5.0302 Qs: E-French Texts; English/Philosophy Programs (2/47)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Tue, 3 Sep 1991 21:28:01 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 5, No. 0302. Tuesday, 3 Sep 1991.
Queries: Electronic French Texts; English/Philosophy Grad Programs
(1) Date: Wed, 4 Sep 91 00:40 +1000 (27 lines)
From: FRN373B@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Subject: Computer readable French texts
(2) Date: Tue, 03 Sep 91 20:01:42 CDT (20 lines)
From: Charles Ess <DRU001D@SMSVMA>
Subject: grad programs in English/Philosophy
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Date: Wed, 4 Sep 91 00:40 +1000
From: FRN373B@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au
Subject: Computer readable French texts
Computer Readable French Texts
Does anyone know of the existence of any substantial collection
of French texts in computer-readable form? I'm particularly
interested in compilations from the French press. I'm aware of
the INALF (Tresor de la langue francaise) data bank, a copy of
which I understand is held at the University of Chicago. This,
however, is largely literary in nature. Access, moreover, is
very restricted, as is any subsequent exploitation of the
material. Given the fact that French newspapers have been
produced for many years with word processing equipment, there
must be a mountain of articles stashed away on computer
tapes/disks which would make excellent fodder for linguistic
analysis. Undoubtedly, this data base would need to be
standardized to some accessible format in order to be used in a
(IBM/MAC) computer environment. I'd be happy to join forces with
others in an attempt to bring such an electronic text data base
into existence.
Jack Burston -- Department of Romance languages
Monash University (Victoria, Australia)
E-Mail: FRN373B@VAXC.CC.MONASH.EDU.AU
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Date: Tue, 03 Sep 91 20:01:42 CDT
From: Charles Ess <DRU001D@SMSVMA>
Subject: grad programs in English/Philosophy
On behalf of a student -- who already has a M.A. in English, as well as
B.A. in English -- I wish to request information on doctoral programs
which allow for combining philosophical studies with literary studies.
In particular, she is _not_ interested in analytic philosophical
approaches, but approaches which are, directly or indirectly, supportive
of cultural criticism, PLUS literary studies emphasizing recent theories
which also involve cultural critique. She's excited about people such as
Foucault, LaTour, some of the French feminists, etc. -- but she also
sees the need for grounding cultural critique in philosophical analyses.
(I would commend to her critical theory, among others, but I'm not sure
of a graduate program which includes such a topic.)
Suggestions and recommendations would be appreciated. Greetings to all
who find themselves starting up yet one more semester...
Charles Ess
Drury College
Springfield, MO 65802