French major Charlotte Lellman '15 spent a summer in studying at the Arsenal in Paris, France organizing and creating a database of arrest warrants written by Louis XV.
Kevin Medansky '19 performed a solo play of Apnée ou le Dernier des militants by Yves Reynaud in the Blackbox Theater for his french thesis. Photo by Holden Blanco '17.
Our curriculum is enhanced by activities outside of the classroom, such as the roundtable discussion: (Im)migration: A European Crisis, led by the French and German Departments, and Victoria Merino '20.Photo: Alexandra Iglesia '21.
The department sponsors a variety of events, including the French and Francophone Film Series, co-sponsored by the film studies program and a seed grant from the Mellon Foundation. Photo: Alexandra Iglesia '21.
Students from Kathryne Corbin's "Intermediate French" class study different volumes of the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une Société de Gens de lettres. The text was published under the direction of Diderot and d'Alembert, with 17 volumes of text and 11 volumes of plates between 1751 and 1772. Photo: Patrick Montero.
Filmmaker Callisto Mc Nulty speaks with Professor Kathryn Corbin after the showing of Delphine and Carole (Delphine et Carole, insomuses) as part of the Strange Truth film series. Photo by John Muse.
The Department of French and Francophone Studies shares its program with its counterpart at Bryn Mawr College. The purpose of the major in French is to lay the foundation for an understanding and appreciation of French and Francophone cultures.
Course offerings are intended to serve both those with particular interest in French literature, literary theory and criticism, as well as those with particular interest in French and French-speaking countries from the perspective of history, culture, arts and political science.
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Students in this class build their French-language speaking, listening, and reading skills by analyzing, discussing, and debating current events and areas of contemporary interest from newspapers, television, radio, and films.