FREN6723A-L17
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, ISBN-13 : 978-2070733392
Dany LAFERRIERE, L’odeur du café/, ISBN-13: 978-2843047756
Camara LAYE, /L’enfant noir, ISBN-13 : 978-2266023122
Required reading :
Philippe LEJEUNE, Le pacte autobiographique, ISBN-13: 978-2020296960
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, ISBN-13 : 978-2070733392
Dany LAFERRIERE, L’odeur du café/, ISBN-13: 978-2843047756
Camara LAYE, /L’enfant noir, ISBN-13 : 978-2266023122
Required reading :
Philippe LEJEUNE, Le pacte autobiographique, ISBN-13: 978-2020296960
- Term:
- Summer 2017 Language Schools, LS 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Main Campus: RVS (Ridgeline View Suites)
- Schedule:
- 1:30pm-2:20pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jul 6, 2017 to Aug 18, 2017)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Romuald-Blaise Fonkoua
- Subject:
- French
- Department:
- French
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Literature
- Levels:
- Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60562
- Subject Code:
- FREN
- Course Number:
- 6723
- Section Identifier:
- A