2022y-apfr1005a-06

AP/FR1005 6.0 A: Key Aspects of French Culture

Offered by: FR


 Session

Fall 2022

 Term

Y

Format

LECT

Instructor

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

Explores key aspects of French culture through representative readings of major figures in literature, art, philosophy, and social and political thought, from the Renaissance to post-war France. Note: This course will not count for major or minor credit in French studies.Course credit exclusions: AP/FR 1005 9.00 (prior to Fall 2015), AP/FR 2005 9.00 (prior to Fall 2014), AP/HUMA 2005 9.00 (prior to Fall 2014).


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    Additional Course Instructor/Contact Details

Professor: Luke Arnason
Email: arnason@yorku.ca

    Expanded Course Description

This course explores key aspects of French culture through representative readings of major figures in literature, art, philosophy, and social and political thought, from the Renaissance to post-war France. It aims to familiarise students with the principal historical events and artistic/intellectual movements that have shaped French society over the past 500 years. It also aims to highlight some of the recurring themes, tensions and unresolved issues that have marked French history and culture. Finally, it aims to introduce students to the methodologies and techniques proper to the academic discussion of history, art and culture, including a discussion of appropriate analytic approaches, research techniques and proper writing style.

    Additional Requirements

N/A

    Required Course Text / Readings

• Jones, Colin. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France. Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780521669924
• Additional readings will be provided as electronic resources accessible via the eClass site.

    Weighting of Course

Weekly tutorial assignments: 20%
Fall term paper: 20%
Winter term paper: 20%
Fall term test: 20%
Winter term test: 20%

    Organization of the Course

This course contains both a lecture and a tutorial component.
The lectures offer an overview of a given period or work, including the presentation of relevant artistic works or cultural productions such as music, artistic or architectural works, plays, operas or other literary texts.
The tutorials are intended as an occasion check your understanding of course content, ask questions, and benefit from the guidance of your tutorial leader as necessary. The methodological components of the course will principally be covered and evaluated in the tutorials.

    Course Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, students will:
• gain an interdisciplinary appreciation of various aspects of French culture (literary, visual, architectural, musical, etc.)
• have familiarity with the chronology and interplay between a range of historical periods and movements
• be familiar with library research skills and understand issues of academic honesty and the conventions of bibliographical referencing
• learn strategies to develop their critical thinking skills in the areas of reading, note-taking, presenting and defending a position, and writing that demonstrates knowledge, comprehension, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of materials read and discussed in the course.

    Additional Information / Notes

N/A

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