FRENCH
Course Level: Undergraduate
Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Rotating topics taught in French including French politics; French society; French cinema; the Francophone novel; the short story in the Francophone world; Algerian colonization and decolonization; autobiography; cinema, literature, and society; humor and irony in French literatutre; French perception of America; etc. Usually offered every term. Meets with FREN-633. Prerequisite: FREN-323 or permission of instructor.
Course Level: Undergraduate
French Topics (3)
Historical and Social Cross-Currents
This course broadens the scope of Francophone studies by exploring the works of Mauritian novelists such as Ananda Devi and Shenaz Patel. The cultural legacy of colonialism, problems of national identity and role of women are analyzed through the literary lens. Meets with FREN-633 002.
Course Level: Undergraduate
French Topics (3)
Cinema, Litterature, Societe
This course examines the cultural confrontations in two artistic forms, literature and cinema, as shaped by (and shaping) social, historical, and political factors. Through an exploration of motion picture masterpieces in conjunction with a study of selected French novels and plays, students examine the social, political, and cultural evolution of France. Meets with FREN-633 001.
Course Level: Undergraduate
French Topics (3)
Francophone Representations of Childhood and Adolescence
This course explores the inscription of childhood and adolescence in colonial and post-colonial text and film from the francophone world. Issues of gender, education, culture, tradition and conflict in the Maghreb, West Africa, the Caribbean and France are analyzed in association with formative spaces such as the harem, the Quranic school, the French school, the plantation, the Ravine, war sites and the banlieue. Meets with FREN-633 002.