Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: BODY POLITICS IN FRANCOPHONE FICTIONS

Department: First-Year Writing Intensive

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: How do political, social, and cultural forces shape women’s experience and beliefs about their body? We will analyze the social construction of women’s body through contemporary Francophone fictions and discuss the roles personal, institutional, and disciplinary powers play in the degree of control women retain over their body.