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Recently writers in France have explored the body in shocking ways in reaction to its standardized and clinical representation in advertisements, magazines and movies. The controversial debate these new novels have
stirred
recalls the old question of transgression and morality in art.
The literature of the XXth century, from Marcel Proust to Marguerite Duras, developed an alternative approach to the representation of the body that
was not
premised on morality and transgression. We will investigate this alternative approach through a study of the various roles the body can play in novels from different periods of the XXth century.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA RLAN Grading Mode: Graded
Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.
Last Updated on MAR-30-2006
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