3.00 Credits
(3 credits)(Prereq: FREN*210 or permission by instructor) Diversity has always been oneof the key features that define and renovate French identity politics. This course introduces students to French cultural identities defined and enriched by authors and artists from different ethnic, social and cultural backgrounds. Students explore the notion of la francite or Frenchness through a variety of texts as well as films and music from different time periods, genres, and regions by some of the most impactful writers, singers, and filmmakers in the francophone world. This course also helps students build their vocabulary and their conversation and writing skills as they learn new techniques for reading and interpreting different kinds of French texts: prose, poetry, novella, comic books. Offered as needed
Prerequisite:
Take FREN*210(3759);