Critical practice
Not offered in 1995
FRN4160
Culture and difference: French writing in North Africa and Canada
B Nelson and B Dejean
8 points * Second semester * Clayton
A selective study of contemporary French writing in Canada and North Africa. The subject will include consideration of the general issues of cultural identity and the relations between (post-) colonialism, post-modernism and culture. Students will be given the opportunity to explore areas of particular interest to them.
Assessment
Essays and class papers: 100%
Prescribed texts
Ben Jelloun T La Nuit sacrée Seuil `Points'
Chraibi D La Civilisation, ma mère Folio
Hébert A Kamouraska Seuil `Points'
Poulin J Volkswagen blues Québec/Amérique