The Department of French and Spanish will be offering
two Liberal Studies courses

TAUGHT IN ENGLISH:

FALL 2012

FRS 101:  Signs, Sense, and Meaning

All signs and symbols require interpretation. Semiotics is the key to discovering meaning and revealing messages. Using ads, logos, texts, film, and other media, this course, offered in English, will present the theories innovated by French semioticians and will focus on the theories and applied aspects of French Semiotics. By surveying its theorists, from the Sémiologistes to the Post-structuralists, students will acquire a broad understanding of the theoretical framework that shapes today’s semiotic field of inquiry.

FRS 502:  French Feminisms

This course, offered in English, introduces students to feminist theory and literature in the Francophone world, particularly the movement known as French feminism. Students will analyze literary works, manifestos and theoretical writings by Francophone authors such as Simone de Beauvoir, Hélène Cixous, Annie Ernaux, and Fatima Mernissi. Topics include French feminist history and the impact of existentialism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, gender studies, and postcolonialism on French feminist thought and literature.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO DO YOUR INTENTIONS VIA RAMSS