French Studies
PhD
In Providence (USA)
Description
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Type
PhD
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Location
Providence (USA)
The graduate program in French Studies is the home of advanced studies in French and Francophone literatures, language and civilization.
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Subjects
- Writing
Course programme
Faculty expertise encompasses many fields, from the Middle Ages to the present in several French-speaking societies and countries. Students receive training and guidance in literary and cultural theory, critical methods, research and teaching applications of information technology, modern linguistics, narratology, hermeneutics and sociocultural and psychoanalytic interpretation. Focal areas of research include the historical interactions between French-speaking cultures, questions of gender and race, and relations between writing, cinema and philosophical thought.
Additional ResourcesLectures by invited speakers, films and conferences, extensive library collections, exchange programs with the Universities of Lyon and Burgundy, and computer facilities and study areas in Rochambeau House.
Admission Requirements- Writing Sample: Required (in French). Applications should be completed in English, except for the writing sample.
- GRE General: Not required
- GRE Subject: Not required
Application Deadline: January 1
French Studies