Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2021-2022
FREN 460 - WOMEN, FRENCH FICTION, HISTORY
Long Title: WOMEN IN FICTION AND HISTORY: NOTIONS OF THE FEMININE SINCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Department: Modrn & Classicl Lit & Culture
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction:Taught in French
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Reading closely lyric, fictional, historical, and critical texts from Olympe de Gouges and Baudelaire to Rachilde and Irigaray, we will explore how women have been represented (and misrepresented) since the French Revolution, and how notions of the feminine since the 18th century still plague women’s place and power in the 21st. Taught in French. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Completion of one 300-level course or permission of instructor.