Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2024-2025
FREN 525 - FRENCH THEORY, IN ENGLISH
Long Title: FRENCH THEORY, IN ENGLISH
Department: Modrn & Classicl Lit & Culture
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course provides an introduction to contemporary French theory and philosophy in their historical context, from decolonization and the Cold War to the present. Along the way, we will discuss French phenomenology, Marxism, structuralism, feminism, post-structuralism, and post-continental philosophy, including their impact on US culture. Taught in English.
Graduate students taking the course for 500-level credit will be assigned book-length texts instead of the essays assigned to undergraduates, and they will write a 15 page mid-semester paper and a 25 page final paper. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: FREN 325.