WS 437 CGQ - Literary Movements of Modern France

4 Credit(s)

Literary movements of Modern France is an upper-division French Literature class focusing on a specific literary trend or theme. Our topic for WS 437 is women writers, and to that end, we will study literary and critical texts by French women authors, learn about women’s movements and feminist manifestos in France, and examine samples of “ecriture feminie.” The goal of this course is two-fold. WS 437 is designed to develop (1) Student’s knowledge of different narrative genres such as the journal, diary, letter, short story, and the literary autobiography through the study of literary texts and increase their ability to interpret literary works and (2) Student’s understanding of the social, cultural, political and historical contexts in which women’s literature from France was produced and experienced.

Prerequisite(s): 4th semester French, appropriate language placement, or equivalent.