| Course Title: Intermediate Level Courses in Culture and Literature: Introduction to the Literature and Culture of France and the French-Speaking World |
| Start Date: 01/28/2025 End Date: 05/13/2025 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2025 |
| 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 Students explore diversified works - literature, historical documents, film, art, and music - and do formal oral and written presentations.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 |
| 01/28/2025 - 05/13/2025 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: FREN-203, or placement test and department placement. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 10 | Available: 6 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Ourika Author: de Duras, Claire Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781517403737 Publisher: |
Recommended | 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) |
Recommended | 16.00 |
| Title: Les inseparables Author: De Beauvoir, Simone Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9791031902746 Publisher: L'Herne, Paris |
Optional | 30.00 |
| Title: Candide Author: Voltaire, Copyright: 2016 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
Recommended | 10.00 |
| Title: Histoire de France Author: Carpentier et Lebrun, Jean et Francois Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 2757842188 Publisher: |
Recommended | 20.00 |
| Title: Je remercie la nuit Author: Tadjo, Veronique Copyright: 2024 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Memoire d'encrier |
Recommended | 46.00 |
| Title: Les Inseparables Author: De Beauvoir, Simone Copyright: 2022 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 2253106542 Publisher: LGF - Poche |
Recommended | 10.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: All books except for Les Inseparables and Je remercie la nuit are available as PDFs or ebook links (sometimes to very old editions) on our Moodle page. Please note that you may purchase ANY EDITION of these texts. I have included two editions of Les Inseparables - the 2022 is a paperback that is far cheaper. All required texts for Mount Holyoke courses are always available for you to borrow from the MHC library circulation desk. |