FREN 380 - Esclavage et liberte

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU, 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 Liberte, Egalite, and Fraternite 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. Prerequisites and notes: French 301, 309, or 321.

Enrollment Limit: 15
Instructor: M. Senior