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Course Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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FREN 411 - L’animal et l’homme


Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, CD, WINT

This course examines human-animal relations and symbolism in French literature, art, and film. Starting with werewolves and other hybrid creatures in medieval literature, and continuing with the La Fontaine?s Fables and Buffon?s Histoire Naturelle, this course traces the history of the human-animal border through the nineteenth century, in Darwin and a novel by Emile Zola. The course concludes with an examination of the animal in contemporary philosophy and cinema. Taught in French.

Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: M. Senior

Prerequisites & Notes: Prerequisite: Two 300-level courses beyond 301.



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