Teaching Documents by Jessica J Appleby
Communication response times: 24 hours on weekdays / 48 hours on weekends CATALOG DESCRIPTION Thi... more Communication response times: 24 hours on weekdays / 48 hours on weekends CATALOG DESCRIPTION This course is designed to give students who have already completed beginner and intermediate courses in French the opportunity to complete a fifth semester of language and culture by mastering a larger range of vocabulary, structures, pronunciation, cultural information, and literary study. This class will prepare students for classes at the 3000-and 4000 levels. Topics may vary by semester. Required Text All readings and grammar exercises will be available on D2L.
Schedule a meeting on our D2L homepage (widget on right of the newsfeed). Select your time, then ... more Schedule a meeting on our D2L homepage (widget on right of the newsfeed). Select your time, then you will receive a confirmation email. When it's time for your meeting, click the button in this email that says "Join Your Appointment" and Teams will open. Communication response times: 24 hours on weekdays / 48 hours on weekends (Bayeux Tapestry) Course Description from Catalog "FRCH 4910-Seminar In French. Credit will vary from 1 to 4 hours. Subject matter will vary from within the department's field of study. May be repeated for additional credit with different course content. Prerequisite(s): ENG 1113, ENG 1213, and 17 hours of French." Additional Course Information This class will examine the medium of bande dessinée as a particular product of French culture, distinct from American comics or Japanese manga. Theoretical readings will guide the course in two trajectories: approaching BD as literature and as art. Additionally, we will explore the position of BD within French culture, both throughout history and within contemporary culture. Our readings will include sélections from classic BD such as Astérix, Les Culottées, Le Bleu est une couleur chaude, Le Chat du Rabin, and Persépolis.
Course Description: This course covers important cultural, political, and artistic movements of t... more Course Description: This course covers important cultural, political, and artistic movements of the 16th and 17th centuries in France. The course follows thematic units (linguistic history, poetry, prose, religious and political history, and exploration) that highlight connections between current elements of French culture and their foundations in early modern French civilization. In addition to learning about the history of the period through readings and videos, students will read important texts from the Renaissance (Rabelais, a wide selection of poetry, Montaigne) and the Grand Siècle (Corneille,
Course cross-listed in History, taught in English. Assignments completed in French for French cre... more Course cross-listed in History, taught in English. Assignments completed in French for French credit. Course covers the broad strokes of feminist and proto-feminist authors and mouvements in France from the 12th century to today.
syllabus for an online class covering performing arts in France
This course begins with the earliest humans in the area that is now France and traces the major p... more This course begins with the earliest humans in the area that is now France and traces the major peoples, dynasties, historical events, and literature to the beginning of the Renaissance. Students will study ethnic groups such as the Celts, the Romans, the Normans, and the Gauls to understand their role in the beginnings of French society. Readings will inform students of the important historical events and movements of the Middle Ages that not only led to the Renaissance, but that have lasting influences on French culture today. Students will read important early French texts such as the Chanson de Roland, Lais of Marie de France, Romans de la Table Ronde of Chretien de Troyes, and Livre de la Cité des Dames by Christine de Pizan. The thematic focus of the course will focus on connections between current elements of French culture and their foundations in early French civilization.
This course covers important cultural, political, and artistic movements of the 16th and 17th cen... more This course covers important cultural, political, and artistic movements of the 16th and 17th centuries in France. Readings will inform students of the important events and movements that have lasting influences on French culture today. In addition to learning about the history of the period through readings and videos, students will read important texts from the Renaissance (Rabelais, a wide selection of poetry, Montaigne) and the Grand Siècle (Corneille, Racine, Descartes, Pascal, La Fontaine, Mme de Lafayette). The thematic focus of the course will focus on connections between current elements of French culture and their foundations in early modern French civilization.
