| Title: | Social Justice in Mod France |
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| Course Section Number: | FRE-277-01 |
| Department: | French |
| Description: | FRE-277-01=ENG-270-01 Inspired by the American Revolution and the founding of an independent American republic, French revolutionaries built their model of a new state upon the principals of freedom (la liberté), equality (l'égalité), and fraternity (la fraternité). But, as in the United States, these enshrined ideals have been far from the realities of common experience. Through political treatises, essays, works of literature, and film, this course will trace the paradoxes and contradictions that emerge as the ideal of fraternité clashes with oppressive regimes, economic disparity, misogyny, colonialism, xenophobia, homophobia, and racism. A guiding question in this course will be how works of literature centered on questions of social justice lend themselves so well to the screen and stage, and we will end with a look at the prevalence of social justice themes in contemporary film. We will also consider the ways in which American and French ideals of fraternity harmonize or clash with each other. Authors and film directors include Voltaire, Victor Hugo, George Sand, Emile Zola, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Ladj Ly. 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. |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | August 21, 2024 |
| End Date: | December 14, 2024 |
| Meeting Information: |
08/22/2024-12/12/2024 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 09:45AM - 11:00AM, Room to be Announced
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| Faculty: | Quandt, Karen |
Course Status & Cross-Listings
| Cross-list Group Capacity: | 16 |
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| Cross-list Group Student Count: | 7 |
| Calculated Course Status: | OPEN |
| Section Name/Title | Status | Dept. | Capacity |
Enrolled/ Available/ Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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FRE-277-01
(primary)
Social Justice in Mod France |
OPEN | French | 16 | 3 / 9 / 0 |
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ENG-270-01
(cross-listing)
Social Justice in Mod. France |
OPEN | English | 16 | 4 / 9 / 0 |