FREN379 - Literature and Crisis

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Academic Year 2003/2004

Literature and Crisis
FREN 379 SP

Crosslistings:
COL 396

This seminar focuses on the following question: How do writers in 20th-century France address historical crisis in their works? We investigate the various ways in which writing deals with war and its aftermath, with immigration and women's issues and more recently, with the AIDS crisis. Denial, indifference, violence and political commitment are among the possible responses.

MAJOR READINGS

(tentative list) Jean-Paul Sartre, LES MAINS SALES Georges Perec, W OU LE SOUVENIR D'ENFANCE Jean Cocteau, THOMAS L'IMPOSTEUR Marguerite Duras, LA DOULEUR Rene Ceccaty, L'ACCOMPAGNEMENT Maren Sell, LA FEMME SANS TETE A list of secondary texts will be available at the beginning of the semester.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Several short papers. Final take-home examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course is intended for students who have completed a French course numbered 215 or higher or have placed out of FREN 215 through the placement test this fall. Students will be asked to participate actively and give a short oral presentation.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Poisson,Catherine

Times: .M...F. 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: FISK115

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major: 3 Jr. major: 3

SR. non-major: 2 Jr. non-major: 3 SO: 4 FR: 5

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Speaking, Writing

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004