FREN 2034 - French Society and Culture

1 Course Unit(s)
Examines the cultural, social, and political transformations of French society and culture over the centuries by exploring developments from a number of vantage points (family, religion, values, leisure, social classes, etc.). Topics include political regimens (Empire, Monarchy, Republic), historical figures (Jeanne D’Arc, Louis XIV, Napoléon, De Gaulle), history of ideas (humanism, enlightenment, socialism, fascism, existentialism), and artistic movements (baroque, classicism, realism, symbolism, post-modernism).

General Education Requirement(s): Cultural Traditions: Western or Upper-level Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): FREN 1034
Corequisite(s): None
Pre/Corequisite(s): None