French 331FR - Childhood/French Fict. & Film

Study of twentieth-century narratives of childhood from French-speaking cultures. How has the conception of childhood varied across time and different societies? What forms and techniques have writers, filmmakers, and artists used to render early life experiences? With what social, psychological, and aesthetic issues have their stories engaged? What ideologies underlie and limit the Western 'family romance' model of development? Authors may include: Colette; Pérec; Ernaux; Nothomb; Laye; Chamoiseau; Begag; Sebbar; films: Les 400 coups; Diabolo Menthe; La Rue Cases-Nègres; Chocolat; L'esquive.

Prereq: Two of the following courses: FREN-215, FREN-219, FREN-225, or FREN-230, or permission of department chair and course instructor,