In this course, we will explore the sound of the French language with the goal of improving oral ... more In this course, we will explore the sound of the French language with the goal of improving oral language skills and correcting pronunciation. Students will learn the International Phonetic Alphabet and practice transcribing oral and written French into IPA in order to understand the differences in sounds, the use of the liaison, and the rhythm of French. Homework will involve listening and written exercises. The course requires attention to details, especially in the transcription system, in recognition of patterns, and in pronunciation. Although it is not a conversation course, this course will undoubtedly improve students’ comprehension of the French language, their French spelling and their spoken French Phonetic transcription, syllabification, articulation of vowels, consonants and semivowels (with practical exercises aimed at training the ear and improving pronunciation and enunciation), contrastive analysis of French and English sounds, etc.
This course surveys French literature from the Middle Ages to the Revolution of the late 18th cen... more This course surveys French literature from the Middle Ages to the Revolution of the late 18th century. Students are expected to gain a detailed understanding of the principal writers and schools of thought of the time periods covered. Of primary focus are the socio-historical context within which these major texts were written and their particular contribution to the broader picture of French literature and history. This course will help students comprehend the role these texts played in building modern French culture. Group discussions and writing assignments will allow students to develop their analytical skills and will be essential to developing their comprehension of the texts. The course will set students up for further in-depth study of early French literature.
This course explores the major philosophical and scholarly themes of the French 16th century by h... more This course explores the major philosophical and scholarly themes of the French 16th century by highlighting the important writings of the period’s major authors. Students will gain an understanding of the Renaissance’s role in shaping French culture during its period of emerging nationhood following the Middle Ages. Students will also be introduce to the ancient thought and philosophy that shaped the intellectual movements of the French Renaissance.
This class will examine the medium of bande dessinée as a particular product of French culture, d... more This class will examine the medium of bande dessinée as a particular product of French culture, distinct from American comics or Japanese manga. We will explore the position of BD within French culture, both throughout publication history and within contemporary culture. The course will predominantly focus on the medium's ability to provide a locus for various types of identity construction. Our readings will progress thematically, exploring constructions of national identity and mythology (Asterix, Superdupont, L'Enfant Cachée), gender and sexual identity (Les Culottées, Le Bleu est une couleur chaude), and colonial and post-colonial identities (Tintin au Congo, Le Chat du Rabin, Persépolis).
Course Description: This course surveys French literature from the Middle Ages to the Revolution ... more Course Description: This course surveys French literature from the Middle Ages to the Revolution of the late 18th century. Students are expected to gain a detailed understanding of the principal writers and schools of thought of the time periods covered. Of primary focus is the socio-historical context within which these major texts were written and their particular contribution to the broader picture of French literature, language, and history. This course will help students comprehend the role these texts played in building modern French culture. Class discussions and writing assignments will allow students to develop their analytical skills and will be essential to developing their comprehension of the texts. The course will set students up for further in-depth study of early French literature. Required for majors. Prereq., FREN 3100. May be taken with FREN 3120. Restricted to sophomores/juniors/seniors. Required Text: Berg, R.-J. Littérature française: textes et contextes, tome 1 (ISBN: 978-0-470-00291-9)
CU Boulder - FREN1200
Offered FA2014, FA2015, FA2016
Course Description: The popularity of George... more CU Boulder - FREN1200
Offered FA2014, FA2015, FA2016
Course Description: The popularity of George RR Martin's fantasy saga A Song of Ice and Fire and its Emmy-winning HBO adaptation Game of Thrones shows us that major themes from medieval stories still resonate with audiences a thousand years after their composition. This course will examine major epic and romance texts of the Middle Ages such as Beowulf, The Song of Roland, and The Death of King Arthur. We will aim to understand the rich literary tradition that has led to our modern interest in dragons, knights, heroes and magic. We will also look at how representations of medieval culture in contemporary series such as Game of Thrones influence our conceptions (and misconceptions) of the Middle Ages. Much like Sansa, we will find that the stories do not necessarily reflect the reality.
