| Title: | French Colonial Hist. & Media |
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| Course Section Number: | BLS-270-01 |
| Department: | Black Studies |
| Description: | FRE-277-01=HIS-230-02=BLS-270-01 Who gets to write History? This seminar will approach French colonial history through the lens of the "archive" as a site of knowledge and power. What alternative modes of knowledge production and preservation have risen to challenge dominant historical narratives across the Francophone world? How do the formal aspects and possibilities of a medium change how memories get transmitted? Drawing from historical sources, novels, and multimedia objects-from podcasts to photographs, graphic novels, and video games-we will learn to critique imperial modes of representation and elaborate a new definition of "the archival" through orality, repertoire, testimony, historical fiction, and other Francophone cultural productions. This course will be taught in English, and we will use English translations of French texts. Those taking the course for credit towards the French major or minor will be expected to do the readings and written assignments in French. This course is cross-listed with History and Black Studies. It also satisfies requirements for the Film and Digital Media minor, as well as the diversity requirement for PPE majors. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | January 16, 2023 |
| End Date: | May 6, 2023 |
| Meeting Information: |
01/17/2023-05/04/2023 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 09:45AM - 11:00AM, Detchon, Room 128
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| Faculty: | Altergott, Renee |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 15 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 3 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
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