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Apr 29, 2024
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FREN102 PO - Eat, Drink, Shop in Francophone CultureWhen Offered: Fall 2016.
Instructor(s): L. Yoshioka-Maxwell
This course explores 19th- and 20th-century literary and visual representations of cultures of consumption in the francophone world. In the first part of the course, we will trace the emergence of the consumer society in 19th-century Paris in relation to major social, economic and political upheavals. Moving into the 20th century, the course will examine the social and cultural shifts generated by the post-war economic boom, the relationship between conspicuous consumption and the French imperialist legacy and the ways in which food culture informs the articulation of national or ethnic identity. We will read texts in a variety of genres, including gastronomic treatises, ethnographic writing, poetry and novels. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: FREN 044 PO .
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