Autobiography and Photography
FREN 257
Fall 2006
| Section:
01
|
| Course Cluster: Urban Studies |
Over the last decades the question of autobiography as a genre has been thoroughly analyzed. The issue is further complicated by the use of photography within autobiographical texts, whether they are included in the text or merely described. In this course, we will examine the various roles of photography in autobiography. Is photography a way to trigger memory, is it more referential than the word and how is the reader to read the coexistence of word and image? Such are some of the questions that will be discussed. |
|
Essential Capabilities:
Speaking, Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RLAN |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
|
Fulfills a Requirement for: (ARHA)(COL)(FRST-MN)(FRST)(RMST) |
|
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Required readings:
Breton, Andre Breton, NADJA
Barthes, Roland Barthes, ROLAND BARTHES
Ndiaye, Marie, AUTOPORTRAIT EN VERT
Ernaux, Annie, L'USAGE DE LA PHOTO
Apostolides, Jean Marie, L'AUDIENCE
Additional texts by Susan Sontag, Roland Barthes, Paul John Eakin
|
Examinations and Assignments:
TBA |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
While any students who has completed FREN 215 (with a minimum grade of B) or has placed out of FREN 215 through the placement test may sign up for this course, it is an introductory course intended for students who have just completed FREN 215 or not taken more than one course in French beyond 215 and not yet studied abroad in a French-speaking country. Readings, written assignments and class discussion will be in French. Only COL students may take this course for credit. All others must take it for a letter grade. |
| Instructor(s): Poisson,Catherine Times: .M...F. 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: FISK115; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 9 | FR: 9 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
|
|