FREN 300 Thinking Critically: Literature, Film, and Media in the French-Speaking World
French 300 focuses on the acquisition of analytical skills through close reading and textual analysis. Here "text" is used in its broadest sense; students will become familiar with and able to analyze a host of literary genres and types of texts, from novels and plays to political tracts, propaganda, paintings and film. In addition to honing students' analytical skills, this course is designed to introduce students to some of the key texts in French and Francophone literature and culture. Taught in French.