FRE 679 - Immigration in Contemporary France

3 credits

Explores the theme of the difficulty of the assimilation of immigrants from the Maghreb into contemporary French life, the problems that face their new generations in integration and acceptance, and the Islamophobia that permeates modern French culture. Use of novels, short stories, news articles and music videos. Student reports as well as an “explication de texte” and a paper or final project will be required. Some attention will be given to culling segments of the works for use in the public school setting of the assimilation of immigrants from the Maghreb into contemporary French life, the problems that face their new generations in integration and acceptance, and the Islamophobia that permeates modern French culture. Use of novels, short stories, news articles and music videos. Student reports as well as an “explication de texte” and a paper or final project will be required. Some attention will be given to culling segments of the works for use in the public school setting.