Topic: Literature and Politics.  This course is an introduction to
French literature. We will read texts that have to do with politics
in a broad sense, including two short novels, Moi, Tituba
sorcière by Maryse Condé and Cannibale by Didier
Daeninckx; a collection of short stories, Albert Camus’ L’exil et
le royaume; and two plays, Alfred Jarry’s “Ubu Roi,” and
Sartre’s “Huis clos.” In addition we will read a few short non-
fiction texts by such authors as Simone de Beauvoir and Émile Zola,
and will watch several films. There will be two shorter papers, a
final paper, and a final exam. Students will need to participate
regularly in class discussion. The course will be conducted in
French.