Laurent DecheryEmeriti
Laurent Déchery is a professor of French. He also teaches for the department of philosophy. He grew up in France and holds an M.A. and a PhD from the University of Paris X (Nanterre) in philosophy. He worked on George Berkeley's theory of vision. His research focused on issues of perception in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in France. He has published a book entitled Le premier regard, essai d'anatomie métaphysique and a French translation of Berkeley's +An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision. He also has published an introduction to philosophy for young readers.His work has appeared in Mosaic, Romance Quaterly, and The French Review. He is currently doing research on Denis Diderot's tales as well as French cinema.
He teaches courses in French at all levels (language, literature, and culture) and in English (continental and modern philosophy, senior seminars, and aesthetics)
Areas of Expertise
French art, French cinema. History of philosophy (continental), French literature, French philosophy, and History of philosophy
Courses Taught
| Synonym | Title | Times Taught | Terms Taught |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRE-101 | French I | 21 | 2019/FA, 2018/FA, 2013/SP, 2012/FA, 2012/SP, 2011/SP, 2008/SP, 2005/FA, 2003/FA, 2003/SP, 2001/SP, 2000/FA, 2000/SP, and 1999/FA |
| FRE-202 | Intermediate French II | 11 | 2021/SP, 2013/SP, 2012/SP, 2010/FA, 2010/SP, 2007/FA, 2007/SP, 2006/FA, 2006/SP, 2002/FA, and 1999/SP |
| FRE-251 | Composition and Conversation I | 9 | 2017/FA, 2016/FA, 2014/FA, 2013/FA, 2009/FA, 2006/FA, 2006/SP, 2004/FA, and 2002/FA |
| FRE-102 | French II | 9 | 2015/SP, 2014/SP, 2009/FA, 2005/SP, 2004/FA, and 2001/SP |
| FRE-201 | Intermediate French I | 7 | 2020/FA, 2014/FA, 2006/SP, 2005/SP, 2003/SP, 2002/FA, and 1999/SP |
| FRE-099 | French Portfolio | 5 | 2018/FA, 2014/FA, 2013/FA, 2007/FA, and 2000/FA |
| PHI-108 | Great Philosophers | 5 | 2018/SP, 2016/FA, 2012/FA, 2012/SP, and 2011/FA |
| FRE-354 | Adv Grammar/Phonetics | 5 | 2017/FA, 2014/FA, 2007/FA, and 2000/SP |
| FRE-355 | French Art | 5 | 2016/FA, 2013/FA, 2010/FA, 2003/JN, and 1999/SP |
| CUR-399 | Senior Seminar | 5 | 2010/FA, 2004/SP, 2003/FA, 2000/SP, and 1999/FA |
| PHI-201 | Ancient Philosophy | 4 | 2020/FA, 2019/FA, 2018/FA, and 2017/FA |
| PHI-203 | Continental Philosophy | 4 | 2020/SP, 2017/SP, 2014/SP, and 2013/SP |
| FRE-252 | Composition and Conversation II | 4 | 2020/SP, 2019/SP, 2008/SP, and 2004/SP |
| FRE-352 | French Cinema | 3 | 2017/SP, 2010/SP, and 2004/SP |
| PHI-202 | Modern Philosophy | 2 | 2021/SP and 2017/SP |
| PHI-371 | SEM:Philosophy of Love | 2 | 2020/SP and 2011/SP |
| FRE-399 | French Civilization | 2 | 2019/SP and 2011/FA |
| FRE-363 | Francophone Women | 2 | 2018/SP and 2015/SP |
| FTS-100 | FTS:French Culture | 2 | 2013/FA and 2011/FA |
| FRE-361 | French Prose | 2 | 2004/FA and 2000/FA |
| FRE-256 | French Songs | 2 | 2004/JN and 2000/JN |
| PHI-235 | Existentialism | 1 | 2019/SP |
| PHI-370 | Sem:Nietzsche | 1 | 2018/SP |
| FRE-366 | Francophone Cultures | 1 | 2011/SP |
| CUR-230 | Visual Experience | 1 | 2008/SP |
| FRE-344 | ST:French Women Writers | 1 | 2007/SP |
| MLC-205 | Culture in France | 1 | 2006/JN |
| FRE-244 | ST:FrenchCivilization | 1 | 2005/FA |
| FRE-362 | French Drama | 1 | 2003/SP |
| CUR-350 | Visual Experience | 1 | 2001/SP |
| NDL-110 | Vision | 1 | 2001/JN |