The Art of the Essay: Creative Nonfiction in French
FREN 304
Spring 2027
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The Art of the Essay is both a creative nonfiction writing class and a literature seminar, a hybrid experience where students will read some of the most momentous and important examples of the essay genre while simultaneously producing their own interpretative compositions. Writing experiences may include opinion pieces, historical fiction, writing on art or music, and biographical sketches. To improve our own writing, we will read essays by Montaigne (the writer who effectively defined the genre) before moving onto later authors from the French and Francophone world (e.g., Voltaire, Baudelaire, Césaire, Beauvoir) who gravitated to this open and highly personal way of writing to further their own artistic or ideological positions. As a supplement to the class we will also be inviting journalists and essay writers from both France and the United States to speak to us. This course is taught entirely in French. Readings, written assignments, and class discussions will also be in French. While any student who has completed FREN 215 (with a minimum grade of B) or has placed out of FREN 215 through the placement test may sign up for this course, it is an advanced course intended for students who have already taken two courses in French beyond FREN 215 or already have studied abroad in a French-speaking country. Students who are not admitted to the course through pre-registration are strongly encouraged to submit an enrollment request and attend the first class. This course will count as one course toward the French studies major and minor, the Romance Studies major, and the COL major. It also fulfills the language requirement for the ARHA major and GEM (Global Engagement Minor). |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (French Studies Minor)(French Studies)(Romance Studies) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
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| Instructor(s): Curran,Andrew Times: ...W.F. 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 9 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 15 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 1 | FR: 0 |
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