FR 288
Cultural & Lit Rep of Montreal
This course focuses on Montréal and how works or art reflect its changing
representations throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It provides a wider
scope on the cultural, linguistic, and social landscape of the most important French-speaking
city in North America, while paying attention to marginalized realities that
often remain unseen in main touristic attractions. Topics of analysis include linguistic
tensions between French and English, urban poverty, immigration, queerness,
Indigeneity, and elitist vs popular culture, among others, all while being on location.
Prerequisites: FR150 or permission of the department.
This course focuses on Montréal and how works or art reflect its changing
representations throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It provides a wider
scope on the cultural, linguistic, and social landscape of the most important French-speaking
city in North America, while paying attention to marginalized realities that
often remain unseen in main touristic attractions. Topics of analysis include linguistic
tensions between French and English, urban poverty, immigration, queerness,
Indigeneity, and elitist vs popular culture, among others, all while being on location.
Prerequisites: FR150 or permission of the department.
This course focuses on Montréal and how works or art reflect its changing
representations throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It provides a wider
scope on the cultural, linguistic, and social landscape of the most important French-speaking
city in North America, while paying attention to marginalized realities that
often remain unseen in main touristic attractions. Topics of analysis include linguistic
tensions between French and English, urban poverty, immigration, queerness,
Indigeneity, and elitist vs popular culture, among others, all while being on location.
Prerequisites: FR150 or permission of the department.