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Dec 23, 2025
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FR 5512 - Francophone Literature and Culture of the Americas
Representative works by 20th- and 21st-century writers of the Americas including canonical writers from Quebec and exiled Haitian writers in Quebec, and/or writers from other French-speaking parts of the Americas. Authors studied include (but are not limited to) Anne Hebert, Roch Carrier, Michel Tremblay, Marie-Claire Blais, Dany Laferrière, Gérard Etienne, Marie-Célie Agnant. Works are studied in their historical and cultural contexts. Readings, lectures, films, and discussions.
Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- The successful student demonstrates an in-depth understanding of a literary period, genre, movement, and the reciprocal relationship between Francophone literature, culture, and history.
- The successful student demonstrates mastery of analytic and synthetic frameworks for interpreting literary texts within the intellectual and sociopolitical context of the authors’ times.
- The successful student leads interactive class discussions that analyze and synthesize ideas.
- The successful student writes extended original academic papers by consulting appropriate bibliographic databases and following the conventions of the discipline.
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