| Course Title: Intermediate Level Courses in Culture and Literature: Introduction to the Literature and Culture of France and the French-Speaking World |
| Start Date: 10/21/2020 End Date: 12/14/2020 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2020 |
| Description: This course introduces students to literature and culture from a variety of perspectives. It will increase confidence and skill in writing and speaking; integrate historical, political, and social contexts into the study of literary texts from France and the French-speaking world; and bring understanding of the special relevance of earlier periods to contemporary French and Francophone cultural and aesthetic issues. Students explore diversified works -- literature, historical documents, film, art, and music -- and do formal oral and written presentations. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Carolyn Shread | 413-538-2150 | cshread@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Monday | 02:30PM - 03:45PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 02:15PM - 04:00PM | Weekly | ||
| 10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020 | Flex. Immersive Lecture | Wednesday and Friday | 03:00PM - 04:00PM | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: FREN-203, or placement test and department placement. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| MOD0002 | MOD-2: Courses meeting in Module 2 | This course meets in Module 2. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 13 | Available: 3 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Candide Author: Voltaire, Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781534993204 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
Required | 7.40 |
| Title: Histoire de France Author: Carpentier et Lebrun, Jean et Francois Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 2757842188 Publisher: |
Required | 20.00 |
| Title: Ourika Author: de Duras, Claire Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781517403737 Publisher: |
Required | 12.00 |
| Title: Le Spleen de Paris: Petits poemes en prose Author: Baudelaire, Charles Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 2070319598 Publisher: Gallimard Education (January 1, 2006) |
Required | 16.00 |
| Title: Le Livre d'Emma Author: Agnant, Marie-Celie Copyright: 2002 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 2890911861 Publisher: Editions memoire |
Required | 15.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: If you are trying to prioritize your purchases: Histoire de France is happily available as a PDF on our Moodle site - we will be reading this and you will have questions to answer in a reading guide. The next most important book is M-C Agnant's Le Livre d'Emma. The author will be visiting our class to discuss the book with us. I have selected fairly inexpensive editions of Candide and Ourika, but if you find another edition for these, or for the Baudelaire, which is cheaper, that is absolutely fine. ALSO: if you are happy to use an ebook version, Ourika is available for free through HathiTrust - however, please note that this is a borrowing system, so you cannot download the book and if another user is reading it, you will have to wait. Consequently, it is less convenient, but does offer free, emergency access. I will be sending out an email by Friday August 7 with the links for free HathiTrust editions. Ourika : the original French text / Claire de Duras ; edited by Joan DeJean ; introduction by Joan DeJean and Margaret Waller (Modern Language Association of America, 1994) Le Spleen de Paris is available as an ebook through the library: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/mtholyoke/detail.action?docID=20 86954 |