French 340 - 17TH/18TH CENT LIT:SOCIAL NET

Topics course. In this course, we introduce students to the social practices, spaces and networks that defined 17th- and 18th-century France, politically and culturally, from the height of the Ancien Regime up to the French Revolution. We also expose students to digital humanities methods and theories, combining the study and praxis of these approaches. As a jointly-taught, cross-campus course, students at Smith and Wellesley share a common syllabus and engage in parallel assignments. Through this joint endeavor we aim to foster digital collaboration among students in ways that lead them to reflect on how their use of digital methods and "virtual" collaboration change the ways in which they produce, share and disseminate knowledge. Works by Scudery, Moliere, Lafayette, La Bruyere, Prevost and Voltaire.

Topic: Social Networking in Early Modern France.