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Introduction to French Culture

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States21G.311
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2014English
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This course examines major social and political trends, events, debates and personalities which help place aspects of contemporary French culture in their historical perspective through fiction, films, essays, newspaper articles, and television. Topics include the heritage of the French Revolution, the growth and consequences of colonialism, the role of intellectuals in public debates, the impact of the Occupation, the modernization of the economy and of social structures.

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