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FCS French Cultural Studies Courses (see also: FRE, FSL) FCS courses are taught in English with written and reading assignments also in English. FCS195H1 (formerly FCS195Y) 26L FCS293H1 Drawing on current debates in feminist literary theory, art history and musicology, this course explores the lives and works of 19th century French women authors, composers, painters, sculptors, and actresses.(Not offered in 2001-2002) FCS294H1 From Joan of Arc to Simone de Beauvoir and her feminist heirs, be they saints, seductresses, queens, witches or intellectuals, French women have alternately suffered from social changes and led them. A series of guest speakers provide careful analysis of a number of seminal texts and films. (Not offered in 2001-2002) FCS296H1 A multi-media course examining how the French today are changing and relating to the growing global culture, while still maintaining their characteristically strong identity. The course addresses current youth behaviour and issues using best-sellers, films, rock videos, network media, and current fashions.(Not offered in 2001-2002) FCS297H1 An examination of the historical, social and cultural status of French comic books ("bandes dessinees" or "BDs"), based on English translations of Asterix, Tintin and other contemporary works. Analysis of thematic and narrative structures compared with traditional genres (folktales, myths, plays, novels) (Not offered in 2001-2002) FCS298H1 From the arrival, in 17th century, of magnificent porcelain from the East to the borrowings of contemporary fashion designers, French culture has been exposed to Asian influences which have become part of the national fabric. This course explores some of these manifestations in literature, film and the arts. FCS310Y1 Cinema in France with emphasis on theory and practical
criticism, on auteurs and movements such as the avant-garde of the twenties and the New
Wave of the late fifties. Films shown are subtitled. FCS331H1 Film adaptations of plays and fiction from the origins of
cinema to the present time. FCS394H1 Crime and punishment, in the largest sense of both words,
permeate French culture in controversial ways. This course considers how and why, through
Hugo's Les Miserables, and Foucault's Discipline and Punish. (Not offered in 2001-2002) FCS395H1 An investigation of the French reputation for the systematic
indulgence of all the senses, from the growth of sensuality-based industries and services
to the discussion of works of high art and popular culture. Also focussing on elements of
gender definition and exoticism within the cult of sensuality. FCS396H1 An examination through the cinema and other media
(advertising, for example) of how French culture can be adapted in America, and vice
versa. Focus on the remake of French films by the Americans and the invasion of French
cinema by American genres. (Not offered in 2001-2002) FCS397H1 An examination of French theory and practice of male and
female homosexualities through the study of fiction and autobiographical texts by major
writers ranging from Nobel Prize winners to a music hall performer and a jailbird. (Not
offered in 2001-2002) FCS398H1 A study of diaries written by prominent French and Quebecois
women authors, based on contemporary literary and feminist theory. Issues include the
relevance of diary-writing, self-identification through writing, narcissism, female gender
identity, autobiographical truth, and the female subject as a product of social,
ideological and cultural structures. (Not offered in 2001-2002) FCS495H1 This course focuses on the global influence of French
language and culture, with particular attention paid to its social, political and cultural
impact on Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The regional and social variations of
the language and culture found in the many nations that make up the Francophone world are
examined. (Not offered in 2001-2002) FCS496H1 Godard's films can be divided into three periods, starting
with the "nouvelle vague" to his increasing political radicalization in the
1960s and then a return to mainstream film making in the 1980s. This course focuses
primarily on Godard's first two periods, and on his attempts to define a political cinema. |
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