FRN 5031 French and Francophone Culture Through Literature and Film
In this course we examine contemporary French and Francophone culture through literature and film. The literary works and films to be analyzed will revolve around 5 themes: family and childhood, women, cities, immigration, and urban alienation. We will read works by Raymond Queneau, Calixthe Beyala, Joseph Zobel and Mehdi Charef among others, and watch films by Francois Truffaut, Louis Malle, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Cedric Klapisch, Mathieu Kassovitz, Mehdi Charef, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Euzhan Palcy, Claire Denis, and Agnes Varda.