FREN 397 - Séminaire avancé

FDR: HL
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall

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.

Fall 2013 Topic:

FREN 397: Séminaire avancé: Littérature maghrébine (3). Prerequisites: Three 300-level French courses. This course features a selection of contemporary novels in French written by North Africans including Driss Chraibi, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Assia Djebar, Albert Memmi, Malika Mokkadem, and Yasmina Khadra. Students read about contemporary North African society and watch several feature films made by North African filmmakers. Class discussion focuses on the complex problems of post-colonial North Africa and how these novelists frame the problems of corruption, violence, immigration, exile, and freedom. Students write about the novels and films and give oral presentations in class. The class is conducted in French and the papers are written in French. Considerable attention is given to developing writing skills and analytical skills. (HL) Lambeth. Staff.