FRENCH 232 - Survey of Francophone Literature:Tales of Childhood

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

This course focuses on the ways the adult world, and society at large, are seen from a child's perspective. Students explore the specifics of that type of literature-writers turning toward the past and reminiscing, and adults writing from the point of view of a child-and discuss what those strategies imply. The main focus is on the following aspects: reconstruction of the past as utopia or dystopia; ritual(s) of passage to adulthood; and social and historical satires. Texts include works by such celebrated 20th-century African and Caribbean Francophone writers as Camara Laye, Maryse Condé, and Joseph Zobel.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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