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FCS195H1
French Culture from Napoléon to Astérix (formerly FCS195Y1) 26S

A multi-media course, analyzing the contributions the French have made to world culture in such domains as architecture, art, literature, and music, as well as some of the implications of the appropriation of French cultural icons by big business and the media.
Exclusion: FCS195Y1

FCS290H1/291H1/292H1
Special Topics in French Cultural Studies I 26S

The relation of French popular culture to society.

FCS294H1
Women & Power in French Society 26S

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.

FCS297H1
Comic Books and French Culture 26S

An examination of the historical, social and cultural status of French comic books (“bandes dessinées” or “BDs”), based on English translations of Astérix, Tintin and other contemporary works. Analysis of thematic and narrative structures compared with traditional genres (folktales, myths, plays, novels). (Not offered in 2003-2004).

FCS298H1
French Culture and Asia 26S

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
French Cinema 26L, 52P, 26S

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.
Exclusion: NEW310Y1
Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject
Recommended preparation: INI115Y1

FCS331H1
Cinema and Literature in France (formerly FRE331H1) 26S

Film adaptations of plays and fiction from the origins of cinema to the present time.
Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject

FCS390H1
Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II 26S

Studies on an individual writer or a specific area of literature (Not offered in 2003-2004)
Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject

FCS391H1/392H1
Special Topics in French Cultural Studies II 26S

Studies on an individual writer or a specific area of literature.
Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject

FCS395H1
Sensuality and the French 26S

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
Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject

FCS399Y0
The Culture of Touraine 26S

Various aspects of Culture in the region of Tours, e.g. novels by Balzac; Renaissance architecture and gardens as motifs in art, literature, cinema, music or advertising; from Tours to Québec; or Anne Hébert’s Touraine. Taught in English. (Offered in Tours only during the summer)
Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject

FCS490H1/491H1/492H1
Special Topics in French Cultural Studies III 26S

In depth study within narrowly focussed topics.
Prerequisite: At least 10 course credits in any subject

FCS496H1
The Cinema of Jean-Luc Godard 39S

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. (Not offered in 2003-2004).
Prerequisite: At least 10 course credits with at least one credit in film

FCS497H1
Contemporary Feminisms in France and Québec 26S

Various forms of recent feminist thought, theory, and artistic practice, from the 1970s, focussing on the current situation, characterized by plurality and heterogeneity, and the concern with the intersection of gender, ethnicity and class. (Not offered in 2003-2004).
Prerequisite: At least 10 course credits in any subject