FR 0220 - LA FRANCE AUJOURD’HUI

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Who are the French today? What role have historical events played in defining the country and its people? What perceptions do the French have of themselves? How do geography, urbanism, and regionalism define the French? Are Parisians really snobs? What do the French have to say about current social and political movements and ideologies related to democracy, capitalism, socialism, globalization, post-colonialism, multiculturalism, far-right nationalism, racism, Islamophobia, feminism, and sexuality? This course investigates these questions and more, while delving into the habits and behaviors of the French in their daily lives. To this end, students will study recent articles, videos, and other media. This course is taught in French. Recommended prerequisite: FR 0004 or 0104 or 0021/0221 or 0027/0227 or 0055/0255 or 0056/0256.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: DSAS Geographic Region General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., West European Studies

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