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FREN279

Advanced Seminar: Literature and Crisis
FREN279 FA

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Next Offered in 9899 FA

"Literature and Crisis", 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 that we will trace and explore in the texts.

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. 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

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: FREN223 or FREN224

Last Updated on MAR-03-1998



About the Photo:

Simone de Beauvoir

Reference:

De Beauvoir, Simone. SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR ET LE COURS DU MONDE, Paris: Editions Klincksieck, 1978



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