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FREN6723A-L18

Writing Postcolonial Childhood

Writing Postcolonial Childhood

This course examines the genre of autobiography based on the classical works of Patrick Chamoiseau (Antan d’enfance), Dany Laferrière (L’odeur du café) and Camara Laye (L’enfant noir). The special forms of autobiography in twentieth century francophone literature of Africa and West Indies will be analyzed including identity questions, narrative forms and authors’ ideologies.

Required texts:
- Patrick CHAMOISEAU, Une enfance créole I. Antan d’enfance, Gallimard, Folio, 1996, ISBN-13: 978-2070400010
- Dany LAFERRIERE, L’odeur du café, Zulma, 2016, ISBN-13: 978-2843047756
- Camara LAYE, L’enfant noir, Pocket, 2017
ISBN-13: 978-2266178945
Course Reference Number (CRN):
60446
Subject Code:
FREN
Course Number:
6723
Section Identifier:
A

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FREN 6723

All Sections in Summer 2018 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session

Summer 2018 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session

FREN6723A-L18 Lecture (Fonkoua)