The Department of French offers areas of interest that go beyond the normal confines of a language and literature program. These include a strong emphasis on Francophone literatures and cultures (three core faculty members and one affiliated member), the theory and practice of translation, Frenc and Francophone cultural studies, and French and Francophone film and media.
In addition to theories of literature and the very possibility of comparison, our faculty teach graduate seminars and supervise projects in such areas as: East/West and North/South poetics, the practice of translation, philosophical thought, the literatures of migration and diaspora, colonial, postcolonial and decolonial thinking, environmental humanities, cultural studies, ethnic and critical race studies, film, performance and media studies, and gender, sexuality, queer and trans studies.
This program serves the needs of those interested in pursuing a career related to Chinese language and culture teaching, especially at K-12 schools. It partially fulfills the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) requirements to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility (CE) to teach Chinese at K-12 schools in NJ.
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