French Studies 331 - Other Voices,Other Stories:Great Works by Women from France and the Francophone World

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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

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This course studies novels and short stories by contemporary women writers whose work defies traditional literary forms and introduces new modes of expression, whether as narrative experiments, figures of discourse or alternative texts-the body, for example, as metaphor or "text." We explore howthese writers respond to marginalization, subjugation or oppression through literature and how their stories operate on a political level. The course begins with a short introduction to French feminism. Authors include Cixous, Leclerc, Duras, Letessier, Hébert, Ernaux, Djébar, Tadjo, Ba.(Jonathan David Walsh) Connections: Conx 23006 Sexuality

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wheatoncollege.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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