Reading Cultures in French (211-0-20)

Topic

On connait la chanson!

Instructors

Matthieu Dupas
847/491-2772
1860 S. Campus Drive, Crowe Hall #2-139

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-319: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

The course offers a cultural history of French song from the middle-ages to the contemporary period with a focus on the second part of the 20th century and the 21st century.

We will listen to love songs composed and/or performed by Piaf, Barbara, Brassens, Brel, Ferré, Gainsbourg, Rachid Taha, Abdel Malik, Christine and the Queens, and more. We will contextualize them and analyze them through the viewpoint of gender, sexuality, race, and class.

Class Materials (Required)

All songs will be available through Youtube.

Class Attributes

Literature and Arts Foundational Discipline
Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area
Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity