FCS195Y
French Culture from Napoleon to Asterix (formerly FCS295H) 52L

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. (Not offered in 1999-2000)
Exclusion: FRE195H/FCS295H

FCS294H1
Women and Power in French Society 26L

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.

FCS296H1
French Youth Culture and its Media 26L

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 1999-2000)

FCS297H1
Comic Books and French Culture 26L

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).)

FCS298H1
French Culture and Asia 26L

From the ancient stories of the 1001 Nights to recent Paris fashion designers from the Orient, 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: NEW310Y
Prerequisite: At least one introductory course in film study and permission of the instructor

FCS394H1
Crime and Punishment in French Culture 39L

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 1999-2000)
Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject

FCS395H1
Sensuality and the French 26L

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. (Not offered in 1999-2000)
Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject

FCS396H1
Franco-American Cultural Relations through the Cinema 39L

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 1999-2000)
Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject

FCS397H1
Gay French Writings from Gide to Genet 26L

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 1999-2000)
Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject

FCS398H1
The Other Voice: Diaries of Women Writers in France and Quebec 26L

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.
Prerequisite: At least 5 course credits in any subject

FCS495H1
Global Impact of French Language and Culture 26L

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 1999-2000)
Prerequisite: At least 10 course credits in any subject

FCS496H1
The Cinema of Jean-Luc Godard 39L

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.
Prerequisite: At least 10 course credits with at least one credit in film