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FREN255
From Autobiography to Autofiction
FREN255 SP
Crosslistings: COL 254
Next Offered in 9899 SP
The course offers a study of the trends of autobiographical
discourse in France from 1930 to the present. Particular
attention will be given to questions of gender, memory and
history which are inherent in literary self-representation.
The course will include, among others, works by Simone de
Beauvoir, Roland Barthes, Marguerite Duras, Jean-Paul
Sartre, Andre Breton, as well as critical studies by
Philippe Lejeune, Serge Doubrovsky, Julia Kristeva to name a
few.
MAJOR READINGS
Michel Leiris: L'AGE D'HOMME
Andre Breton: NADJA
Jean-Paul Sartre: LES MOTS
Simon de Beauvoir: MEMOIRES D'UNE JEUNE FILLE RANGEE
Roland Barthes: ROLAND BARTHES
Georges Perec: W OU LE SOUVENIR D'ENFANCE
Marguerite Duras: (xeroxes)
Secondary readings:
Julia Kristeva (articles)
Philippe Lejeune: LE PACTE AUTOBIOGRAPHIQUE
Serge Doubrovsky (articles)
Paul John Eakin (articles) etc....
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Oral report - short papers.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Unless
preregistered students attend the first class meeting or
communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA RLIT
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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