FYS 4 Diversity in France
In 2011, the French Minister of the Interior affirmed the importance of diversity to France, but also stated that diversity in France should not lead to the adoption of multiculturalism. This course will help students acquire a better understanding of diversity in France by examining the challenges faced by minorities and disenfranchised youth as well as the rise of the extreme right. Discussions will focus on the ways cinematic, theoretical and fictional works represent race, minorities, and the disadvantaged suburbs. The course will provide students with intellectual and interpretative tools to think critically about citizenship, fictive ethnicity, Frenchness, and colonial legacy.
Prerequisite
Open only to first year frosh