FREN 4000: French Speaking Cultures Through Media

3 Credit Hours

This course explores how French speakers represent themselves through popular media like movies, podcasts, streaming series, graphic novels, or music. Students investigate the intersections of media history, criticism, reception, and production, and develop relevant analytical, intercultural, and professional skills that are in demand.

Notes: This course is taught in English.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Identify significant dates, people, practices, and concepts related to Francophone media and cultures.
Apply these concepts in the analysis of course texts.
Describe products, practices and perspectives in Francophone media and cultures.
Make appropriate intercultural comparisons.
Reflect critically upon the meaning of course texts in your own life.
Establish your own learning goals and evaluate your progress towards them.