Goucher College 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalogue 
    
    Apr 19, 2024  
Goucher College 2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

FR 257 - Decoding French & Francophone Narratives (4 Cr.)


Through analysis of multiple engagements with a common theme, this course explores the artistic diversity of France and the Francophone world through literature, music, the visual arts and music, for example. A comparative approach will be used to study the interconnectedness of various genres and media. Special attention will be given to the development of skills required to interpret literary as well as non-literary texts. Sample topics include: monsters and the grotesque; remakes and re-writings; figures of enchantment; physical and moral ruins; the flâneur and Wanderlust.  Prerequisite: FR 245  or permission of the instructor. Alternate years. Martin, St. Ours.