UTexas

French Civilization (F C)

F C 119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S  Topics in French Civilization  1-9 Hours  

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This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of French and Italian. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated study program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  

F C 320  The French Heritage  3 Hours  

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Introduction to French civilization: architecture, painting, music, and social and political history. Given in English; requires no knowledge of French. May not be counted toward a major or minor in French. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

F C 129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S  Topics in French Civilization  1-9 Hours  

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This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of French and Italian. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program.
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  

F C 336  Vamps, Stars, and The Diva  3 Hours  

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Examine French and Italian films through the lens of stardom. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 347 (Topic: Vamps, Stars, and The Diva), 347 (Topic 50), French Civilization 336, 345 (Topic: Vamps, Stars, and The Diva), Italian Civilization 336, 349 (Topic: Vamps, Stars, and The Diva), Women's and Gender Studies 345 (Topic: Vamps, Stars, and The Diva). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: EUS 347.50, ITC 336  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

F C 339  The Development of the French Film  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Films in French, with subtitles in English; lectures in English. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

F C 340D  France in the Dark Years  3 Hours  

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Explore the Nazi occupation of France and Vichy's collaboration. Consider the devastating fall of the French Republic, the organization of Vichy France, Vichy's complicity in the Holocaust, the ethical complexities of collaboration and resistance, and the ramifications of World War II for the French empire. Only one of the following may be counted: European Studies 346 (Topic 53), French Civilization 340D, History 350L (Topic: France in the Dark Years), 354G. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: EUS 346.53, HIS 354G  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

F C 340M  Continuity and Change in Modern France  3 Hours  

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Focuses on various social, political, and cultural crises in France from the revolution of 1789 to the present time. European Studies 340M and French Civilization 340M may not both be counted. May not be counted toward fulfillment of the foreign language requirement for any bachelor's degree. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: EUS 340M  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

F C 341  Topics in French Studies  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

F C 341F  Arab Francophonie  3 Hours  

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Explore French-language cultural production by authors of Arab origin in France and across France's former colonial and mandate territories. Examine the fraught relationship many of these authors have with French language, literature, and culture, in dialogue with postcolonial theory. Only one of the following may be counted: French Civilization 341 (Topic: Arab Francophonie), 341F, or Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic 82). Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: MES 342.82  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

F C 341P  Americans in Paris  3 Hours  

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Examine major social and political trends, events, and debates that have informed the works of artists living and working both at the margins of Parisian society as well as in its most celebrated salons. Interpret texts as artifacts that reflect the historical, social, and cultural circumstances of the environment that inspired their creation and reflect upon their role in the cultural symbiosis between America and France. Only one of the following may be counted: American Studies 341C, European Studies 347 (Topic: Americans in Paris), 347 (Topic 54), French Civilization 341 (Topic: Americans in Paris), 341P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AMS 341C, EUS 347.54  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

F C 342  French Through Coding  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: French 317C with a grade of at least C.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division  

F C 344  Black Slavery in the Atlantic  3 Hours  

3 Lecture Hours  0 Lab Hours  
Examine the history of slavery in the Atlantic from 1450 to 1865. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 351V, American Studies 344F, French Civilization 341 (Topic: Black Slavery in Atlantic), 344, History 364S. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: AFR 351V, AMS 344F, HIS 364S  
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing.  
Grading: Student Option  
Repeatable for credit: No  
Academic Level: Upper Division