(DE)COLONIAL NARRATIVES IN FRENCH (FR3052)

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Embark on a journey through the French-speaking world, exploring diverse literary and cultural expressions from Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, and Europe. This course surveys multigeneric colonial and postcolonial narratives, spanning continents and mediums-poems, novels, graphic novels, and films-dating from 1661 to today. We analyze how authors and directors (de)construct(neo-)colonial archives, ideologies, and stereotypes. Prerequisite: FR2100.

Code: 
FR3052
Name: 
(DE)COLONIAL NARRATIVES IN FRENCH
Discipline: 
FR (French)
Type: 
CCI
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
No
Pre-requisites: 
FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2101 OR FR2102 OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will be introduced to the cultures, literatures, and politics of the Francophone world of Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, and Hexagonal France.
  2. Students will be introduced to theories of postcolonialism, race, gender, and ecocriticism.
  3. Students will develop the ability to engage with literature using a transdisciplinary approach, synthesizing insights from various academic fields such as history, philosophy, psychoanalysis, and cinema, among others.
  4. Students will improve reasoning, speaking, and writing skills in French.

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Term Code Name
Spring 2025 FR3052 (DE)COLONIAL NARRATIVES IN FRENCH

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