Department of French and Italian

Note:  IUB GenEd S&H credit
IUB GenEd World Culture credit                       
COLL (CASE) S&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
COLL (CASE) Culture Studies: Global Civ & Culture

This course will explore the role that religion has played in the formation of French identity throughout the course of history. We will follow a chronological sequence from the Medieval crusades to the 16^th-century wars of religion to the expulsion of the Protestants under Louis XIV, the Cult of the Supreme Being during the French Revolution, the Dreyfus Affair at the beginning of the 20^th century, and right up to the current crises over immigration and laïcité. Our readings will be literary, scholarly, and journalistic and our course meetings will be devoted to discussion and contextualization of the readings. Students will do two 4-page papers and take a final exam. All readings and discussion in English.

FRIT-F 226      (3)        #29515         TuTh          2:20 P- 3:35 P     Prof Eric MacPhail