LITERATURE AND CULTURE OF MODERN FRANCE 1

Course Code

FR 1012

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Professor M Syrotinski

Pre-requisites

Higher or A level in French.

Overview

Twentieth century French and Francophone culture and society through a study of a selection of films, short prose texts, poetry, bandes dessinées (cartoons) and socio-political documents, organised around the two broad themes of "Childhood and Adolescence" and "Gender, Sexuality and Love".

Structure

2 hours per week: lecture, tutorial.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (100%). A satisfactory level of performance in course work will exempt candidates from the examination.

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).