FFS 228 - Tellers and Tales

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

The course uses short stories to think about culture, and culture to think about stories. How do stories challenge or reinforce the prevailing beliefs and practices of a specific era, region or subculture of the French-speaking world? The study of narrative techniques, such as point of view and event sequencing, can help us address such questions. After exploring narrative techniques in short fictional works, we turn our attention to film adaptations, storytelling podcasts, and a French song tradition of storytelling. Authors include Honoré de Balzac, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Liliane Dévieux, Guy de Maupassant, Anna Gavalda. Kathleen Hart.

Prerequisite(s): FFS 212 or the equivalent, or permission of the instructor.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS