FRN3705

Rebelling against conventionality: Expressions of French individualism

(ART)

Natalie Doyle

6 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: a first-year sequence in French Studies + Prohibition: FRN2705

Synopsis: This unit will take as its starting point recent French films of comedy and drama. These films will open up a discussion of the way French culture defines the relationship between individuality and social life. This discussion will open up a discovery of the historical roots of contemporary French culture, notably in the 17th Century, which greatly shaped French individualism.

Assessment: Test (in French): 20% + Individual seminar presentation (in French): 10% + Group seminar presentation (in French): 10% + Written assignments (in French): 20% + Essay (1500 words in French): 40%