LITERATURE, COMICS, AND FILM IN FRENCH

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: FRENCH 228 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Frgn Lang - 5th + semester language Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Master a selected set of terminology (in French) and tools of close reading pertaining to the three genres of literature (poetry, prose, and theater), comics/graphic novels, and films Audience: Undergraduate 2. Produce nuanced written analyses of literary texts, comics, and films, in order to reveal their deeper significance Audience: Undergraduate 3. Present original ideas about a work in front of the class with a solid command of spoken French Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate an understanding of the social stakes of texts from different periods of the history of France and Francophone nations Audience: Undergraduate 5. Better understand different (French and Francophone) cultural perspectives and reflect upon your own Audience: Undergraduate 6. Improve ability to formulate and express your own ideas in French, both in speaking and in writing Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Master a selected set of terminology (in French) and tools of close reading pertaining to the three genres of literature (poetry, prose, and theater), comics/graphic novels, and films Audience: Undergraduate 2. Produce nuanced written analyses of literary texts, comics, and films, in order to reveal their deeper significance Audience: Undergraduate 3. Present original ideas about a work in front of the class with a solid command of spoken French Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate an understanding of the social stakes of texts from different periods of the history of France and Francophone nations Audience: Undergraduate 5. Better understand different (French and Francophone) cultural perspectives and reflect upon your own Audience: Undergraduate 6. Improve ability to formulate and express your own ideas in French, both in speaking and in writing Audience: Undergraduate