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2019 - 2020 Academic Catalog 
    
2019 - 2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FRN 303 - French Civilization I: Sites of Myth and Memory

4 credits (Fall)
Using historical figures like Joan of Arc and Louis XIV, along with specific intellectual movements, such as Renaissance humanism and the Enlightenment, this course seeks to understand how France has drawn upon a variety of ideas and individuals in creating itself as a nation.  The course explores why certain figures have been “immortalized” throughout history and how certain myths have defined various French identities.

Prerequisite: FRN 222 .
Note: Not offered every year.
Instructor: Harrison