Winter 2013

WINTER QUARTER 2013
EXPANDED COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

 

Lower Division Courses

Course

Title

Units

CRN

Days/Times

Location

Instructor

FRE 001-1

Elementary French

5

55079

M-F 9:00-9:50

27 Wellman

 

FRE 001-1

Elementary French

5

55080

M-F 10:00-10:50

27 Wellman

 

FRE 002-1

Elementary French

5

55081

M-F 8:00-8:50

244 Olson

 

FRE 002-2

Elementary French

5

55082

M-F 9:00-9:50

244 Olson

 

FRE 002-3

Elementary French

5

55083

M-F 10:00-10:50

267 Olson

 

FRE 002-4

Elementary French

5

55084

M-F 11:00-11:50

141 Olson

 

FRE 002-5

Elementary French

5

55085

M-F 12:10-1:00

141 Olson

 

FRE 003-1

Elementary French

5

55086

M-F 11:00-11:50

125 Olson

 

FRE 003-2

Elementary French

5

55087

M-F 12:10-1:00

125 Olson

 

FRE 021-1

Intermediate French

5

55088

M-F 9:00-9:50

101 Wellman

 

FRE 021-2

Intermediate French

5

55089

M-F 10:00-10:50

101 Wellman

 

FRE 022-1

Intermediate French

5

55090

M-F 10:00-10:50

227 Olson

 

FRE 022-2

Intermediate French

5

55091

M-F 11:00-11:50

227 Olson

 

FRE 023-1

Intermediate French

5

55092

M-F 12:10-1:00

101 Olson

 

 

Upper Division and Graduate Courses

Course

Title

Units

CRN

Days/Times

Location

Instructor

FRE 107B

The Making of Modern France

4

73872

MWF 12:10-1:00

261 Olson

Lemaire, L.

FRE 118B

Private Lives and Public Secrets: The Early French Novel

4

73873

TR 4:40-6:00

261 Olson

Lemaire, L.

FRE 122

French and Francophone Film: 1959 and After

4

73874

TR 4:40-6:00 (LEC)

T 6:10-9:00 (FILM)

1006 Giedt

Fort, J.

FRE 125

Literature and Film: Adaptation & Transformation

4

74010

TR 3:10-4:30

1006 Giedt

Fort, J.

FRE 208A

Nineteenth-Century Fiction: Balzac and Stendhal

4

74194

W 3:10-6:00

522 Sproul

Terdiman, D.

FRE 224

The Scandals of Francophone Literature

4

73877

T 2:10-5:00

522 Sproul

Warner, T.

FRE 396-1

TA Training

-

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Russell, E.

FRE 396-2

TA Training

-

***

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Simon, J.

 

*Change (made after the publication of the Class Schedule and Registration Guide)

 

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LOWER-DIVISION COURSES  
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FRENCH 1. Elementary French (5 Units)
Supervisor: Prof. Eric Russell, erussell@ucdavis.edu

Description: Presentation of the basic grammar and vocabulary of French as well as cultural information about the French-speaking world (textbook chapters 1 to 6); in-class interactive exercises and out-of-class assignments for practice in using the language for listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking. French is the exclusive means of communication in class. The course meets five hours per week, with 20-25 students per section. Course materials (other than the textbook and workbook) and daily homework assignments are available through SmartSite.

Prerequisite: No previous study of French is assumed. Students who have never studied French (or who have had fewer than two years of French in high school and do not place into French 2) should enroll in French 1. Students with two or more years of French in high school may only take this course for a Pass/ No Pass grade.

Course Grade: The final grade for the course will be determined by daily preparation and participation (14%), homework (12%), three quizzes (15%), one major composition (10%), three in-class exams (30%), and a final exam (19%).

GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): World Cultures.

Format: Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbooks:

  • A. Valdman, C. Pons, M.E. Scullen, Chez Nous: Branché sur le monde francophone, 4th Edition (Textbook)
  • Chez Nous: Branché sur le monde francophone, 4th Edition (MyFrench Lab - Access Card)

 

 

 

FRENCH 2. Elementary French (5 Units)
Supervisor: Prof. Eric Russell, erussell@ucdavis.edu

Description: Presentation of the basic grammar and vocabulary of French as well as cultural information about the French-speaking world (textbook chapters 7 to 11); in-class interactive exercises and out-of-class assignments for practice in using the language for listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking. French is the exclusive means of communication in class. The course meets five hours per week, with 20-25 students per section. Course materials (other than the textbook and workbook) and daily homework assignments are available through SmartSite.

Course Grade: The final grade for the course will be determined by daily preparation and participation (14%), homework (10%), three quizzes (15%), one major composition (10%), two in-class exams (25%), a final oral exam (6%), and a final written exam (20%).

