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FR301G: CONTEMPORARY FRENCH POLITICS : RACE, RELIGION AND SOCIAL CHANGE A (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:09


Course Overview

This course will involve critical study of key political, cultural and social changes in contemporary France, focusing on the ways in which the French political system has responded to phenomena such as postcolonial migration, religious pluralism, feminisms, regionalism and changing perceptions of the family and sexuality from the 1980s onwards.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 3
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Professor Nadia Kiwan

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course is designed to provide students with a better understanding of contemporary French politics and society. It will focus on some of the key tensions and controversies that have shaped French politics and society from the 1980s until the present day. Through a series of case-studies focusing on Islamophobia, secularism, the legacies of transatlantic slavery, feminisms, regional identities and gender and sexuality in contemporary France, students will gain an advanced understanding of debates around equality and the recognition of difference within French political culture. The initial part of the course deals with the theoretical debates about difference in France. The rest of the course will focus on specific struggles for recognition that have arisen over the last forty years.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

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Word Count 3000
Learning Outcomes
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Resit Assessments

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