Contemporary Francophone Cultures and Literatures

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This course offers an introduction to the diverse French-speaking literatures of Africa, North America, and the Caribbean, beyond French culture and literature. We will study the relationship between literature and society in Francophone cultures providing an overview of the international context of Francophonie. We will particularly consider themes as "Negritude", the Negro-African identity, the dialogue between tradition and modernity, the status of women in the Francophone world, the relationship between French culture and Francophone cultures notably through the reality of colonial and post-colonial history that is still alive in the literatures of countries that are former colonies of France. This course will be taught in French.