-11:00 Ballantine Hall 229
Chiaruttini, Riccardo

This course introduces students to reading and discussing literary texts in Italian. It is designed to improve students' written and oral proficiency in the target language and to prepare them for subsequent works in Italian language, literature, and culture. During the course we will read and analyze, in their intellectual and social context, several classical Italian texts dating from the origins to modern times. The class will be conducted entirely in Italian.

FRIT M308/7766 MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN LITERATURE 2
TR 11:15-12:30 Ballantine Hall 241
Scalabrini, Massimo

The focus of this course is on the literature of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Its goal is to read some of modern Italy’s most representative works, to understand them in their diverse historical contexts, and to develop a critical approach to literary texts. Special attention will be paid to such topics as the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Verism, the symbolist movement and its legacy, the avant-guards, war and literature, Fascism and literature, the Holocaust, and contemporary literature. Students will write short essays during the term, participate in an oral presentation, and write a final exam. The class will be conducted in Italian.

Required Texts: Primo Levi, Se questo è un uomo. All other texts will be available in the reader.

FRIT M311/24832 ITALIAN FILM AND CULTURE-2nd 8 wks
Topic: Italian Film from Neorealism to the New Italian Cinema
TR 2:30-4:30 Ballantine Hall 238 (Lecture)
W 7:00-10:00 Ballantine Hall 006 (Film)
Zagarrio, Vito

The Italian Cinema is a good way to study the whole Italian history, society, ideology and behaviours. Students will have the opportunity to know such authors as Rossellini, De Sica, Fellini, Antonioni, Visconti, Pasolini, Bertolucci, who are well known even in the US; but they will also have information about less famous directors (such as De Santis, Monicelli, Moretti, Tornatore, Wertmüller), about the Italian "star system", the national industry and mode of production, the relationship between film & television.

The main historical periods are the following: the shift between Fascism and the Postwar period, the so called "Neorealism", the economic growth, the sixties and seventies, the contemporary time. Main areas of interest will be the analysis of the film text, its relationship with the social context and with politics, the development of authorship.

The course will also focus on the difference between auteur films and genre films (comedy, mythological, western, and so on); it will stress the gender point of view (the female role in Italian Cinema) and deal with the problem of the film industry.

Strong attention will be paid to the film techniques (lighting, editing, acting, direction) and to the cinematic language and grammar.

Midterm and final exams are required. The midterm will be a multiple question test in class, the final a paper to be submitted by the last class. The students could be asked either to discuss the class topics in an oral exam or to answer to some questions about the textbook.

FRIT M453/27987 20TH CENTURY ITALIAN LITERATURE & CULTURE
TR 4:00-5:15 Ballantine Hall 229
Lèbano, Edoardo

Close reading and discussion of selected short stories by the most representative writers of the Novecento. Each story will be analyzed for its content, style, grammatical and syntactical structures, as well as most frequently used idiomatic expressions. Students will be assigned additional readings for presentation in class. As part of the final written examination, students will be asked to write a brief short story on a topic of their own choosing.

FRIT M495/7770 INDIVIDUAL READING IN ITALIAN LITERATURE
Arranged
Stephens, Sonya Clare

Obtain permission form from department staff, then obtain signature from faculty member you want to work with and return signed form to staff for online authorization.

FRIT M499/7771 READING FOR HONORS
Arranged
Stephens, Sonya Clare

Obtain permission from departmental honors advisor.

FRIT M500/24837 SEMINAR IN ITALIAN CINEMA-2nd 8 wks
Topic: Studying an International Auteur: Bernardo Bertolucci
TR 5:30-7:00 Ballantine Hall 229 (Lecture)
W 7:00-10:00 Ballantine Hall 006 (Film showing)
Zagarrio, Vito

The course focuses on one Italian Master, Bernardo Bertolucci, who is internationally well known and particularly linked with the US. This monographic course gives the students the possibility to deeply analyze both the aesthetics and the cinematic techniques of the director. From Before the Revolution to Stealing Beauty, Bertolucci’s films give the opportunity to re-read the whole Italian Cinema through one main case study. The class is structured on the cinematic analysis of Bertolucci’s main filmography.

The course will also focus on the notion of the “auteur film”, will stress the gender perspective view (the female role in Bertolucci’s Cinema) and deal with the problem of the mode of production. Strong attention will be paid to the film techniques (lighting, editing, acting, camera movements etc.) and to the cinematic language and grammar of Bertolucci’s directorial work.

The films will be screening in Italian with English subtitles or in English live sound.

FRIT M573/24838 METHODS OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE TEACHING
W 3:35-5:30 Ballantine 241
Ryan-Scheutz, Colleen Marie

In this course we will explore current trends, issues, and practices in fields of foreign language teaching with a specific focus on Italian. Students will read and engage with scholarly articles on a variety of topics pertaining to language acquisition theories with a set of examples from the field of Italian as a second language. Students will explore and evaluate a variety of classroom methods and techniques as they pertain to the teaching of Italian. Discussions will always seek to connect theory with practice so we gain a better understanding of how different theoretical frameworks guiding research subtend our daily classroom practices.

Additional components of this course include the study of critical thinking, multiple intelligences, an introduction to teaching literature, an introduction to applied linguistics research methods, teaching Italian through theater, and professional development for teachers of Italian.

Students will be expected to write short critical commentaries on a weekly basis and take turns presenting materials and leading discussions. In addition, there will be an oral mid-term exam, a final written exercise on concepts and problem solving, and a final professional dossier

FRIT M604/14437 SEMINAR IN RENAISSANCE ITALIAN LITERATURE
Topic: Teatro del ’600 e del ’700
M 4:00-6:00 Ballantine Hall 015
Arnaudo, Marco

Il corso indaga il ricco sviluppo teatrale che caratterizza la cultura italiana dal tardo Cinquecento alla fine del Settecento. Oggetto principale dell’analisi sarà la letteratura drammaturgica del periodo, intesa comunque nell’ottica della rappresentazione e della messa in scena. Temi e autori in esame includono la commedia dell’arte – con particolare riferimento alla compagnia dei Gelosi e allo sperimentalismo di Giovan Battista Andreini (La centaura); la tragedia e il teatro religioso del Barocco; la riforma teatrale di Goldoni e la risposta dei suoi rivali (Chiari e Gozzi); le tragedie di Vittorio Alfieri. Verranno considerate anche forme particolari di rappresentazione quali la predica e il teatro per la lettura.

FRIT M815/7772 INDIVIDUAL READINGS IN ITALIAN LITERATURE
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Stephens, Sonya Clare

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FRIT M875/7773 RESEARCH IN ITALIAN LITERATURE
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Stephens, Sonya Clare

For students within 50 miles of the Bloomington area. No permission required.

FRIT M875/15149 RESEARCH IN ITALIAN LITERATURE
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Stephens, Sonya Clare

For students outside a 50 mile radius of Bloomington. Permission required.

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Last Updated: 09-Jan-2008
Comments: Nancy Stoute
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