FRE 116 Contemporary Culture and Politics

This course traces cultural changes in contemporary France since the end of World War II. Topics of discussion include the birth and development of the European Union and the role of France, the decolonization movement and its consequences, the social evolution and changes in France. Materials incorporate films, works of art, and literary and philosophical texts by Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre and Franz Fanon, to name a few. This course is taught in French and may be repeated with change of subject. Prerequisite: FRE 124.