Nancy O'Connor
Lois Watson Professor Emerita of French
Nancy O'Connor holds a doctorate from Cornell University. Her teaching interests include French language, the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the twentieth-century novel, and translation.
See below for her more recent publications.
Courses
Courses offered in the past four years.
▲ indicates offered in the current term
▹ indicates offered in the upcoming term[s]
FREN 0103 - Beginning French Part Three
Beginning French
Emphasis on increased control and proficiency in the language through audiovisual, conversational, and drill methods. Readings and film enlarge the student's view of French life and culture. (FREN 0101 and FREN 0102) 5 hrs. lect./disc.
Spring 2009
FREN 0203 - Intensive Intermediate French
Intensive Intermediate French
An active and intensive review of French grammar for students having had good beginning-level training in French. We will work not only to perfect mastery of the structures of the language with practice of writing and reading, but also to develop oral comprehension and production skills. (FREN 0103 or placement) 5 hrs. lect./disc.
Fall 2009
FREN 0210 - Identity in French Literature
Identity in French Literature
Exploration of differing views of the self, society, and the world in major works of French poetry, drama, and prose. This course is designed to develop students' ability to read and critique literature in French, as a transition from FREN 0205 to more advanced literature courses. (FREN 0205 or by placement) 3 hrs. lect./disc.
Spring 2009, Fall 2009
FREN 0500 - Independent Projects
Independent Project
Qualified students may be permitted to undertake a special project in reading and research under the direction of a member of the department. Students should seek an advisor and submit a proposal to the department well in advance of registration for the term in which the work is to be undertaken. FREN 0500 projects or essays proposed by senior majors for fall or spring may be eligible for departmental honors. (Approval required by the department as a whole. See requirements above.)
Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Spring 2010
FREN 0700 - Senior Research
For senior majors who are candidates for departmental honors. Students should seek an advisor and submit a proposal to the department well in advance of registration for the term in which the work is to be undertaken. (Approval required by the department as a whole. See requirements above.)
Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Spring 2010
Recent Publications
Madame Dunoyer, Lettres historiques et galantes de deux dames de condition dont l’une était à Paris et l’autre en province (critical edition), Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 2012.
"Paul Bourget: The Example of Baudelaire" (translated from the French), New England Review, Vol 30, 2, 2009, 90-104.
"Reports (Some Scandalous) from Eighteenth-Century France" (translation of excerpts from Anne-Marguerite Petit Dunoyer's Lettres historiques et galantes), New England Review, Vol 28, 2, 2007, 109-124.
