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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2023
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FREN 525 001 (CRN: 24324)
FRENCH THEORY, IN ENGLISH
Long Title: FRENCH THEORY, IN ENGLISH
Department: Modrn & Classicl Lit & Culture
Instructor: Wood, Philip R.
Meeting: 6:30PM - 7:45PM TR (9-JAN-2023 - 21-APR-2023)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 2
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 19
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 4
Enrollment data as of: 3-MAY-2024 11:41PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Final Exam Time:
29-APR-2023
9:00AM - 12:00PM S
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. Cross-list: FREN 325.