Course Catalog - 2015-2016

     

FWIS 147 - AMERICA THROUGH FRENCH EYES

Long Title: AMERICA THROUGH FRENCH EYES
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: The United States has always been a source of fascination -- both attraction and repulsion -- for the French. This course studies American culture and identity as revealed by transatlantic encounters with the French. We will study French intellectuals' observations (de Tocqueville, de Beauvoir) as well as images of America in French popular culture (comic strips, films).
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/