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Class number:
2978
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Title: Medieval to Modern |
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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: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
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End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM, MC - 309 |
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Instructor(s): Buzay, Elisabeth |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in French 247, 248, 251 or 252 or permission of instructor. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
Course Description:
How are cultural creations affected by the different social and historical contexts in which they were made? This class will employ the lens of cultural studies to explore a range of Francophone works, dating from the medieval to the contemporary, centering around a specific theme—like love, rebellion, coming of age, women’s writing, or family, for example—to examine how this theme evolves and is portrayed over time and in different contexts. Through a creative-critical approach, students will engage with the works both in academic and creative fashions. Sample reading list includes Marie de France, Montaigne, Molière, Voltaire, Théophile Gautier, Guy de Maupassant, Maurice Leblanc, Maryse Condé, Annie Ernaux, and Faïza Guène. |