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2018-2019 Academic Catalogue 
    
2018-2019 Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

FRE 353 - Race and Immigration in French Film (1)

Issues surrounding race and immigration are the focus of much attention in the United States, and such issues are similarly important topics of discussion in France. However, the French context of race and immigration varies from its American counterpart, and this means that related questions are differently defined, constructed, and understood. France’s long colonial history plays no small part in generating and continuing conversations on the matters of race and immigration, and its policy of assimilation vis à vis immigrants and (formerly) colonized peoples has frequently resulted in debate, protest, and legislation. We will examine constructions of race and portrayals of immigration in French-language films primarily from France. Special attention will be paid to intersections of class and gender with race and immigration. Readings will be provided to buttress understanding of the historical and social contexts as well as to contribute to comprehension of some critical race theory. This course also counts towards the GSS major. Prerequisite: FRE 301  or permission of the instructor. FRE 311  or FRE 312  strongly recommended. Offered every third year.
(Humanities)