FREN 452 - Senior Seminar: Women, Gender and the Literary

4 Hour(s) Credit
Through the study of lyric and fictional pieces of literature, as well as historical and theoretical texts, explore the way in which women, femininity and gender roles are depicted in French literature throughout the centuries, with a focus on how the French Revolution shifted discourses on the place of women in society. Examine key ideas, including the concept of femininity, the status of women as writers and readers, and such oppositions as nature versus culture, emotion versus reason, private versus public and object versus subject. Taught in French. The Senior Seminar includes additional assignments and a final research paper.
Three hours per week with enhancement
Meets General Education IB
Prerequisites French majors with senior standing
Cross-Listed With (May Not Receive Credit for Both) FREN 352