Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2009

     

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FREN 490 001 (CRN: 23012)

UTOPIA AND THE FUTURE

Long Title: UTOPIA AND THE FUTURE
Department: French Studies
Instructor: Goux, Jean-Joseph C.
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR (5-JAN-2009 - 17-APR-2009) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
 
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 1
Enrollment data as of: 18-MAY-2024 9:13PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: No Final Exam
 
Description: This course will explore utopia and how historical future is anticipated in French literature and philosophy; study of the most important utopists (from Cyrano de Berjerac to Fourier and Dejacque): the rise of new expectations and fears in a more technical and globalized world (from Jules Verne to Houellebecq & Dantec). Pre-requisites: FREN 311 or FREN 312 or permission of instructor. Recommended Prerequisites: FREN 311 or FREN 312.