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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : French
116-278/378 Foreignness, Integration and Exclusion: Culture and Identity in Contemporary France and Germany |
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Credit Points: | 16.7 2nd and 3rd year | |
Coordinator: | Dr Bernadette Dejean de la Bâtie and Professor Tony Stephens | |
Prerequisite/s: | 116-115 or equivalent. | |
Timetable: | Semester 2 | |
Contact: | 3 hours (lecture and tutorial) per week | |
Content: | French/German identity and the assimilation of foreigners; the colonisation and de-colonisation of Algeria; regional versus national identity in France; the 'guest worker', 'asylum seeker' and 'ethnic German' presences in Germany; the status of children of non-citizens; illegal foreign residents; racism and anti-racism; nationality and citizenship. Students who complete this subject should: be able to analyse critically the terms in which the debates concerning immigration and the status of foreign residents are conducted in France and Germany; be able to discriminate among statements of opinion, interpretations and facts regarding the definition and redefinition of the notions of culture, identity and French-Ness/'Germanness'; be able to develop coherent arguments to support their own analyses and interpretations. | |
Assessment: | One seminar paper (30 min) subsequently written up (1500-2000 words); one essay (2000 words); one one-hour test. | |
Prescribed Texts: | All prescribed materials for the course will be supplied as a course reader with supplements. | |
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