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Class number:
3070
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Title: Non-Binary French |
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Department: Language and Culture Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 5 |
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Available seats: 14 |
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Start date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 |
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End date: Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM, SH - T408 |
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Instructor(s): Provitola, Blase |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in French 247, 251 or 252 or permission of instructor. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
How can one accommodate non-binary identities in a grammatically bi-gendered language like French? This straightforward yet complex question will guide this interdisciplinary course about literature, power, linguistics, and politics in contemporary France. We will contextualize recent virulent debates about linguistic inclusivity in France by putting them in conversation with the works of experimental feminist authors such as Anne Garréta and Monique Wittig. We will then look at works by queer and transgender authors who practice gender-neutral or non-binary writing techniques such as Adel Tincelin and Alpheratz. In addition to acquiring historical and literary knowledge, students will develop and practice their own techniques for practicing gender-neutral, feminist, and non-binary French. Course conducted entirely in French, though a few readings will be in English. |