THIS COURSE IS TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS

Contemporary France (1 unit)

This course focuses on contemporary French culture and society and in particular on the contexts, habits, and structures that make it possible to understand current events and present-day institutions in France. Methodology: cross-cultural analysis of values and assumptions underlying French language and behaviors, examination of relevant French cultural materials (press, literature, cinéma, French rap, TV etc.), and Franco-American cultural misunderstandings.