Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: *Women and Gender Studies*

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: SOCIETY & THE SEXES IN MODERN FRANCE ***** An examination of gender roles, gender ideology, and sexual practices in the constitution of French society and culture from the Enlightenment to World War II. Topics to be examined incldue: sexual politics and the emergent notion of the "public Sphere" in the 18th century; masculine and feminine images of the state during the Revolutionary period; feminist discourses and politics in 1789, 1848, and in the campaign for women's suffrage; family structure, patriarchy, and notions of property. Readings will include novels and memoirs as well as historical works. Taught in English: some readings may de done in French. ***** Also offered as FREN 360 and HIST 360.