Drafts by Jessica J Appleby
Papers by Jessica J Appleby
French Forum, 2024
The French Wars of Religion in the sixteenth century coincided with a literary desire to validate... more The French Wars of Religion in the sixteenth century coincided with a literary desire to validate French cultural dominance through poetry. As part of this goal, a traditional epic would establish a Virgil for France and a heroic story to equal Rome's. Though the civil wars prevented the composition of such an epic, they opened the path for Agrippa d'Aubigné's Les Tragiques, an epic account of the Wars themselves. As a Protestant poet on the losing side of national conflict, Aubigné rests upon epic traditions while using them to garner support for his faction and to blame Catholic leadership vehemently for the national crisis. This article examines the epic tradition (seen in Helen, Dido, Bramimonde, and others) by which national trauma and epic conflict are enacted upon female bodies. Aubigné uses this epic motif to specific rhetorical ends: gaining sympathy for the Protestant cause and lamenting Catholic oppression. He adapts the epic tradition to emphasize mothering bodies (pregnant or nursing) to heighten the horror of the war and win the audience to the poet's side. This adaptation of epic tradition takes two forms: the anthropomorphization of France herself and the presentation of victims of civil war. The Misères of the nation, lamented in the poem's first book, resonate in female reproductive bodies to universalize the trauma, thereby aligning the reader with Aubigné's outrage and grief. Though female embodiment of national trauma is traditional to epic, Les Tragiques finds a new angle that serves its rhetorical goals.
Appleby, Jessica J. (Ph.D., French) Politics and Poetics of Epic in the French Renaissance: Ronsa... more Appleby, Jessica J. (Ph.D., French) Politics and Poetics of Epic in the French Renaissance: Ronsard, Du Bellay, and d’Aubigné Thesis directed by Professor Christopher Braider This dissertation examines the epic genre and its mutations from poetic and political perspectives during the sixteenth century. Renaissance poetic treatises acknowledged epic as the highest poetic form and the greatest aspiration of poets. A French imitation of the Aeneid would be the mark of national greatness, a poem to confirm France as the literary, cultural, and political successor to ancient Rome. It would both capture and foster national sentiment for a nation with imperial ambitions. However, any attempts to compose such a work either produce mediocre poetry or are so mutated in form that they can barely be labeled epic. The three texts that form the focal point of this dissertation (Pierre de Ronsard’s Franciade, Joachim du Bellay’s Antiquitez de Rome, and Agrippa d’Aubigné’s Tragiques) provide differ...
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Teaching Documents by Jessica J Appleby
Offered FA2014, FA2015, FA2016
Course Description: The popularity of George RR Martin's fantasy saga A Song of Ice and Fire and its Emmy-winning HBO adaptation Game of Thrones shows us that major themes from medieval stories still resonate with audiences a thousand years after their composition. This course will examine major epic and romance texts of the Middle Ages such as Beowulf, The Song of Roland, and The Death of King Arthur. We will aim to understand the rich literary tradition that has led to our modern interest in dragons, knights, heroes and magic. We will also look at how representations of medieval culture in contemporary series such as Game of Thrones influence our conceptions (and misconceptions) of the Middle Ages. Much like Sansa, we will find that the stories do not necessarily reflect the reality.
Drafts by Jessica J Appleby
Papers by Jessica J Appleby
Offered FA2014, FA2015, FA2016
Course Description: The popularity of George RR Martin's fantasy saga A Song of Ice and Fire and its Emmy-winning HBO adaptation Game of Thrones shows us that major themes from medieval stories still resonate with audiences a thousand years after their composition. This course will examine major epic and romance texts of the Middle Ages such as Beowulf, The Song of Roland, and The Death of King Arthur. We will aim to understand the rich literary tradition that has led to our modern interest in dragons, knights, heroes and magic. We will also look at how representations of medieval culture in contemporary series such as Game of Thrones influence our conceptions (and misconceptions) of the Middle Ages. Much like Sansa, we will find that the stories do not necessarily reflect the reality.