Introduction to French and Francophone Studies

Catalog description

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 francité 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. The 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. Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed