FR4577: WOMEN'S WRITING IN FRENCH B (2015-2016)

This course will provide students with an introduction to feminist theory and to the development of women's writing in French through successive eras. It will lead students to an in-depth understanding of texts by women from different centuries and will enable students to comment on specific passages from the texts and to analyse the works more broadly within their cultural, historical and theoretical frameworks. Beginning with an introduction to theories of women's writing, this course will examine French texts by women from successive centuries and consider whether certain themes and ways of writing can be regarded as specifically feminine. Students will explore the texts' style, themes and ideas, and consider to what extent the notion of "women's writing" is a useful and constructive apparatus for understanding and appreciating these works. In addition to analysing the common threads running through the texts, the course will also encourage students to think about the evolution of writing by women and the changing ways in which women express their vision of the world through the literary text. Texts will change from year to year, but might include texts by authors such as, for example, Isabelle de Charriere, George Sand, and Rachilde. In addition, students will extend their understanding of the subject by means of independent research, setting the topics treated in their wider context and synthesizing material from a range of sources.

This course may NOT be included as part of a graduating curriculum with FR 3577 (Women's Writing in French A).

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1st Attempt: in-course assessment : one written assignment, 3500 words (100%)
Resit: One two-hour written examination

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