FREN 397 - Séminaire avancé

FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall, Winter

Prerequisites: Three courses at the 300 level. The in-depth study of a topic in French literature and/or civilization. Recent offerings include: La Littérature francophone du Maghreb; La littérature Beure; La France sous l’occupation; Les femmes et l’écriture au XVIIe siècle; Les écrivains du XXe siècle et la diversité culturelle; L’affaire Dreyfus. Students are encouraged to use this course for the development of a personal project. May be repeated for degree credit when the topics are different.

Topic for Fall 2011

FREN 397 Séminaire avancé: La France sous l’occupation.

Prerequisite: Senior status and 3 courses at the 300-level or consent of the instructor.

A study of the German Occupation of France (1939-44). This multidisciplinary, multimedia course focuses on the choices, be they military, political, economic, ethical or a mere matter of survival, that faced the French during this bleak period, and the traces it left in memory, institutions and the arts. Professor Frégnac-Clave.