Women in France: 1789 to the Present

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This is an advanced French course on French women writers and artists. The works studied will be presented in the respective social and historical contexts from 1789 to the present. While highlighting key moments in women’s social and political history (from the suffrage movement to family law to feminism), issues of representation and agency will also be addressed through the analysis of women’s artistic and literary production. Supportive readings will include historical scholarship, theoretical texts, and writings representative of a variety of genres (poetry, fiction novels, travel narratives, as well as journalism and political pamphlets). We will also rely on visual and plastic arts, as well as performance arts.