French 365 - FRANCOPHONE LIT & CULTURE

Fall
2015
01
4.00
Dawn Fulton
MW 01:10-02:30
Smith College
20867-F15
BASS 211
dfulton@smith.edu
Topics course. How much control does or should a writer have over his or her public image? Should artists be held responsible for the political or social consequences of their work? How do such questions as censorship and plagiarism play out when racial, religious or sexual difference is at stake? This course examines literary texts and essays by some of the more controversial names in contemporary Francophone literature, to be studied alongside films, interviews, television appearances, and critical and popular reviews. Works by Calixthe Beyala, Rachid Bouchareb, Maryse Conde and Dany Laferriere.
Topic: Scandals and Spin Control: Francophone Literature in the Media.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.