Topics in Modern French Literature and Culture: North America Through French Eyes

Aerial view of the Statue of Liberty in New York, the angle from the above her head accentuating the shape of the iconic headress.

The Statue of Liberty, "La Liberté éclairant le monde," a universal symbol of political freedom and democracy, was a gift to the U.S. from the people of France on the centennial of American Independence. In France there are two other Statues including the replica given by the U.S. on the centennial of the French Revolution. (Aerial view of Statue in New York is in the public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.)

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21G.346

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Spring 2014

Level

Undergraduate

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This course offers an analysis of the keen interest shown by France and the French in North American cultures since the eighteenth century. Not only did France contribute to the construction of both Canadian and American nations but also it has constantly delineated its identity by way of praising or criticizing North American cultures. Taught in French.

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Bruno Perreau. 21G.346 Topics in Modern French Literature and Culture: North America Through French Eyes. Spring 2014. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.


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