FRN 295-01 - Special Topic: Noir·e en France: Racism and Antiracism in Contemporary Metropolitan France

2 credits (Fall Term 2)

This course will acquaint students with contemporary debates and issues around racism and various antiracist efforts in metropolitan France today. Topics include but are not limited to: color-blindness and universalism, white privilege, black masculinities, police brutality, afro-feminisms, and the aftermath of colonization, in a contemporary context that echoes that of the United States while bearing distinct differences. This course will draw from a variety of media sources: new articles, opinion pieces, essays, podcasts, documentaries, book chapters, poems and other art forms and will adapt to the most recent events and uprisings. Taught in French.

Prerequisite: FRN 221 or placement.
Instructor: Tricoire