- Francophone African Literatures

Catalog description

A study of African literatures written in French from the mid-twentieth century to today. Exploring poetry, novel excerpts, novellas, and manifestos, along with key theoretical writings, students will engage with texts which have helped represent, understand, and shape Francophone African identities. Exploring both canonical figures and emerging writers from Northern and Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa, and the French-speaking Indian Ocean, students will deploy and develop close-reading skills to analyze contemporary Francophone African fictions.