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Academic Year 2004/2005
Women and Literature in France, 1945-2002: A Complete Revolution?
FREN 228 FA
This course investigates the writings of women in France since the publication of Simone de Beauvoir's LE DEUXIEME SEXE in 1949. Through a study of novels and other texts by women writers such as Beauvoir, Mansour,
Duras,
Cardinal, Redonnet, we will explore the role of politics, psychoanalysis and the question of memory in women's writing, as well as the themes of maternity, sexuality, the relationship between the public and the private.
In a more sociological perspective, we will also determine the influence of feminism on literature.
MAJOR READINGS
(tentative reading list)
Simone de Beauvoir. LE DEUXIEME SEXE
Marie Cardinal. LES MOTS POUR LE DIRE
Marguerite Duras. HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR
Marguerite Yourcenar. ENFANCE
Marie Redonnet. ROSE
MELIE ROSE
Marie Darrieusecq.
TRUISMES
Additional texts (fiction and theory) by Julia Kristeva, Luce Irigaray, Catherine Clement, Monique Wittig, etc...
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Several short papers; final paper. Oral presentation.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This is an introductory course intended for students who have completed FREN215 or have placed out of FREN215 through the placement test, but not taken more than one course in French beyond 215 and not yet studied abroad
in a French-speaking country.
Students who have already taken two courses in French beyond FREN215 or studied abroad should take 300-level courses.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-21-2005
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