FR 235 - Postcolonial Encounters

Postcolonial encounters: What does it mean for the colonized to write in the language of the colonizer? We will try to answer that question through film screenings and the reading and discussion of novels, plays, poems and essays by 20th-century French writers such as Marguerite Duras as well as Vietnamese, African and West Indian Francophone writers. This course is part of connection 20041 (Colonial Encounters). (Previously Introduction to Modern French Literature)

Prerequisites
Students have studied French for three or four years in secondary school, placement scores indicate comparable preparation, or have completed FR 222 or above

Credits 1

Area
Humanities

Connection
20041

Division
Arts and Humanities

Foundation
Foreign Language

Compass Attributes
Foreign Language, Global Honors, Humanities