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Apr 23, 2024
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FREN 121 SC - The Politics of Love
Through a survey of classic works of French literature and cinema, we will examine how the social functions and economic imperatives of the institution of marriage evolved from the Middle-Ages to the present. The course will underscore the different ways in which these great French love stories reflect upon, and at times overtly critique, the policing of human desire and love according to patriarchal and exclusionary norms. Literary texts include Tristan & Yseut, Don Juan, Manon Lescaut, Madame Bovary, and L’Amant; theorists include De Beauvoir, Foucault, Irigaray, Barthes, Bourdieu. Films include Le Retour de Martin Guerre, Les Liaisons dangereuses, Les Enfants du Paradis, Ma Vie en rose, and La Captive. Satisfies the pre-1900 requirement.
Prerequisite(s): FREN 044 or equivalent.
Instructor: N. Rachlin
Course Credit: 1.0
Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.
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