FRN 123 — Francophone Caribbean Culture
A study of major developments in French Caribbean culture of the 19th through 21st centuries. Conducted entirely in French and designed for advanced or native speakers of French, this course introduces the French Overseas Departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe, and the independent country of Haiti. The course focuses on questions of language, race, gender, geography, and class, with emphasis on local, regional, and global frames of reference. Students will discover and appreciate the richness and diversity of these societies. Through films, documentaries, historical and contemporary literary texts, students will explore numerous topics such as popular culture, migration, slavery, colonialism, and race. All assignments will be done in French.