1 | Is There French Theory in This Class? | Choice of oral presentation topic due |
Leaving Repressive Society |
2 | Judging the War, Rebuilding a Nation | Short answer question: Is death penalty worse than life sentence and why? |
3 | The Genesis of May 1968 | Short answer question: Is entertainment the new "opium of the people?" |
4 | Revolution and its Outsiders: Women, Migrants, Sexual Minorities | Short answer question: If you had to stage a revolution, what would you do first? |
5 | The Capitalist Machine: Society as Prison | Short answer question: Is surveillance desirable in a democracy? |
Cultural Taste, National Identity |
6–7 | Cultural Mythologies | Visit: Museum of Fine Arts |
7 | The Idea of Europe | Submit individual research paper plan |
8 | "Parlez-vous français?" The New Politics of Language | Short answer question: Do you think migrants have to speak French to become French citizens? |
9 | Social Distinction | Short answer question: Do you consider yourself educated and why? |
Beyond Liberation |
10 | Feminist and LGBT Politics: the Ethics of Ambiguities | Short answer question: Is surrogacy against women's rights? |
11 | Communities and Anticommunitarianism | Video project due |
12 | Postcolonial France | |
13 | Video Project Presentations | |