FREN 445 - Writing the Self in the 20th Century: Autobiography in French

Examines the development and specificities of 20th-century autobiographical texts. While the main focus is on the texts themselves, some related theoretical problems are also considered, such as the conditions and possibility of writing the “self”; autobiography’s link to other types of personal writings; its relationship to fiction; and its role in our modern definition of “humanity.” This genre being rooted in questions of the emergence of the “self,” particular attention is given to writers who, because of their gender and/or sexual identity and their designations as francophone writers, were traditionally regarded as “other.” Authors read may include Gide, Sartre, Beauvoir, Sarraute, Bouraoui, and Daas.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: Two 350-level French literature courses
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Human Thought and Expression
Liberal Arts CORE: None

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