21G.347
Social and Literary Trends in Contemporary Short French Fiction
See description under subject 21L.629[J] .
Fall 2013 · Contemporary Short French Fiction: Social and Literary Trends since 1990
Students in this course will examine short stories and short novels published in France during the past 20 years, with emphasis on texts related to the dominant social and cultural trends. Themes include the legacy of France's colonial experience, the re-examination of its wartime past, memory and the Holocaust, the specter of AIDS, changing gender relationships, new families, the quest for personal identity, and immigration narratives. This course is taught in French.
Readings
- [Ernaux] = Ernaux, Annie. Je Ne Suis Pas Sortie De Ma Nuit . Gallimand French, 1999. ISBN: 9782070407163.
- [Bouraoui] = Bouraoui, Nina. Avant Les Homes . Gallimand Education, 2009. ISBN: 9782070355990.
- [Vilrouge] = Vilrouge, Marc. Air conditionné . Points, 2007. ISBN: 9782757805213.
- [Echenoz] = Echenoz, Jean. Ravel . Editions de la Loupe, ISBN: 9782848681849.
- Duras, Marguerite. Écrire . Gallimard, 1993. ISBN: 9782070736386.
- Rancière, Jacques. Politique de la littérature . Editions Galilée. 2007. ISBN: 9782718607351.
- 2 · Séance introductive II. Une littérature qui tourne court. · Benacquista, Tonino. “Transfert.” In La boîte noire et autres nouvelles . Folio, 2001.
- 8 · Séance VIII. La France post-sexuelle · [Bouraoui] Le PaCS, le mariage, le queer.
Prerequisites & course information
Same subject as 21L.629[J] Prereq: One intermediate subject in French or permission of instructor U (Spring) 3-0-9 units. HASS-H
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Fall 2013
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.