Prerequisite: French 1 or Language Placement Exam (Any student, regardless of previous experience studying French, may take this course for a letter or Pass/ No Pass grade.)

GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): World Cultures.

Format: Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbooks:

  • A. Valdman, C. Pons, M.E. Scullen, Chez Nous: Branché sur le monde francophone, 4th Edition (Textbook)
  • Chez Nous: Branché sur le monde francophone, 4th Edition (MyFrench Lab - Access Card)

 

 

 

FRENCH 3. Elementary French (5 Units)
Supervisor: Prof. Eric Russell, erussell@ucdavis.edu

Description: Presentation of the basic grammar and vocabulary of French as well as cultural information about the French-speaking world (textbook chapters 12 to 16); in-class interactive exercises and out-of-class assignments for practice in using the language for listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking. French is the exclusive means of communication in class. The course meets five hours per week, with 20-25 students per section. Course materials (other than the textbook and workbook) and daily homework assignments are available through SmartSite.

Course Grade: The final grade for the course will be determined by daily preparation and participation (14%), homework (10%), three quizzes (15%), one major composition (10%), two in-class exams (25%), a final oral exam (6%), and a final written exam (20%).

Prerequisite: French 2 or Language Placement Exam (Any student, regardless of previous experience studying French, may take this course for a letter or Pass/ No Pass grade.)

GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): World Cultures.

Format: Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.

Textbooks:

  • A. Valdman, C. Pons, M.E. Scullen, Chez Nous: Branché sur le monde francophone, 4th Edition (Textbook)
  • Chez Nous: Branché sur le monde francophone, 4th Edition (MyFrench Lab - Access Card)

 

 

 

FRENCH 21. Intermediate French (5 Units)
Supervisor: Prof. Julia Simon, jsimon@ucdavis.edu

Description: Presentation and analysis of the cultures of the French-speaking world (Paris, Quebec, Tahiti, Lyon, Northern Africa) and comparison to home culture; review of the basic grammar presented in first-year French; expansion of vocabulary related to city living, history/geography, the arts, food/cooking, and family life (textbook chapters 1 to 5). In-class presentations and activities, as well as out-of-class assignments, are conducted solely in French and focus on the development of listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking skills. The course meets four hours per week, plus an additional hour of independent web-based work, with 20-25 students per section. Course materials (other than the textbook and workbook) and daily homework assignments are available through SmartSite.

Course Grade: The final grade for the course will be determined by daily preparation and participation, homework, and one in-class composition per chapter (5 x 13% = 85%), an oral final exam (5%), and a written final exam (10%).

Prerequisite: French 3 or Language Placement Exam (Any student, regardless of previous experience studying French, may take this course for a letter or Pass/ No Pass grade.)

GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): ArtHum, Oral Literacy, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours.

Textbook:

  • Jean Marie Schultz and Marie-Paul Tranvouez, Réseau: Communication, Intégration, Intersections (Prentice Hall, 2009)

 

 

 

FRENCH 22. Intermediate French (5 Units)
Supervisor: Prof. Julia Simon, jsimon@ucdavis.edu

Description: Presentation and analysis of the cultures of the French-speaking world (Senegal, Martinique, Geneva, Strasbourg, Brussels) and comparison to home culture; review of the basic grammar presented in first-year French; expansion of vocabulary related to commerce, tourism, sports and leisure, politics, and modern technology (textbook chapters 6 to 10). In-class presentations and activities, as well as out-of-class assignments, are conducted solely in French and focus on the development of listening and reading comprehension, writing, and speaking skills. The course meets four hours per week, plus an additional hour of independent web-based work, with 25 students per section. Course materials (other than the textbook and workbook) and daily homework assignments are available through SmartSite.

Course Grade: The final grade for the course will be determined by daily preparation and participation, homework, and one in-class composition per chapter (5 x 13% = 85%), an oral final exam (5%), and a written final exam (10%).

Prerequisite: French 21 or Language Placement Exam (Any student, regardless of previous experience studying French, may take this course for a letter or Pass/ No Pass grade.)

GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): ArtHum, Oral Literacy, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours.

Textbook:

  • Jean Marie Schultz and Marie-Paul Tranvouez, Réseau: Communication, Intégration, Intersections (Prentice Hall, 2009)

 

 

 

FRENCH 23. Intermediate French (5 Units)
Supervisor: Prof. Julia Simon, jsimon@ucdavis.edu

Description: The goals in this course are to advance your comprehension and use of the French language, with a particular focus on writing skills. Structured reading, analysis, discussion and writing assignments will enable you to increase your vocabulary, improve your oral and aural proficiency, solidify your mastery of grammatical structures, and develop greater ease and sophistication in written and spoken expression.

