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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM CALENDAR 2004-2005 | |||
French Studies
FRS 501 FRS 602
FRS 501 French Studies: Women and the Arts in 19th Century France. Lect: 3 hrs. This course, offered in English will introduce students to the works and intellectual lives of female artists, musicians, actresses and writers in 19th century France. It will examine figures such as Camille Claudel, Berthe Morisot, Sarah Bernhardt, George Sand and Rachilde and explore the question of women’s creativity in the face of widespread social disapproval of their artistic careers. (UL).
FRS 602 French Studies: French Caribbean Literature and Culture. Lect: 3 hrs. This course will focus on the literature, culture and intellectual life of the French-speaking Caribbean. Major authors from Haiti, Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guyana to be studied may include Frantz Fanon, Aimé Césaire, Patrick Chamoiseau, Maryse Condé and Simone Schwarz-Bart. Consideration will also be given to the French Caribbean diaspora with authors such as Dany Laferrière, Emile Ollivier and Stanley Péan.