Stories and Histories in French Culture

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This class uses literature, stage performances, comics, series, movies and advertisements to study the specificity of French humor. In this class, we'll study how French humor is used as an outlet to broadcast sharp political commentary on the constantly evolving social situation. While exploring the specificity of French humor from the 15th century to today, students will learn a palette of strategies for the critical assessment of creative works in various formats and identifying and analyzing iconic comedic acts while learning about the history, politics and social context of the time. Instruction is in French.