Prerequisite: French 22 or Language Placement Exam (Any student, regardless of previous experience studying French, may take this course for a letter or Pass/ No Pass grade.)

GE credit (Old): None.
GE credit (New): ArtHum, Oral Literacy, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours.

Textbook:

  • Jean Marie Schultz and Marie-Paul Tranvouez, Réseau: Communication, Intégration, Intersections (Prentice Hall, 2009)

 

 

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UPPER-DIVISION COURSES
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FRENCH 107B. The Making of Modern France (4 Units)
Prof. Laurence Lemaire, llemaire@ucdavis.edu

Description: This course will be an introduction to French culture through a historical approach to topics such as the absolute monarchy, the role of the parlements, the French revolution and the political regimes of the 19th century.

Prerequisite: French 100 or consent of instructor.

GE credit (Old): ArtHum and Wrt.
GE credit (New): None.

Format: Lecture - 3 hours; Term Paper.

Textbooks:

  • A Course Reader

 

 

 

FRENCH 118B. Private Lives and Public Secrets: The Early French Novel (4 Units)
Prof. Laurence Lemaire, llemaire@ucdavis.edu

Description: This course will examine the birth of the French novel through the reading of four entire novels - one from the 17th century and three from the 18th century. Narrative strategies will be examined and a thematic approach - the question of publicly exposing private matters - will be followed.

Prerequisite: French 100.

GE credit (Old): ArtHum.
GE credit (New): ArtHum, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Term Paper.

Textbooks:

  • Madame de Lafayette, La Princess de Cleves (Gallimard, 1972)
  • Denis Diderot, La Religieuse (Gallimard, 1972)
  • Isabelle de Charriere, Lettres de Mistriss Henley (Modern Language Association of America, 1993)
  • Abbe Prevost, Manon Lescaut (Gallimard, 2008)

 

 

 

FRENCH 122. French and Francophone Film (Topic: “1959±”) (4 Units)
Prof. Jeffrey Fort, jpfort@ucdavis.edu

Description: 1959 was an important year in French film. It is the year in which the first successes la nouvelle vague were produced (Les 400 coups, Hiroshima mon amour, A bout de souffle), and for that reason alone it is a watershed year. But these films are part of a broader context in both French filmmaking and French culture at large. This course will explore the period of the late 1950s and early 1960s by focusing on films clustered around the year 1959, plus ou moins. Some of the themes to be explored will include: the fallout from World War II, the looming nuclear threat, the Algerian War of Independence, the influence of American culture and cinema on post-war France, the tensions between traditional culture and modern consumer society, youth and criminality, the changing role of women, along with existential and psychological themes such as alienation, trauma and memory, and romantic ideals. The course will also provide a framework for understanding the film history, techniques and genres most relevant to the films discussed. Film viewings will be accompanied by weekly readings and short writing assignments. In addition to class meetings for lecture and discussion, there will be a separate weekly screening time.

Note that this course can be counted toward the french culture requirement for the french major or minor.

Films will include:

François Truffaut, Les 400 coups (1959)
Jean-Luc Godard, A bout de souffle (1959)
Alain Resnais, Hiroshima mon amour (1959)
Robert Bresson, Pickpocket (1959)
Jacques Tati, Mon Oncle (1958)
Claude Chabrol, Le beau Serge (1958)
Louis Malle, Zazie dans le métro (1960)
Agnès Varda, Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962)
Chris Marker, La jetée (1962)

All readings (TBA) will be made available in electronic form.

Prerequisite: French 100 or consent of instructor.

GE credit (Old): ArtHum.
GE credit (New): ArtHum, Visual Literacy, World Cultures and Writing Experience.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 4 hours; Extensive Writing; Fieldwork - 3 hours.

Textbooks:

  • A Course Reader

 

 

 

FRENCH 125. French Literature and Other Arts (Topic: “Literature and Film: Adaptation & Transformation”) (4 Units)
Prof. Jeffrey Fort, jpfort@ucdavis.edu

Description: In this course we will read four texts and view a film based on each one. In doing so, we will address the issues raised by the adaptation of literary fiction into the medium of film. At the same time, each of these works tells a story of transformation--from man to beast, from enemy to friend, from child to adult, from captive body to liberated imagination--in each case revealing the nature of the borders and differences to be crossed. These borders and transformations revolve around the body and erotic or other forms of desire (including the simple desire to move and speak), and all of them dramatize a struggle between silence and speech, between power and vulnerability. At issue in every case is the possibility of transforming reality through language and images, as though by magic, and yet through very concrete historical and psychological processes. Two of the four narratives touch directly on the conflicts and losses of World War II; in this context we will discuss issues such as Franco-German relations, collaboration and resistance during the war, the mass deportations of Jews living in France, and the inheritance of traumatic experiences.

The two titles marked with an asterisk (*) are on order at the book store.

Jeanne Marie le Prince de Beaumont, "La belle et la bête" (conte, 1756)
Jean Cocteau, La belle et la bête (film, 1947)
Vercors, "Le Silence de la mer" (nouvelle, 1941)
Jean-Pierre Melville, Le Silence de la mer (film, 1946)
Philippe Grimbert, Un secret (memoir, 2004)*
Claude Miller, Un Secret (film, 2008)
Jean-Dominique Bauby, Le Scaphandre et le papillon (memoir, 1997)*
Julian Schnabel, Le Scaphandre et le papillon (film, 2007)

Prerequisite: French 100.

GE credit (Old): ArtHum and Wrt.
GE credit (New): World Cultures.

Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Term Paper.

Textbooks:

  • Jean-Dominique Bauby, La Scaphandre et la Papillon (Robert Laffont)
  • Phillipe Grimbert, Un Secret (Livre de Poche Literature)

 

 

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 GRADUATE COURSES
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FRENCH 208A. Nineteenth-Century Literature: Fiction (Topic: “Balzac and Stendhal”) (4 Units)
Prof. Dick Terdiman, e-mail TBA

Description: This seminar will give students a critical understanding of French literary Realism and of the two most important novelists writing in this tradition—Balzac and Stendhal—in the period from 1830 to 1850.  Whether by imitation or contestation, their novels defined the future of much novel writing in France and elsewhere. 
 
Most centrally, the seminar will seek to recover the excitement and the challenges of this new style of writing and of conceiving narrative.  We will attempt to understand the textures, practices and representational possibilities developed by Stendhal and Balzac in Realism’s moment. 
 
Here are some of the questions the seminar will consider: 
 
-- what literary, cultural, socio-economic and political conditions underlay the change in the character of novel writing that Realism represented? 
-- how was this new style of writing understood in its period?
-- what does it mean to classify these two quite different novelists under the designation “Realism”?
-- what happened to the novel after the flourishing of Realism? 
 
Realism made the claim that literature could seize contemporary reality.  How can the Realists have thought this was possible?  What was their idea of the relationship between representation and “outward” existence?  And how conscious were they of the problems in such a relationship—problems that led, much later, to the “crisis of representation” which often conceived Realism as credulous or deluded? 
 
We will read four major novels:
 
Stendhal:
Le rouge et le noir [Red and Black]
La chartreuse de Parme [The Charterhouse of Parma]
 
Balzac :
Illusions perdues [Lost Illusions]
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes [A Harlot High and Low]
 
We will also read influential criticism keyed to each week’s seminar focus.

Textbooks:

  • Stendhal, Le Rouge Et Le Noir (GF Flammarion)
  • Stendhal, La Chartreuse de Parme (GF Flammarion)
  • Honore de Balzac, Splendeurs et Miseries des Courtisanes (GF Flammarion)
  • Honore de Balzac, Illusiones Perdues (Folio)
  • E.J. Hobsbawm, The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848 (Vintage, 1996)

[Optional]

  • English versions of the listed French titles

 

 

 

FRENCH 224. Francophone Literatures (Topic: “The Scandals of Francophone Literature”) (4 Units)
Prof. Toby Warner, tdwarner@ucdavis.edu

Description: This class will trace a history of francophone literature through a series of scandals. Together we will read texts that have faced charges of plagiarism and disputed authorship, as well as others that stage such accusations themselves. We will explore why francophone literature has been particularly generative of such controversies, and why they have tended to occur at the intersections of formations of race, gender, sexuality, and religion. We will study both the primary texts and the ensuing controversies, while striving to critically interrogate the affective discourses of outrage and disappointment that have been mobilized around these works. To this end, this seminar will also introduce students to a variety of theoretical frameworks that propose fine-grained approaches to what we would generally understand as a text’s context, audience, and circulation.

Primary texts:*
Camara Laye – Le regard du roi
Mayotte Capécia – Je suis martiniquaise
Ousmane Sembène - Le docker noir
Yambo Ouologuem – Le devoir de violence
Calixthe Beyala – Le petit prince de Belleville

Additional readings may include essays by Pierre Bourdieu, Maryse Condé, Frantz Fanon, Michel Foucault, Christopher Miller, Michael Silverstein, Dominic Thomas, and Michael Warner.

* PDFs will be made available.

Textbooks:

  • A Course Reader

 

 

 

FRENCH 396. Teaching Assistant Training Practicum (4 Units)

Prof. Eric Russell (Sec. --, CRN ***)
Prof. Julia Simon (Sec. --, CRN ***)

(Note: Contact Falicia Savala at fsavala@ucdavis.edu for the CRNs.)