FREN 370 Seminar in Genre

This course explores the history and development of one literary genre (fiction, poetry, theater, or cinema) across different periods and in different French-speaking communities. Content varies from year to year.

Francophone voices of Africa and the Caribbean

This course traces the development of literature in French by writers living in or originating from France’s former colonies, primarily the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa. Through short stories, novels, and the bande dessinée, we will examine key intellectual, political, and social movements that have shaped, and continue to shape, Francophone postcolonial identities. We will consider themes such as decolonization, Negritude, tradition vs modernity, immigration and exile, and hybrid/Afroeuropean identities. Texts will include works by Aimé Césaire, Edouard Glissant, Maryse Condé, Mariama Bâ, and Alain Mabanckou. Additional Core Requirement Met: Global Connections.