FREN 380 - Esclavage et liberté

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Half Course
Credits: 2 credits
Attribute: 2HU, CD

This course examines the history of slavery in the French-speaking world, beginning in 1594, when the first French ship transported slaves to the New World, and concluding in 1794, when the Convention abolsihed slavery and proclaimed Liberté, Egalité, and Fraternité for all men. While philosophes such as Voltaire, Rousseau, Buffon, and Diderot condemned slavery, many of them maintained pseudoscientific, surprisingly racist views of the people they sought to liberate.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: M. Senior
Consent of the Instructor Required: Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
French 301, 309, or 321