Students explore salient characteristics and themes of literature of various genres written in French from Northern and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, and Québec. Topics include «la négritude», other reactions to colonialism, `borrowed language', ideas and realities of liberation, post-colonialism, the francophone woman, literature as political agent, and satire.
Prerequisite: FREN 271 with C or better, and instructor's consent.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate critical knowledge of historical and political implications of these movements in contemporary global society; ACTFL* achievement level desired: Intermediate Mid to Advanced Low.
Prerequisite: FREN 271 with C or better, and instructor's consent.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate critical knowledge of historical and political implications of these movements in contemporary global society; ACTFL* achievement level desired: Intermediate Mid to Advanced Low.