FREN175 PO - Writing the Exotic

When Offered: Fall 2023.
Instructor(s): M. Waller
Credit: 1

Colonialism and the fascination with "exotic" lands and peoples in nineteenth century France. What do novels and other cultural texts tell us about nationalist fantasies and anxieties on the domestic front? A study of noble "savages," savage slaves, racial ostracism, sex tourism and Orientalism in works by Chateaubriand, Duras, Hugo, Flaubert, Nerval and others. Prerequisite: FREN 044 PO .
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 1; Language Requirement; Writing Intensive

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