FRENCH 344

Modern France: History and Culture

Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for FRENCH 344.

Description

This course in French history will offer an analysis of how France has been shaped by diverse historical and cultural legacies since the Sixteenth Century. Topics include the role of religion, the transformations of the state, the significance of revolution and the role of war and colonial expansion in modern French history. The course will foster an understanding of how key components of contemporary France such as the separation of church and state and the Republican model have been shaped by historical events.

Lectures will be taught in English, and tutorials in French.

Availability 2017

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Associate Professor Simon Kitson

Reading/Texts

Colin Jones, The Cambridge Illustrated History of France

Assessment

1,500 word primary source review essay in English (20%)

1,500 word essay in French (30%)

3,000 word essay in English (50%)

Points

FRENCH 344: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II in BA courses

Restrictions

FRENCH 231, 244, 313