FRE 116 Contemporary Culture and Politics
This course traces cultural changes in contemporary France since the end of World War II. Topics of discussion include the birth and development of the European Union and the role of France, the decolonization movement and its consequences, the social evolution and changes in France. Materials incorporate literary and philosophical texts by Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre and Franz Fanon to name a few, films and works of art. The course is taught in French, and may be repeated with change of subject.
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FRE