Contemporary Voices in French Literature and Film - A

How do the voices of diverse French writers and filmmakers articulate the contemporary French landscape, confronting issues such as coming of age, racism, social class, sexuality, gender, relationships, religion, and family?

Recommended: FR 31 or 32, or permission.

Readings: Annie Ernaux, Les années (2008); Édouard Louis, En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule (2014); Laurent Petitmangin, Ce qu’il faut de nuit (2020)

Films:  Entre les murs (Laurent Cantet, 2008); Trop noire pour être française (Isabelle Boni-Claverie, 2015); Divines (Houda Benyamina, 2016); Quand on a 17 ans (André Téchiné et Céline Sciamma, 2016); Visages Villages (Agnès Varda, 2017); Saint Omer (Alice Diop, 2023).

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