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Literature and Film of the Francophone World: Patricia Quierzy-Rossoukh
Course Overview:
This seminar offers a selection of works of literature and film from the French-speaking world. The class aims at developing literary analysis and critical thinking, which will find concrete expression in several hands-on writing projects. Full-length literary works might include L’enfant Noir by Camara Laye, Le Gone de Chaâba, by Azouz Begag, L’Etranger by Albert Camus, Huis Clos by Jean-Paul Sartre and La Leçon by Eugène Ionesco. Excerpts from Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, L’Ecole des Femmes by Molière, Les Jeux de l’Amour et du Hasard by Marivaux, Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos and Le Horla by Maupassant as well as a selection of poetry from around the Francophone world might be included in a reader. Movies such as Monsieur Ibrahim, Le Gone de Chaâba, L’Esquive, Ridicule, Diabolique, Huit Femmes and Chocolat (by Claire Denis) will be viewed and discussed in depth. All students prepare for the Advanced Placement French Language Examination.
Other Class Resources:
- Assignments
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- Class Resources
- Notes, slide shows, handouts, and other useful items.
- Useful Links
- A collection of web links relevant to this class.
- Student Work
- Examples of student work prepared for this course.
