Course Catalog - 2015-2016

     

FREN 474 - POETICS& POLITICS-FRANCOPHONIE

Long Title: POETICS AND POLITICS OF FRANCOPHONIE
Department: *Classical & European Studies*
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: This seminar focuses on various literary, artistic, and political expressions of "francohonie" as both legitimated and contested concept. It encompasses a plurality of geo-cultural areas: sub-Saharan Africa, the Maghreb, and the Caribbean, and Quebec. It also examines how notions of postcolonialism and transnationalism intersect discourses of postmodernity. Undergraduate version of FREN 574 with shorter reading list and research paper. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: FREN 574. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Completion of one 300-level course or permission of instructor Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for FREN 474 if student has credit for FREN 574.