FRE 674 - France at War

In this course we will examine France at War through a variety of texts (poetic and narrative) showing the Napoleonic Wars, the Franco-Prussian War, the Two World Wars to the Algerian War and the War on Terror. We will explore plots of novels, details of description, reliability of narration. For further consideration we will discuss the impact of war on the military as well as on the general population, the notions of patriotism and resistance, persistence of memory, and colonialism and genocide. This is an active course of student participation and not a lecture series. Reading, discussions and activities and explications de texte. This course is designed to increase student’s language skills.