Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2021-2022
ARCR 478 - THE CARIBBEAN IN FRENCH
Long Title: THE CARIBBEAN IN FRENCH
Department: Americas Research Center
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):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This is the undergraduate senior version of the graduate level seminar FREN/ARCR 578. Both the course's reading list and the length of the research are adjusted to accommodate undergraduate needs. The seminar examines the history, political writings, literature and the arts of the French Caribbean from the beginning of colonization to the present. It will include figures such as Saint-John Perse, Roumain, Césaire, Fanon, Depestre, Schwarz-Bart, Warner-Vieyra, Glissant, Condé, Chamoiseau, Laferrière, as well as the Caribbean arts and film. Taught in English. Effective May 15, 2021, this course does not carry D1 credit. Cross-list: FREN 478. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ARCR 478 if student has credit for ARCR 578.