Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2021-2022
FREN 323 - EXISTENTIALISM TO CYBERPUNK
Long Title: FROM EXISTENTIALISM TO CYBERPUNK
Department: Modrn & Classicl Lit & Culture
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction:Taught in French
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Films and novels. Investigations of human consciousness, subjectivity and identity -- from Sartre's existentialism of the "absurd", through Robbe-Grillet's "anti-humanism", to the cyberpunk science-fictional studies of "post-humanity", genetic manipulation, environmental collapse and post-religious mysticism, by contemporary figures like Dantec and Houellebecq. Taught in French. Recommended Prerequisite(s): FREN 202 or FREN 264 or Placement Test.