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501
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Women and the Arts in 19th Century France
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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.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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Course Weight: 1.00
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This course, offered in English, introduces students to feminist theory and literature in the Francophone world, particularly the movement known as French feminism. Students will analyze literary works, manifestos and theoretical writings by Francophone authors such as Simone de Beauvoir, Helene Cixous, Annie Ernaux, and Fatima Mernissi. Topics include French feminist history and the impact of existentialism, psychoanalysis, Marxism, gender studies, and postcolonialism on French feminist thought and literature.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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Course Weight: 1.00
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602
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French Caribbean Literature and Culture
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This course, offered in English, 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, Aime Cesaire, Patrick Chamoiseau, Maryse Conde and Simone Schwarz-Bart. Consideration will also be given to the French Caribbean diaspora with authors such as Dany Laferriere, Emile Ollivier and Stanley Pean.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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Course Weight: 1.00
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